05287cam a2200457I 4500007027108MiAaHDL20230412000000.0m d cr bn ---auaua771104s1921 idu 000 0 eng 21013999sdr-hvd.990064871910203941sdr-ia-cmalg9922143530001551sdr-pst.a841651sdr-nyp.b127078162(MH)006487191HVD01-Aleph(MH)Aleph006487191(OCoLC)3395380DLCDVPCQAHLSn-usc--n-usp--F597.R93Russell, Osborne,1814-1892.Journal of a trapper;or, Nine Years in the Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843;being a general description of the county, climate, rivers, lakes, mountains, etc., and a view of the life led by a hunter in those regions, by Osborne Russell ...Nine years in the Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843[2d ed.][Boise, Id.,Syms-York Company, inc.]c1921.1 p. l., [v]-xviii p., 1 l., [7]- 149 p.22 cm.Edited from the original manuscript by L. A. York.Solitary hunting bouts early spring of 1841, near the Great Salt Lake -- A visit to the Eutaw [Utah] Indian village ; Cordial treatment at their hands -- Back to Fort Hall ; Escorted missionary to Green River and back ; Partners re-unite -- Closing incidents of an interesting experience ; The author leaves the mountains for Oregon -- The hunter's farewell [poem] -- Appendix: The wolverine, carcajou, or glutton ; The wolf ; The panther ; The marmot ; The porcupine ; The badger ; The ground hog ; The grizzly bear ; The black bear ; The mountain sheep or big horn ; The gazelle or mountain antelope ; The black-tailed deer ; The rabbit ; The elk ; The buffalo or bison ; The beaver ; The Snake Indians ; The Crow Indians.Fort William [Montana, North Dakota] ; A cool reception ; Sioux sign language ; Three miles of deer in one band -- Captain Fontanell [Fontenelle] arrives with property stolen the month previous ; Leave for Powder River with supplies -- Spring hunt ; A trapper's equipment ; Canadian trapper has encounter with grizzly bear without serious injury -- Battle with the Blackfeet in which the trappers were the aggressors and victors -- Routine experiences followed by the regular July (1838) rendezvous on Green River ; Fall hunt -- Returned to Fort Hall and remained in that vicinity till January, 1839 ; Spring hunt -- Another viewpoint of what is now known as the Yellowstone National Park -- Wounded by arrows of Blackfeet ; Hair-raising experience ; Hospitable reception at Fort Hall -- Old partners "splint blankets" ; Supply train reaches Fort Hall, June 14, 1840 -- A winter with the Indians near Great Salt Lake ; Christmas dinner a l'Indian --^Rendezvous at Green River ; Meeting Revs. [Reverends] [Marcus] Whitman and [Henry] Spaulding [i.e., Spalding] and their wives, [Narcissa, Eliza] on their way to Oregon -- Interesting description of what is now known as Yellowstone National Park -- Laughable and serious engagements with bands of Blackfeet Indians ; "Howell's Encampment" -- Brilliant display of "Northern Lights" probably averts annihilation of the camp by Indians -- Another rendezvous at Green River ; Making "good" Indians ; Arrival of wagon train and supplies -- Back again to the hunting grounds ; Solitary reflections on a peak of the Rockies -- Thieving Indians steal most of the horses ; A 'whistling' elk scares the tenderfoot camptender -- Main party fails to keep appointment at "Howell's Encampment" ; Stampeded buffalo -- Threatened and robbed by the Crow Indians, the hunters proceed afoot to Fort William, enduring great hardship --^Expedition left Independence, Mo. [Missouri], April 28, 1834, headed by Nathaniel J. Wyeth -- Meeting with Captain B. S. Bonneville and party ; Establishment of the trading post at Fort Hall -- Snake Valley, a winter resort for trappers ; Hunting party suffers from hunger ; One member lost -- Description of a "fall hunt" ; Abram Patterson drowned ; Attacked by Indians, one man wounded -- "Jackson's Hole" ; A dismal Fourth of July experience which terminates without serious mishap ; Lost -- In the Yellowstone country ; A Garden of Eden inhabited by a small party of Snake Indians -- Encounter with the Blackfeet Indians ; Join Bridger's party for protection and assistance -- Dispatched for horses ; Perfidy of leader suspected ; Two days without water ; Finally reaches Fort Hall -- Enlistment expires and the author joins Bridger's company as a trapper ; Bull meat straight --^Smith, C.W. Pacific Northwest (3rd ed.),8878Mode of access: Internet.Russell, Osborne,1814-1892.Crow IndiansHistory19th century.Siksika IndiansHistory19th century.Fur tradeNorthwestern States.Frontier and pioneer lifeNorthwestern StatesYellowstone National ParkHistory19th century.Northwestern StatesDescription and travel.HistoryfastYork, Lemuel A.,1866-1957.York, Lem A.United StatesIdahoBoise.Online version:Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892.Journal of a trapper.[2d ed.][Boise, Id., Syms-York Co.] c1921(OCoLC)64708784400702710820020606163548.320230412000000.020230413060557.02025-09-22T18:29:03Z2025-09-22T17:50:03ZSDR-HVDhvdALMAprepare.pl-004-008BKsdr-hvd.990064871910203941hvdSDRHVD006487191hvd.32044086431004HVD990064871910203941HVDHVD20250922googlehvd.320440864310041921pdbibUS bib date1 < 1931ia.gri_33125007084417CMALGGRI20230718gettygri.ark:/13960/t0cv79q9z1921pdbibUS bib date1 < 1931PSTPST20241107googlepst.0000010114701921pdbibUS bib date1 < 1931NYPNYP20250119googlenyp.334330818196371921pdbibUS bib date1 < 1931