Index

A

Absaroka Indians See Crow Indians

Aird, James, 1

Alpine, Wyoming, 1

Ambrose, Stephen E., 1 , 2

American Falls, Idaho, 1 , 2

American Fur Company, 1

Arapaho Indians, 1

Arikara Indians, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12

Arketarnarshar, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Astor, John Jacob, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19

biographical summary, 1

Astoria, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Astorians

meeting with Marie Dorion in 1814, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

westbound (“overland”), 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

westbound (“overland”), complete list of, 1

eastbound, 1.1-1.2

total number, 1

Athabasca River, 1

Ayers, ——, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

B

Bates, Frederick, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1.1-1.2

Bear River, 1 , 2

beaver trapping, 1 , 2

Bellevue, Nebraska, 1

Benit, ——, 1

Biddle, Thomas, 1 , 2

Big Elk (Omaha chief), 1

Bighorn Basin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Bighorn Mountains, 1 , 2

Bighorn River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8

Billings, Montana, 1.1-1.2

Bissonnet, Antoine, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Blackbird (Omaha chief), 1 , 2

Blackfoot Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9.1-9.2 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12 , 13.1-13.2

Blue Mountains, 1

Bly, John, 1

Boise River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Boone, Daniel, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

Bouché, Jean Baptiste, 1 , 2 , 3

Bozeman Pass, 1

Brackenridge, Henry M., 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2

Bradbury, John, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

Bridger, Jim, 1

Bryan, William, 1

Brooks Lake, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Brown, ——, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Brownson, John, 1

Brugier, Pierre, 1

Buckley, Jay H., 1

Burns, Robert, 1

C

Caldron Linn, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Caldwell, Idaho, 1

California Trail, 1

Calloway, Colin G., 1

Cannon, William, 1

Carrier, Michel, 1 , 2

Carson, Alexander, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

biographical summary, 1

Carson, Kit, 1

Carter County, Montana, 1

Cass, Martin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Cayuse Indians, 1

Celilo Falls, 1 , 2 , 3

Charbonneau, Baptiste, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Charbonneau, Toussiant, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Charless, Joseph, 1

Cheek, ——, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

Cheyenne Indians, 1 , 2

Cheyenne River, 1

Chimney Rock, 1

Chittenden, Hiram M., 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Chouteau, Auguste Pierre, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

Chouteau, Pierre, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12 , 13

Clappin, Antoine, 1 , 2 , 3

Clark, George Rogers, 1 , 2

Clark, William, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18.1-18.2 , 19.1-19.2 , 20 , 21 , 22.1-22.2 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36

See also Lewis and Clark

Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Clearwater River, 1

Clemson, Eli B., 1

Clinton, De Witt, 1

Cody, Wyoming, 1 , 2

Colorado, 1

Colter, Hiram, 1 , 2

Colter, John, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17

biographical summary, 1

Colter’s Hell, 1 , 2

Columbia River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13.1-13.2 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18.1-18.2 , 19

Continental Divide, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Cortés, Herán, 1

Council Bluffs, 1 , 2 , 3

Courtin, Charles, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12

Crooks, Ramsay, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16

attempts to reach Henry’s Fort, 1

biographical summary, 1

character of, 1 , 2 , 3

and Clappin’s drowning, 1

conflict with Lisa, 1.1-1.2

explores with Bradbury, 1.1-1.2

illnesses of, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

leads group along Snake River, 1.1-1.2

meets Lewis and Clark, 1.1-1.2 , 2

meets Lisa, 1.1-1.2

obtains horses at Fort Mandan, 1

obtains trading licenses, 1.1-1.2 , 2

possibly interviewed by Washington Irving, 1

prior history of, 1

re-enlists with Astor, 1

resigns from Pacific Fur Company, 1

survives winter of 1811-12 with John Day, 1 , 2.1-2.2

travels to Mackinac in 1810, 1.1-1.2

with eastbound Astorians, 1

See also Crooks and McClellan

Crooks and McClellan, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

activities in late 1810, 1.1-1.2

conflicts with Lisa, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

dissolve partnership, 1.1-1.2

excluded from Missouri Fur Company, 1

enlist with Hunt, 1.1-1.2

reunited near Umatilla River in 1812, 1

stopped by Lakota Indians in 1809, 1

1807 trading venture of, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

1808 trading venture of, 1.1-1.2

1809 trading venture of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

1810 trading venture of, 1.1-1.2

Crow Indians, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11

Cruzatte, Pierre, 1 , 2

D

Davis, Charles, 1

Davis, John, 1

Day, John, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11 , 12

biographical summary, 1

Dearborn, Henry, 1

Defresne, Andrez, 1

Delaunay, Joseph, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Delaunay, Pierre, 1 , 2 , 3

