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John Colter The First Mountain Man

by | Nov 25, 2016 | True West Blog

John Colter was a member of the Corps of Discovery that crossed the wide Missouri with Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806.  He was considered to be one of the Corps best hunters. Besides being a hunter and woodsman he also scouted finding passes through the Rocky Mountains, becoming one of the key figures in the success of the expedition. On the way home, near the Mandan Villages near present-da


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