It was only the necessity of disposing of his peltries and laying in a stock of ammunition that brought him into any spot where his fellow creatures were to be found.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid
Kluko had also taken charge of his bales of skins and peltries; and the wigwam which had so long served as our abode was left for the benefit of any person who might choose to take possession of it.
"With Axe and Rifle"
W.H.G. Kingston
"As to that, I fancy that when I got accustomed to the hardships I should like it more and more; but I would be a trapper on my own hook- have my own animals and traps, hunt where I chose, and sell my peltries to whom I pleased.
"Afar in the Forest"
W.H.G. Kingston