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Title
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James Bridger, the Greatest Rocky Mountain Scout
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Description
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Biographical article about Jim Bridger, "the uncrowned king of all the Rocky Mountain scouts of half a century ago." The author relates his experiences traveling in the West and Southwest with Bridger in the 1860s as a soldier with the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry at Fort Laramie and back to Fort Kearny. A brief but detailed biographical history of Jim Bridger is also given from the author's recollections, including Bridger's physical description and his life as a mountain scout, said to have started when he left his home in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1822.
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Date
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1916-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Fort Wallace and Its Relation to the Frontier
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Description
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According to the article, "Fort Wallace was the last and most western military post of any permanency in Kansas." It was established in September of 1865 near Pond's Creek Station on the Butterfield Overland Despatch route to Denver. Various quotes from other sources are included as well as extensive information about the fort, the Indians and pioneers and the Smoky Hill route. Includes numerous illustrations.
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Date
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1926/1928
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
