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Title
UPTLA #10
Description
In Honor of James Bridger 1804 – 1881
Creator
Bear River Chapter of Future Farmers of America
and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date
1932
Identifier
UPTLA-010
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Subtitle
In Honor of James Bridger 1804 – 1881
Story
To settle a wager among the trappers who were making their first winter rendezvous in Cache Valley, Bridger floated alone in a bull boat down Bear River to its outlet to determine the river's course in the late autumn or early winter of 1824, thus making the original discovery of Great Salt Lake. But believing he had discovered a salty arm of the Pacific Ocean, he halted at such view-points as this en route to reconnoitre.
