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
William Henry Ashley quotes about
american-businessman appears branch information river southern supposed
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.
weather wind snow
The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.
rivers wind horny
I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.
horny mountain bigs
The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.
falling-in-love two snow
Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.
ocean water connections
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.