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	Jim Bridger on the Overland Trail--Last updated 05/18/00
		JAMES H. An important Overland Trail stage station in the Rockies was Fort Bridger, the third military post established on the stage route.
		Established in the 1830's by Jim Bridger, it consisted of two log houses with dirt roofs, and was located 478 miles northwest of Denver and 124 miles northeast of Salt Lake, its altitude being about 7000 feet.
		In all respects Jim Bridger was a far-westerner, and, up until the '60's, when the Overland stages were operating from the Missouri River to the Pacific, his visits to the "States" had been few and far between.
	www.over-land.com /jimbridger.html (502 words)

	The People of Westport
		Bridger, often called "The King of The Mountain Men" was born in Virginia March 17, 1804, came west with his parents in 1812, and settled in the American Bottoms, opposite St. Louis, Missouri.
		Bridger was 49 years old when he first became involved in Westport.
		Jim was no wandering squaw-man, he married all three of the women legally and sent the children either to St. Louis or Westport to be educated.
	www.westporthistorical.org /people.html (2503 words)

	Jim Bridger
		Jim Bridger (1804-1881) was the most famous of the mountain men[?] who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840.
		In 1841, he established Fort Bridger on the west bank of the Green River.
		Bridger Pass would later be the path for both the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate 80.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jim_Bridger.html (128 words)

	Jim Bridger information - Search.com
		Jim or James Bridger (March, 1804 – July 17, 1881) was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840.
		Bridger had an extraordinarily strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canadian border.
		Bridger Pass would later be the chosen route for both the Union Pacific Railroad and later Interstate 80.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Jim_Bridger (625 words)

	ODAAT: one day at a time... Jim Bridger archive
		Jim was born in Richmond, VA, on St. Patrick's Day in the same year that Lewis and Clark stopped at Waverly, MO, to repair their oars on a journey up the Missouri River that was to herald the opening of The West.
		Bridger's rifle can be seen on the Museum of the Mountain Man website, and his binocular and Hawken rifle from c.
		Bridger himself, although illiterate was highly intelligent, and once employed a German boy at $40 a month to read Shakespeare to him, which he would later quote extensively.
	www.pishtush.com /camwrangler/z-jimbridger.html (1889 words)

	Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, The Bridger Trail-Jim Bridger
		Bridger was not an educated man, still any country that he had ever seen he could fully and intelligently describe, and he could make a very correct estimate of the country surrounding it.
		Bridger recognized that the overland migration to Oregon was a sign of changing settlement patterns, and the construction of Fort Bridger could not help but become a profitable economic concern.
		Bridger had achieved the rank of Major and was the chief guide (at $10 a day) assigned to Fort Laramie throughout the remainder of the 1860s until his retirement late in 1868.
	wyoshpo.state.wy.us /btrail/jimbridger.html (1206 words)

	James Bridger
		Bridger spent the fall of 1823 and the following winter and spring of 1824 trapping and wintering in the Bighorn region as part of John Weber's brigade.
		The winter of 1825-1826 was spent by Bridger and most of Ashley's men in the Salt Lake Valley in two camps: one at the mouth of the Weber River and one on the Bear.
		Bridger tried to deal with the army regarding leasing the fort under the premise that the Mormons had forced him out and stolen it from him.
	historytogo.utah.gov /people/jamesbridger.html (1079 words)

	Definition of Jim Bridger
		Jim Bridger (1804-1881) was among the foremost mountain men who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840.
		Bridger began his colorful career at the young age of 17, as a member of General William Ashley's Upper Missouri Expedition.
		Bridger Pass would later be the chosen route for both the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate 80.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Jim_Bridger (198 words)

	Bridger Mountains in Montana
		At the age of 17, Jim Bridger was the youngest member of the Upper Missouri Expedition, the beginning of a long and colorful career in the mountains.
		One of the most interesting features of the Bridger Bowl area is that the layers of rock are not in the usual order, where the oldest rock is on the bottom and the youngest on the top.
		The Bridger Mountains were overturned by an anticline, then the layers of the rock were arched upward, and later breaking off or eroding one side of the anticline.
	www.bozemannet.com /attractions/bridger_mountains.php (899 words)

	Jim Bridger Biography
		Jim Bridger (1804-1881) was among the foremost mountain men who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840.
		Bridger began his colorful career at the young age of 17 as a member of General William Ashley's Upper Missouri Expedition.
		Bridger Pass would later be the chosen route for both the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate 80.
	www.ebiog.com /biography/1883/jim-bridger/bio.htm (126 words)

	© 1999-2005 Wiccan Way Media (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Bridger, mountain man extraordinaire, was born in 1804 in Richmond, Virginia.
		Jim’s education grew by leaps and bounds as he found out how to survive on the land.
		Bridger had the ability to mesmerize Indians as well as white men with his tales.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /wiccanway/Websites/WildWest/JimBridger.html (628 words)

