Young tried to seize Bridger's ferry on the Green River. But Bridger's men held them off with guns. The Mormons were upset about this and planned to seize Bridger's fort. The sheriff rode out with 150 men to seize the fort. Bridger had been warned and left before they arrived. They drank his whiskey, drove away the livestock, and stole everything not nailed down. On their way south, they killed the ferry man at Green River.
Later that year, Bridger went to Fort Laramie. While there, he met a man named Sir George Gore, a sportsman from Sligo, Ireland. He was out to hunt bear and buffalo. Bridger liked him because he was a good horseman, a good shot, and very fair and honest. Gore liked Bridger because he wanted to learn about the Indians, about wild animals, and about how to live in the wild. Bridger was good at what he did in part because he knew so many languages, including the universal sign language. He also knew how to track and knew how many animals or people had passed by and how long ago it was. He also had a good memory for landmarks.
In the spring, Bridger took Gore and his men up the Platte, to the Powder, and eventually to the Tongue River. The Indians didn't like Gore because he mostly hunted for trophies. Bridger didn't particularly like it either. Bridger returned to Kansas City to visit his family after this. Then he went to Washington, D.C., to discuss the Mormon problem with Congress. Not long after that, the army sent troops to Utah.
