William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashleywas an American who pioneered as a miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia officer, politician, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, entrepreneur, hunter, and explorer. Ashley was best known for being the co-owner with Andrew Henry of the highly successful Rocky Mountain Fur Company, otherwise known as "Ashley's Hundred" for the famous mountain men working for the firm from 1822-1834...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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It appears from this information that the river is not the Multnomah, a southern branch of the Columbia, which I first supposed it to be.
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The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.
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I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.
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The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.
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Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.
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Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.
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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
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The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march.
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The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow.
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On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.
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After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.
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Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark.