This antiquarian volume contains a detailed account of a hunter's rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky mountains, being a general description of the country, climate, rivers, lakes, mountains, and a view of the life led by a hunter in those regions. This fascinating account of life in the wilderness is both informative and entertaining, and will be of much value to those with an interest in such a subject as this. A worthy addition to any bookshelf, this text is not to be missed by discerning collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book include: 'Expedition Left Independence, Missouri, April 28, 1834, Headed by Nathaniel J. Wyeth'; 'Meeting With Captain B.S. Bonneville and Party - Establishment of the Trading Post at Fort Hall'; 'Snake Valley a Winter Resort for Trappers'; 'Hunting Party Suffers From Hunger - One Member Lost', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.
Reader, if you are in search of the travels of a classical and scientific tourist, please to lay this volume down, and pass on, for this simply informs you what a trapper has seen and experienced. But if you wish to peruse a hunter's rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky Mountains, please to read this, and forgive the author's foibles and imperfections, considering as you pass along that he has been chiefly educated in Nature's school under that rigid tutor, Experience, and you will also bear in mind the author does not hold himself responsible for the correctness of statements made otherwise than from observation. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.