Early settlers caught rabbits and squirrels and even rats in order to survive.早期移民为了生存，捕捉野兔、松鼠甚至老鼠吃。Early settlers preserved meat by drying and salting it.早期移民用风干和腌制的方法保存肉类。They are the descendants of plants imported by the early settlers.它们是早期移民带来的一些植物的后代。