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The Lost Trappers and Captain Williams Expedition
A long excerpt recounts David Coyner 1847 account The Lost Trappers about Captain Ezekiel Williams 1807 overland expedition from St Louis toward the Mandan village Big White and the Wind River mountains. It covers interactions with Pawnee Gros Ventre and Crow tribes, the death of a crewman, loss of horses, and the survivors.Workman Spencer and Williams endured battles with tribes and harsh terrain as they aimed for the Missouri and Rockies then turned toward California.
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Virginia
David Coyner
Missouri
Santa Fe
Plains
New Mexico
Oregon
California
Rocky Mountains
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Workman
Col. Cooper
Howard County
Rockies
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Pacific
Lewis
Sante Fe
Spencer
Wind River
Captain Williams
Lewis and Clark
Big White
St. Louis
United States
Ezekiel Williams
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Mississippi
Rose
Captain Wiliams
Mandan
Calomel
Wiliams
Yellowstone
Gros Ventres
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Great Falls
Platte
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Red River
Tey
Workmen
Colorado
David Dovner
Puebla de Los Angeles
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Pacific Ocean