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Colter's Run, Jedediah Smith & the Mountain Men
American Minute ^ | June 24, 2019 | Bill Federer

Posted on 06/24/2019 9:37:39 AM PDT by Perseverando

John Colter accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition, 1804-1806.

Colter then traveled the mountain wilderness alone for months, being considered the first "mountain man."

In 1807, Colter became the first person of European descent to see the Teton Mountain Range and traverse the area that became known as Yellowstone National Park.

His description of bubbling mudpots, geysers and steaming pools of water, resulted in the area being named "Colter's Hell."

In 1809, hundreds of Blackfeet captured John Colter.

His friend, John Potts , was riddled with bullets and hacked to pieces.

Wanting to make a sport out of killing Colter, Indians stripped him naked and forced him run the gauntlet.

He was chased by dozens of young warriors across miles of prairie.


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1 posted on 06/24/2019 9:37:39 AM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando

Those people were so peaceful until Whitey showed up. Lol.


2 posted on 06/24/2019 9:44:33 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Perseverando

Colter was the first white man to run a mile in under 4 minutes.


3 posted on 06/24/2019 9:51:36 AM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: SunkenCiv

PING


4 posted on 06/24/2019 10:14:52 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Perseverando

Did they catch him?


5 posted on 06/24/2019 10:22:42 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker
Did they catch him?

Seriously? You didn't read my article?

6 posted on 06/24/2019 10:31:36 AM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other DemoKKKrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: Bonemaker

Did they catch him? go to the story source. He dove in the first he turn on one of the young warriors and took his spear and killed him. Then ran to a river dove in and came up in a beaver dam.. Hid there. waited until dark swam down river marched 11 days naked on the prairie and found a Fort.. I think there was a movie with Charlton Heston called the Mountain Men they showed some of this...


7 posted on 06/24/2019 10:34:31 AM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: Perseverando

Colter was so intolerant not to die as the Indians had planned. He was probably totally flaunting his white privilege.


8 posted on 06/24/2019 10:37:43 AM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: OldNewYork
He was probably totally flaunting his white privilege.

Yep. He even occupied a beaver's home without permission. I'm calling Speciesist Oppression here.

9 posted on 06/24/2019 10:40:05 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Perseverando
At source, they said Jedediah Smith was BLACK:

THIS guy is black..?

10 posted on 06/24/2019 10:46:42 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

Yep, I saw that, too. Don’t know!?!?


11 posted on 06/24/2019 11:25:12 AM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other DemoKKKrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: gaijin

no... The black mountain man was James Beckwourth.

Jedadiah is on an entirely different bullet point.


12 posted on 06/24/2019 12:09:12 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Tennessee Nana
Whew, that was close. :^) Thanks Tennessee Nana.

13 posted on 06/24/2019 12:25:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: gaijin

As Black as Eli Whitney....


14 posted on 06/25/2019 2:14:10 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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