Detaye, Pierre, 1

Detroit, 1

Detroit Advertiser, 1

Detroit Free Press, 1

Devil’s Gate, 1

Dickson, Joseph, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Didiere, Pierre, 1

Dorion, Jean Baptiste (son of Pierre Sr.), 1

Dorion, Jean Baptiste (son of Pierre Jr.), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11

biographical summary, 1

Dorion, Marie, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

assists Reed’s party, 1

baptized a Catholic, 1

beaten by Pierre Dorion Jr., 1.1-1.2 , 2

biographical summary, 1

comparison with Sacagawea, 1.1-1.2

character of, 1 , 2 , 3

discovered by Astorians in 1814, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

discovers husband and other trappers have been killed, 1.1-1.2

flees with sons to Oregon wilderness, 1

gives birth to a baby, 1

husband missing, 1.1-1.2

and Osage Indians, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and Pierre Jr., 1.1-1.2

possibly meets Sacagawea, 1

pregnant, 1

tells of her survival in 1814, 1.1-1.2

tries to warn husband of Indian attack, 1

Dorion, Paul, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9

biographical summary, 1

Dorion, Pierre Jr., 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16

as interpreter, scout, and Indian diplomat, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8

assists Lewis and Clark, 1.1-1.2

biographical summary, 1

conflict with Lisa, 1.1-1.2

death of, 1

explores south fork of Snake River, 1

at Fort Mandan, 1

joins westbound Astorians, 1 , 2.1-2.2

missing, 1.1-1.2

negotiations with Pacific Fur Company, 1.1-1.2

obtains horse for wife and children, 1

traps with Reed, 1

whiskey debt of, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

Dorion, Pierre Sr., 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Dougherty, John, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

Drouillard, George, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

Dubois, Wyoming, 1

Dubreuil, Antoine, 1.1-1.2

Dubreuil, Jean Baptiste, 1 , 2

Dudgeon, Anthony, 1

F

Felax, Prisque, 1

Field brothers, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Finn, James, 1

Flathead Indians See Salish Indians

Flathead River, 1 , 2

Floyd, Charles, 1 , 2

Foley, William E., 1

Fort Green Ville, 1

Fort Henry (Idaho) See Henry’s Fort

Fort Henry (West Virginia), 1 , 2

Fort Mandan, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Fort Okanogan, 1

Fort Osage, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

Fort Raymond, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Fortin, Casè, 1 , 2

Fox, E. D., 1.1-1.2

Franchere, Gabriel, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Frankfort, Kentucky, Palladium, 1

Freehearty, ——, 1.1-1.2

Fremont, John C., 1 , 2.1-2.2

fur hunter’s contract, 1 , 2

fur trade licenses, 1

G

Gallatin, Albert, 1

Gallatin River, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

Gardapie, Jean Baptiste, 1 , 2

Garreau, Joseph, 1

Grand River, 1 , 2

Grand View, Idaho, 1 , 2

Gravelines, Joseph, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

Gratiot, Charles, 1 , 2

Great Falls, Montana, 1 , 2.1-2.2

T

the Great Salt Lake, 1

G

Green Canyon Hot Springs, 1

Green River, 1 , 2 , 3

Greys River, 1

grizzly bears, 1

H

Hancock, Forrest, 1.1-1.2

Hancock, Samuel, 1

Hankinson, John, 1

Harden County, South Dakota, 1

Harrington brothers See Herrington brothers

Hawaii See Sandwich Islands

Heise Hot Springs, 1

Hell’s Canyon, 1

Henry, Alexander, 1 , 2 , 3

Henry, Andrew, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21

Henry’s Fork, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

See also Snake River

Henry’s Fort, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Herrington brothers, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Hidatsa Indians, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Hoback, John, 1

biographical summary, 1

death of, 1

and Kentucky Spies and Scouts, 1.1-1.2

prior history of, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Hoback, Reznor, and Robinson