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		Jim Bridger was the typical mountain man of the early 1800s and one of the most picturesque figures of the American frontier.
		Bridger was a familiar figure in the early days of Westport, when it was a frontier outpost south of the Town of Kansas, and he bought a two-story building there in 1866.
		He is portrayed, along with John McCoy and Alexander Majors, in a statue in Pioneer Park, at the intersection of Broadway and Westport Road, for his contribution to the growth of the town.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=35046 (351 words)

	Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, The Bridger Trail-Introduction
		The primary reason Bridger blazed his trail was to avoid the hostilities of the Lakota Sioux and their allies, the Northern Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho.
		Of course, the trail is also historically significant for its association with Jim Bridger who was notable for his contributions to the development of the American West as one of the most renowned explorers and guides in American history.
		Three decades later in the 1880s and 1890s, the main Bridger Trail route served as the trunk line for a freighting network of wagon roads that connected remote ranches in the Lost Cabin area with Casper to the east and the Bighorn Basin to the north.
	wyoshpo.state.wy.us /btrail/index.html (505 words)

	This Day in History 1804: Jim Bridger born
		At the age of 21, Bridger became the first Anglo definitely known to have seen the Great Salt Lake, though he mistakenly thought it was the Pacific Ocean at the time.
		Bridger never really enjoyed the life of the businessman, though, and he sold out in 1834.
		Bridger retreated to the mountains to trap and hunt after each of these tragedies, often living for a time with Indians.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleYear&id=4461 (703 words)

	Jim Bridger Lodge Cafeteria
		The Jim Bridger Lodge Cafeteria is a scramble style cafeteria offering a full breakfast menu cooked to order as well as a wide variety of juices, soda, coffee, baked goods, soups, pizza, burgers and sandwiches.
		The Jim Bridger Cafeteria is located in the Jim Bridger Lodge at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area.
		Bridger Bowl is located 16 miles northeast of Bozeman Montana on Highway 86.
	russell.visitmt.com /categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=10051&siteid=10 (65 words)

	Amazon.de: Jim Bridger, Mountain Man: English Books: Stanley Vestal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		His verbal descriptions of the unknown west are given in Vestal's book and vividly show why Bridger was one of the main reasons the early settlers heading west to Oregon survived.
		Jim Bridger, although not usually recognized for this, was nearly single-handedly responsible for the opening of the Great American West.
		Jim Bridger was a friend to the aboriginal Americans.
	www.amazon.de /Jim-Bridger-Mountain-Stanley-Vestal/dp/0803257201 (730 words)

	James (Jim) Bridger
		One of the three or four most able, influential and best known mountain men, Bridger was born at Richmond, Virginia, and at 14 was apprenticed to a St. Louis flsmith.
		Bridger took part in the celebrated battle of Pierre's Hole, July 18, 1832, with the Blackfeet, then with Thomas Fitzpatrick trapped the headwaters of the Missouri, in one skirmish receiving an arrowhead in his back which plagued him for several years.
		In the winter of 1838 Bridger became affiliated with the American Fur Company, began his friendship with Pierre Jean De Smet, and with Louis Vasquez shortly began construction of Fort Bridger on Black's Fork of the Green River, in present Wyoming.
	www.3rd1000.com /history3/biography/jbridger.htm (652 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		Bridger spent the fall of 1823 and the following winter and spring of 1824 trapping and wintering in the Bighorn region as part of John Weber's brigade.
		Bridger continued to trap the regions of the Wasatch Front for approximately the next four years, spending some of his winters in the Salt Lake Valley.
		Bridger tried to deal with the army regarding leasing the fort under the premise that the Mormons had forced him out and stolen it from him.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/b/BRIDGER,JAMES.html (1090 words)

	Mountain Man Jim Bridger
		James Bridger (Old Gabe) was in good company when he signed on with Hugh Glass, Jedediah Smith, and Thomas Fitzpatrick to be a member of General Ashley's Upper Missouri expedition.
		Bridger had a remarkable sense of humor and he especially loved to shock tenderfeet and easterners with his tall tales.
		Jim did not recognize the significance of that moment, but in the coming years he realized the potential of his crude building.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/HNS/Mtmen/jimbrid.html (657 words)

	Jim Bridger - Trail of Oregon .com - It started in Independence, Missouri and went to Oregon City, Oregon. The journey ...
		Jim Bridger was born in Virginia in 1804 and was a storybook frontiersman.
		Jim Bridger was a mountain man and guided more wagon trains along the westward trail than all the other scouts put together.
		In gratitude for the help Jim Bridger provided Union Pacific, General Dodge had an elaborate Monument erected for Jim Bridger in Mt. Washington cemetery where his remains were moved in 1904.
	trailoforegon.com /jim_bridger.htm (385 words)

