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our own hook. We trapped nearly all the thiams? within the mountains, Keeping from the plains from fear of danger. We had very good luck and having caught a great amount of Beaver, we started for Taos? to dispose of it and have the pleasure of spending the money that caused us so much danger and hardship to earn. We arrived at Taos? in October 1832. disposed of our Beavers for a good sum and every thing connected with our Muntain life was forgotten for the time. In Taos? I met Captain Lee of the U.S.A.?. He was a fracture? feature? of Bent? and Ibrain? and had finichased? goods with which to trade with the tiappins?, I found him and in the latter part of the month of October we started for the mountains to find them?. We followed the Spanish trail that leads to California till we think? the White river, went down the White river till we came to the unclear river crossed the unlcear to the Wintey one of its tributaries then we found a Mr? Robidoux who had a party of some twenty men that were trapping and trading. The snow was now commencing to fall and we concluded to go into winter quarters, we found a unclear that answers every purpose on the mouth of the Wintey. [[Crossed out: We passed a very pleasant winter and in March we heard of Mr Fitzpatrick and Bridges? being on Snake? river]] During the winter a California Indian of Mr Robidoux's party ran? off with his animals [ some of them being worth two hundred dollars per head. Robidoux came to me and requested that I unclear pursue him I spoke to Capt. Lee and he informed me that I might do as I pleased about the matter. There was a Utah village close by so I got one of the Indians to accompany me. We were furnished with two fine? horses and took the