Hoback, Reznor, and Robinson, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

decide not to continue to St. Louis in 1812, 1

discovered by Stuart, 1

and fellow trappers, 1

as guides for westbound Astorians, 1 , 2 , 3

at Fort Raymond, 1.1-1.2

join Reed’s group in 1813, 1

meet westbound Astorians, 1.1-1.2

remain in present Idaho in 1811, 1

with Lisa in 1807, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

wander present Wyoming after being robbed by Indians, 1

with Menard and Henry in 1810, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Hoback River, 1 , 2

Hoffman, George, 1

Holmes, Reuben, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

horses

Astorians kill for food or attempt to purchase, 1.1-1.2

Crow expertise with, 1 , 2

importance to Crow culture, 1.1-1.2

left at Henry’s Fort by Astorians, 1 , 2

obtained by westbound Astorians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

stolen by Crow Indians, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Stuart attempts to buy, 1

Hortiz, Francis, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Hull, ——, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Hunt, Wilson Price, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

as Astor’s agent, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

at the winter camp, 1.1-1.2

biographical summary, 1

character of, 1

conflict with Lisa, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

leads westbound Astorians, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2

negotiates with Dorion, 1.1-1.2

prepares for westbound journey, 1.1-1.2

prior history of, 1

I

Independence Rock, 1

Iowa Indians, 1.1-1.2

Idaho, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11 , 12

Immell, Michael, 1

Irving, Washington, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

J

James, Thomas, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14

biographical summary, 1

Jefferson, Thomas, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11

Jefferson River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Jones, Benjamin, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

biographical summary, 1

Josephy, Alvin M., 1

Jusseaume, René, 1 , 2

K

Kansas City, Kansas, 1

Kelly, Mark W., 1 , 2.1-2.2

Kentucky, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2 , 9

Kentucky Scouts and Spies, 1.1-1.2

L

Labbadie, Sylvestre, 1 , 2

La Chappelle, André, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

La Charette, Missouri, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Lakota Sioux Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

La Liberte, Louis, 1

L’Andrie, Joseph, 1

Landrie, Francois See Landry, Francois

Landry, Francois, 1 , 2 , 3

Lapensée brothers, 1 , 2 , 3

Laramie Mountains, 1

Lavender, David, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Le Clerc, Francois (also spelled Le Claire), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Le Clerc, Giles, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Lecompt, Francois, 1

Le Roux, Guillaume, 1

Lee, Patrick, 1

Lepage, Baptiste, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Leucier, Eitenne, 1

Lewis, Meriwether, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13.1-13.2 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23

See also Lewis and Clark

Lewis, Reuben, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8

Lewis and Clark, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20.1-20.2 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34

meet Crooks, 1.1-1.2 , 2

meet McClellan, 1.1-1.2

return to St. Louis, 1 , 2

Lewis River, 1 , 2

Lisa, Manuel, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

biographical summary, 1

conflicts with Crooks and McClellan, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2

conflict with Dorion, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

conflict with Hunt, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

conflict with Rose, 1.1-1.2 , 2

conflicts with trappers and boatmen, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

in St. Louis in 1811, 1

partnership with Menard and Morrison, 1

reputation of, 1

and the shooting of Bissonnet, 1.1-1.2

and the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, 1.1-1.2

1807 expedition of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2

1809 expedition of, 1 , 2 , 3

1811 expedition of, 1 , 2.1-2.2

Little Missouri River, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Louisiana Gazette, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