	Story of Jim Bridger (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim knew that he was far too young to go out West, but he loved to hunt and explore.
		Jim soon reached the herd and began picking out a few that were lagging behind the others.
		Jim Bridger was one of a breed of men, hardy and self-reliant.
	www.hsd3.org /~zepedak/bridger.html (1014 words)

	Jim Bridger Power Plant, Bridger Mine celebrate 30 years of reliable service
		POINT OF ROCKS, Wyo. – During the summer of 1974, the Jim Bridger Power Station, near here, came to life when fuel was first blown into the giant unit one boiler igniting what is today a 30-year legacy of reliable, cost-effective electricity production for PacifiCorp and Idaho Power customers throughout the region.
		The Jim Bridger power plant is now a four-unit complex, each with capacity to produce 530,000 kilowatts, and is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West.
		The Jim Bridger model – having a dedicated mine next to the power plant – has been the backbone for the long-term delivery of affordable, dependable energy supplies to PacifiCorp and Idaho Power customers.
	www.pacificorp.com /Article/Article41457.html (601 words)

	Jim Bridger
		Mountain men were the essence of the frontier spirit, and Jim Bridger was the essence of the mountain man. His name graces many locations throughout the Rockies, but Wyoming was his primary stomping ground.
		Bridger did have one encounter with the Gros Ventre Indians in about 1833 which left him with an arrowhead in his shoulder that he carried with him for the next three years.
		Bridger also had an extensive knowledge of Indian sign language, as well as the customs of various tribes, which could prove very useful if people listened to it.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /html/sectionpages/sec4/extras/jimbridger.html (771 words)

	Ft Bridger on the Oregon-Trail
		Before arriving, many emigrants hoped that Ft. Bridger would be a civilized outpost; perhaps something similar to Ft.
		Jim Bridger was doing his trading--a powerful man, quick and sharp at a bargain.
		Bridger didn't operate his fort for very long--within a decade he had moved on to other adventures.
	www.isu.edu /~trinmich/FtBridger.html (463 words)

	Bridger Montana, MT - Lodging, Real Estate
		Bridger is the historical home to vast herds of buffalo and Plains Indians, and is named after one of the greatest mountain man and western explorer of all time, Jim Bridger.
		Bridger's Main Street is also US Highway 310/72, the primary routes to north central Wyoming and the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park via Cody, Wyoming.
		Montana schools are known for their excellence academically and environmentally, and Bridger's school campus sprawls at the base of the sandstone cliffs that edge the town.
	www.allredlodge.com /nearby_towns/bridger_montana.php (614 words)

	Jim Bridger biography: mountain man
		Jim Bridger, mountain man extraordinaire, was born in 1804 in Richmond, Virginia.
		Jim’s education grew by leaps and bounds as he found out how to survive on the land.
		Bridger had the ability to mesmerize Indians as well as white men with his tales.
	flfl.essortment.com /biographyjimbr_rgzn.htm (650 words)

	Jim Bridger, Fort Bridger, Overland
		Jim Bridger was an accomplished trapper and mountain man who became an expert scout for the Army.
		Jim Bridger was known by the nicknames of Old Gabe and Blanket Chief.
		Jim Bridger guided prospectors overland to the gold mines of Montana and laid out new overland trails for stage routes such as the one for the Central Overland.
	www.linecamp.com /museums/americanwest/western_names/bridger_jim/bridger_jim.html (262 words)

	The Pioneer Story/Trail Location/Fort Bridger
		At this famous fort, the Oregon Trail swung north from Fort Bridger while the Mormon Trail continued on another 100 miles west to the Salt Lake Valley.
		In 1855, the Church purchased the fort from Jim Bridger and his partner, Louis Vazquez, for $18,000.
		Several of the boys and girls from camp went to Bridger's in the evening, by his invitation, and had a ball.
	www.lds.org /library/pio_sto/Pioneer_Trail/33_Fort_Bridger.html (206 words)

	Jim Bridger Wilderness, Wind River Mountain Range
		The 428,169-acre Bridger Wilderness is located along the Continental Divide on the west slope of the Wind River Range in Wyoming.
		The Bridger Wilderness is administered by the Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
		The dipper may be seen in fast-moving mountain streams standing on streamside rocks, bowing and bobbing, until it decades to plunge into the icy water for insects.
	www.pinedaleonline.com /Bridger.htm (2505 words)

	At the Jim Bridger: Stories by Ron Carlson
		Then to turn to the tales collected in AT THE JIM BRIDGER is to fall into a trap of melancholy and missed chances that will remind you of a more varied sort of John Cheever.
		The narrator fails to tell us how much of the story he experienced with the other guy he shares with the woman he is passing off to the other guy at this bar/restaurant he's in called the Jim Bridger.
		"At the Jim Bridger" is Carlson's third book of short stories in a row; each time I didn't think it was possible for him to surpass himself, but somehow he does.
	www.xmlwriter.net /books/viewbook/At_the_Jim_Bridger:_Stories-0312307241.html (951 words)

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