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our own hook. We trapped nearly all the streams 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 Mountain life was forgotten for the time. In Taos I met Captain Lee of the U.S.A. He was a partner of Bent and St. brain? and had purchased goods with which to trade with the trappers, 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 struck the White river, went down the White river till we came to the Green river crossed the Green river 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 answered 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 Bridger being on Snake river During the winter a California Indian of Mr Robidoux's party ran off with six animals some of them being worth two hundred dollars per head. Robidoux came to me and requested that I should 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