Louisiana Purchase, 1

Louisville, Kentucky, 1

Lucas, John B., 1

Lucas, Robert, 1

M

Mackinac Island See Michilimackinac

Mad River See Snake River

Madison River, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

Majors, Henry, 1 , 2

Mandan Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Martin, John, 1.1-1.2

May, William, 1

McClallen, John, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8

McClellan, Robert, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

biographical summary, 1

character of, 1 , 2

conflict with Hortiz, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

conflicts with Lisa, 1 , 2

conflict with Sioux Indians, 1

jailed for nonpayment of debt, 1 , 2

joins eastbound Astorians, 1

and Kentucky Scouts and Spies, 1.1-1.2

leads separate party toward Astoria, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

letter to brother, 1.1-1.2

letter to Governor Lewis, 1.1-1.2

meets Lewis and Clark, 1.1-1.2

physical description of, 1

prior history of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

resigns from Pacific Fur Company, 1 , 2

saves party from starvation, 1

saves Reed’s life during Indian attack, 1

See also Crooks and McClellan

McDaniel, ——, 1.1-1.2

McDonald, Finan, 1

McDougall, Duncan, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4

McKay, Alexander, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7

McKenzie, Charles, 1

McKenzie, Donald, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13.1-13.2 , 14 , 15 , 16

Menan, Idaho, 1

Menard, Pierre, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8.1-8.2 , 9.1-9.2 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14

Michilimackinac, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8

Mingo Indians, 1.1-1.2

Miller, ——, 1.1-1.2

Miller, Joseph, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

argues for traveling Mad River by canoe, 1

assists with 1810 preparations, 1

biographical summary, 1

discovered by Stuart, 1

insists on staying at Henry’s Fort, 1

prior history of, 1

returns east with Stuart, 1 , 2

with Crooks and McClellan in 1809, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Mississippi River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Missouri Fur Company See St. Louis Missouri Fur Company

Missouri Gazette, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Missouri River, 1 , 2

confluence with Yellowstone River, 1

Crooks on, 1 , 2

Crooks and McClellan on, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

eastbound Astorians reach, 1

Lisa on, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

McClellan on, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Pryor on, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

source of, 1

See also Three Forks

Mobridge, South Dakota, 1

Mongrain, Noel, 1

Montana, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16

Montpelier, Idaho, 1

Montreal, Canada, 1

Mormon Trail, 1

Morrison, William, 1 , 2

Murray, Dr., 1.1-1.2

N

Nadeau, Joseph, 1.1-1.2

Nashville, Tennessee, 1

National Intelligencer, 1

Nebraska, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

New Jersey, 1

Nodaway River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

North Dakota, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8

North Platte River, 1

North Powder, Oregon, 1

North West Company, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Nuttall, Thomas, 1 , 2 , 3

O

Oglesby, Richard E., 1

Ohio River, 1 , 2

Okanogan River, 1

Omaha Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9

Omaha, Nebraska, 1

Ordway, John, 1 , 2

Oregon, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

Oregon Trail, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

routes prior to, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Osage River, 1 , 2

Osage Indians, 1.1-1.2

Otto Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

P

Pacific Fur Company, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Parma, Idaho, 1

passenger pigeons, 1

Pelton, Archibald, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6

biographical summary, 1

Pendleton, Oregon, 1

Perrault, Jean Baptiste, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Pierre’s Hole, 1 , 2

Pinedale, Wyoming, 1

Platte River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Pomeroy, Lydia, 1

Ponca Indians, 1 , 2

Potts, John, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Powder River (Oregon), 1 , 2

Provost, Baptiste, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Pryor, Nathaniel, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

R

Ramsay, Jack, 1

Ravalli, Montana, 1

Reed, John, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8

account book of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

builds cabin in present Idaho, 1

death of, 1

leads separate party toward Astoria, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

possibly with Crooks in 1806, 1 , 2

rescues La Chappelle, Landry, and Turcotte, 1

wounded by Indians, 1

Revolutionary War, 1.1-1.2

Reznor family, 1

Reznor, Jacob, 1

biographical summary, 1

death of, 1

prior history of, 1 , 2 , 3

See also Hoback, Reznor, and Robinson

Robidoux, Joseph III, 1

Robinson, Edward, 1 , 2

biographical summary, 1

death of, 1

prior history of, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

See also Hoback, Reznor, and Robinson

Rogers, ——, 1

Ronda, James, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1

Rose, Edward, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

biographical summary, 1

Ross, Alexander, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Rucker, ——, 1.1-1.2

