The chronicles of the Yellowstone - an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River-its Indian inhabitants-its first explorers-the early fur traders and trappers-the (14775636344)

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Title: The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and future of the country

Year: 1883 (1880s)

Authors: Topping, E. S. (Eugene Sayre), 1844-1917

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Publisher: St. Paul : Pioneer Press Co.

Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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t above Pompeys Pillar hadthe remainder of their horses stolen by these Indians. Themen made bull-boats (a willow frame in the shape of a hugebasket and covered with green buffalo hides), in which theywent down the river safely and overtook the other partyabout one hundred miles below the mouth of the Yellow-stone. One of the men with Clarke, named Coulter, left theparty near where Yankton is now located, to go with sometrappers. The next year, 1807, while on a beaver trappingexpedition, he went up the Yellowstone river to the head ofthe lake (which he called Eustis), then crossed the range 12 CHRONICLES OF THE YELLOWSTONE. and went down Stinking Water to the prairie, then crossedover to Clarkes Fork and down it to the Yellowstone. Hekept no record of the trip, but his story as told to Bonne-ville and other fur traders would be accepted to-day as quitea correct description of the country. So to him belongsthe honor of being the first white man in what is nowknown as the National Park.

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CHAPTER IV. FUR TRADERS AND TRAPPERS. FROM this on, trapping parties from St. Louis would oc-casionally go in their bateaux up the Yellowstone, andwould carry down great quantities of beaver, otter and minkpelts; but no foothold was made on the river till 1822, whenGen. Ashley and a Mr. Henry started a trading post twomiles below the mouth of the Big Horn (Fort Van Bureii),and commenced business under the name of the RockyMountain Fur company. Just afterward, John Jacob Astorsent up a fleet of bateaux filled with stores, and built apost about thirty miles below the Big Horn, which wasnamed Fort Cass. His party took the name of the AmericanFur company. There was great rivalry between the twocompanies, which continued for a year and was then settledby dividing the trapping territory. Bonneville came overland from St. Louis the spring ofthis same year and made his headquarters on Green river;but he received his supplies from Fort Cass. In the fall hesent a party of twenty-five men to tra

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