Jim Bridger, part 1

The business of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company continued until 1834. Its dissolution was recorded in five "notices," all executed on June 20 of that year, as noted in the Sublette Papers, Missouri Historical Society.

After the Rocky Mountain Fur Company was disbanded, Bridger entered the service of the American Fur Company until possibly as late as 1843. About 1840 or 1841 became associated with Benito Vasquez. By 1843 the fur trade had declined and immigration to the West was growing. It was then that Bridger, in partnership with Vasquez, built Fort Bridger on Black's Fork of the Green River in southwestern Wyoming .

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Jim Bridger, part 2:The Fur, The Fort, The Farm, please see:

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To learn more on the Internet about Jim Bridger and the fur industry of the 1800s, please see:

Jim Bridger: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, and Scout http://www.over-land.com/jimbridger.html

Utah State History To Go: James Bridger http://historytogo.utah.gov/jbridger.html

Old West Gravesites/Jim Bridger http://www.fpcc.net/~sgrimm/jim_bridger....

Sources for this article are listed at the conclusion of part 2.

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