S

Sacagawea, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

biographical summary, 1

death of, 1

comparisons with Marie Dorion, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

possibly meets Marie Dorion, 1

Sage, Rufus B., 1

Saline County, Missouri, 1

Salish Indians, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Samson, Michel, 1

Sandwich Islands, 1

sexual relations, between trappers and Indian women, 1 , 2

Shannon, George, 1 , 2 , 3

Shawnee Indians, 1.1-1.2

Scotts Bluff, 1

Sheheke (Mandan chief), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Shonowane, Ignace, 1

Shoshone Indians, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12.1-12.2 , 13 , 14.1-14.2

Shoshoni, Wyoming, 1

Sibley, George, 1

Sioux City, Iowa, 1 , 2

Sioux Indians, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2

See also Lakota Sioux Indians and Yankton Sioux Indians

Smith, Jedediah, 1 , 2 , 3

Snake Indians See Shoshone Indians

Snake River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20

See also Henry’s Fork

Soda Springs, Idaho, 1

South Dakota, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

South Pass, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Speck, Gordon, 1

St. Charles, Missouri, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

St. Clair, Arthur, 1

St. John, ——, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

St. Joseph, Missouri, 1 , 2 , 3

St. Louis

Chouteau and Lisa arrive in, 1

Colter arrives in, 1

Gravelines’s return to, 1

eastbound Astorians depart for, 1

eastbound Astorians arrive in, 1

Hoback, Reznor, and Robinson approaching, 1

Hortiz ordered back to, 1.1-1.2

Hunt arrives in, 1 , 2

Hunt and partners arrive in, 1

Lewis and Clark return to, 1

Lisa arrives in, in 1811, 1

Lisa departs Fort Raymond for, 1

Lisa and Drouillard’s return to, 1

St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15

St. Michel, Louis, 1 , 2 , 3

Stuart, David, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Stuart, Robert, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

biographical summary, 1

leads eastbound Astorians, 1.1-1.2

reaches St. Louis, 1

saves Crooks, 1.1-1.2

threatens Canadian who proposed cannibalism, 1.1-1.2

Sullens, John, 1

Sweetwater River, 1

T

Teton Mountains, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9

Teton River, 1 , 2 , 3

Tharp, Dodson, 1

The Dalles, Oregon, 1

Thomas, William, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

Thompson, David, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Three Forks, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10.1-10.2 , 11.1-11.2 , 12 , 13.1-13.2 , 14.1-14.2 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20

Thorn, Jonathan, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

Togwotee Pass, 1 , 2 , 3

Tonquin, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2 , 8 , 9 , 10

Torrington, Wyoming, 1

Trenton, New Jersey, 1

Turcotte, Baptiste, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Tushepaw Indians, 1

U

Umatilla Indians, 1.1-1.2

Umatilla River, 1 , 2

Union Pass, 1 , 2

Utley, Robert M., 1

V

Vallé, André, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Vallé, Francois, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Vancouver Island, 1 , 2

Vasquez, Benito, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

vermilion, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

W

Walla Walla Indians, 1 , 2 , 3

Walla Walla River, 1 , 2

T

the War of 1812, 1

W

Washington, D.C., 1

Washington State, 1 , 2 , 3

Wayne, Anthony, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5

Weir, William, 1.1-1.2

Weiser, Idaho, 1

Weiser, Peter, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Weiser River, 1 , 2

Wells, William, 1 , 2

West Virginia, 1

Wheeling, West Virginia, 1 , 2

Wisconsin River, 1

Wilkinson, Benjamin, 1

Wilkinson, James, 1 , 2

Wilson, Wyoming, 1

Wind River, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6

Wind River Mountains, 1

Windsor, Richard, 1

Wisconsin River, 1 , 2

Wishart, David J., 1

Wyandot Indians, 1.1-1.2

Wyoming, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9

Y

Yankton Sioux Indians, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Yeck-a-tap-am (Umatilla Indian), 1.1-1.2

Yellowstone Lake, 1

Yellowstone Park, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Yellowstone River, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13.1-13.2 , 14 , 15

Young, Joseph, 1