Description

Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, Volume 8

Volume 8 – 2014

Full Color Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, 148 pages

ISSN:  1937-0733

Copyright 2014 – Sublette County Historical Society

8th Annual, open submission, peer review, scholarly publication from the Museum of the Mountain Man

Contents:

William H. Ashley’s Newly Discovered 1826 Fur Trade Journal

Describes how the diary was found and eventually made its way into the archives of the Campbell House Museum in St. Louis Museum.  Includes the complete diary with transcriptions.  By Dr. Jay H. Buckley

1836 and 1838: When White Girls Crashed the Party

Conveys thought-provoking observations about the impact the presence of these women had on the rendezvous they attended.  By Jill R. Ottman

Smith, Jackson & Sublette:  A Difficult Partnership

A challenge to the accepted viewpoints regarding the business dealings of the three men, providing a particularly critical assessment of Jedediah Smith’s contribution to the enterprise.  By John C. Jackson

The Blackfoot Road to Plunder

An explanation of the Blackfoot tribe’s migration and trade routes that took them north and south along the Rocky Mountain Range from Alberta, Canada to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  By Paul M. Raczka

Jedediah Smith’s Disaster at Defeat River

Looks at clues found in first-hand reports as well as an on-the-ground search for further hints that help pinpoint the site of Smith’s camp that was overrun by Kelawatset Indians leaving few survivors.  By James C. Auld