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Mountain men were trappers and explorers that roamed the Rocky Mountains from about 1810 to the early 1840s. These were primarily beaver trappers, but included some who mainly just wanted to explore the West. Liver-Eating Johnson 314 x 374 px This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Liver-Eating Johnson 314 x 374 px This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The human activity of trapping consists of hunting for animals to obtain their furs, which are then used for clothes and other artifacts, or sold / bartered (see fur trade). ... This list of explorers is sorted by surname. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Binomial name Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820 A taxidermied American Beaver The American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is a large semi-aquatic rodent native to Canada, most of the United States and parts of northern Mexico. ...

The stereotypical mountain man was depicted as a loner dressed in animal pelts, sporting bushy facial hair and carrying a muzzle loader and butcher knife, commonly referred to as a "scalpin' knife." Although depicted wearing pelts and furs, it is an incorrect description. For a more accurate depiction, look at the art work of Alfred Jacob Miller. While there were many free trappers, most mountain men were employed by fur companies. The life of a company man was almost militarized. The men had mess groups, hunted and trapped in brigades and always reported to the head of the trapping party. This man was called a "boosway", a bastardization of Bourgeois. He was the leader of the brigade, the head trader and overall CEO. Some mountain men were gruff, while others were well-mannered; however, they were romanticized as honorable men with their own chivalrous code who would help their brethren, but were more at home in the wild. A rifle is a firearm that uses a spiral groove cut into the barrel to spin a projectile (usually a bullet), thus improving accuracy and range of the projectile. ... A butcher knife is an utillitarian knife. ... A mountain man who, in todays terms, would be called a free agent. ...

See also: List of Mountain Men, Noble Savage This is a list of explorers, trappers, guides, and other frontiersman of the American frontier known as Mountain Men from 1807-1848. ... A noble savage is a person who belongs to an uncivilized group or tribe and is considered to be, consequently, more worthy than people who live within civilization. ...

History

The existence of trappers in the West in any numbers started with Manuel Lisa in 1807 [1]. A major influx of trappers was started by the expedition of Ashley's Hundred in 1822. This gave rise to yearly trapping expeditions with the trappers leaving St. Louis with supplies, returning with pelts which were used to pay off debts and traded for supplies, whiskey and other necessities. Manuel Lisa (September 8, 1772 - August 12, 1820) was a well known fur trader and explorer who founded the Missouri Fur Company. ... Ashleys Hundred refers to the men who responded to the flyer, To Enterprising Young Men: The Subscriber wishes to engage One Hundred men to ascend the River Missouri to its source to be employed for one, two, or three years . ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... A pelt is the skin of a (generally) wild animal. ... Debt is that which is owed. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ...

In 1824, the rendezvous began [2] which hauled supplies to the mountains in the spring and brought back pelts in the fall. Major W. H. Ashley started this system through the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. He sold this business to the outfit of Smith, Jackson and Sublette, while still taking the profits by selling that firm their supplies. This system continued with other firms, particularly the American Fur Company, entering the field. Rendezvous is the anglification of the French word Rendez-vous meaning appointment. (literally, meet you); it is pronounced RAHN-day-voo. ... The Rocky Mountain Fur Company was organized in St. ... The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. ...

The beaver pelts had been needed to make the beaver hats, then popular in England. Fashions changed in the early 1840s, making beaver less valuable at a time that they were harder to find because of overtrapping. The opening of the Oregon Trail and the use of the Mormon Trail gave employment as guides and hunters to trappers who did not want to return to civil society. A pelt is the skin of a (generally) wild animal. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... The term fashion applies to a prevailing mode of expression. ... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ... The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of Latter Day Saint movement traveled from 1846-1857. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ...

Further Reading

• Orville C. Loomer, "Fort Henry," Fort Union Fur Trade Symposium Proceedings September 13-15, 1990 (Williston, Friends of Fort Union Trading Post, 1994), 79.

• Fred R. Gowans, Rocky Mountain Rendezvous (Layton, Utah: Gibbs M. Smith, 1985), 13.

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External links

• Mountain Men and the Fur Trade: Sources of the History of the Fur Trade of the Rocky Mountain West
  
• Mountain Men: Pathfinders of the West 1810-1860
  
• Mountain Men: The Overland Trail Links