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there was a man that wished to do good he was that man.He | there was a man that wished to do good he was that man.He | ||
never feared danger when duty required his presence | never feared danger when duty required his presence | ||
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mules from them and returned to [[Brown's hole?]]. | mules from them and returned to [[Brown's hole?]]. | ||
Thompson then took the mules to the south fork of the | Thompson then took the mules to the south fork of the | ||
Platte, disposed of them to [[Sublete?]] and basques | Platte, disposed of them to [[Sublete?]] and basques & | ||
came back with goods that would be suitable for trading with | came back with goods that would be suitable for trading with | ||
the Indians. I was soon employed as the | the Indians. I was soon employed as the | ||
hunter for the fort and continued as such during | hunter for the fort and continued as such during | ||
the winter. My duties consisted in keeping twenty men in provisions. | the winter. My duties consisted in keeping twenty men in provisions. | ||
In the Spring I found | In the Spring I found Bridger, in the party there were | ||
three Canadians, Dick Owens and myself and we five | three Canadians, Dick Owens and myself and we five | ||
set out for the black hills on a hunting expedition We | set out for the black hills on a hunting expedition We trapped the | ||
streams in the vicinity of the hills. Then we separated | streams in the vicinity of the hills. Then we separated | ||
Owens and myself taking one course and the | Owens and myself taking one course and the | ||
Canadians another. We trapped for three months | Canadians another. We trapped for three months | ||
made a very good hunt and then started to find the | |||
main camp which was located on a tributary of the | main camp which was located on a tributary of the | ||
Green river. We staid here till | Green river. We staid here till | ||
the month of July and then went into rendezvous | the month of July and then went into rendezvous | ||
on the [[ | on the [[unclear]] a branch of the Wind river. About | ||
August the 20th we started for the | August the 20th we started for the Yellow Stone river, trapped | ||
all the streams in its vicinity | all the streams in its vicinity | ||
and went into winter quarters on it. About | and went into winter quarters on it. About the1st | ||
of January a few men were out hunting not far | of January a few men were out hunting not far | ||
from our camp and discovered a party of Blackfeet | from our camp and discovered a party of Blackfeet | ||
as soon as the information was brought to us of the [[ | as soon as the information was brought to us of the [[unclear]] | ||
of our old enemies, a party of forty men started out to | of our old enemies, a party of forty men started out to |
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15 there was a man that wished to do good he was that man.He never feared danger when duty required his presence among the savages and if good works on this earth are rewarded hereafter I am confident that his share of glory and happiness in this next world will be great. In twenty days the rendezvous broke up and I and seven men went to Brown's hole? a trading post. I then found Thompson & Sinclair's party on a trading expedition to the Navajo Indians. we secured thirty mules from them and returned to Brown's hole?. Thompson then took the mules to the south fork of the Platte, disposed of them to Sublete? and basques & came back with goods that would be suitable for trading with the Indians. I was soon employed as the hunter for the fort and continued as such during the winter. My duties consisted in keeping twenty men in provisions. In the Spring I found Bridger, in the party there were three Canadians, Dick Owens and myself and we five set out for the black hills on a hunting expedition We trapped the streams in the vicinity of the hills. Then we separated Owens and myself taking one course and the Canadians another. We trapped for three months made a very good hunt and then started to find the main camp which was located on a tributary of the Green river. We staid here till the month of July and then went into rendezvous on the unclear a branch of the Wind river. About August the 20th we started for the Yellow Stone river, trapped all the streams in its vicinity and went into winter quarters on it. About the1st of January a few men were out hunting not far from our camp and discovered a party of Blackfeet as soon as the information was brought to us of the unclear of our old enemies, a party of forty men started out to