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1817 LIBRARIES American animals Army band boys Brigham Young brought buckskin buffalo California called camp Canyon Captain caravan cattle chief CHIGAN Colonel covered wagons Creek desert emigrants father fight fire Fort Bridger Fort Laramie Fort Phil Kearny Frémont Governor Hamblin handcart herd hills horse hundred Indians Jim Bridger Joe Meek Kearny killed Laramie later leaders longhorns Marsh Mexican Mexico MICHIGAN miles Missouri Mormon mother mountain mountain men mules Navajos Nick night Oregon Oregon Trail pioneers plains PLATE Platte Pony Express ranch reached region rider River Rockies rode route Sacajawea Salt Lake City Salt Lake valley Santa Anna settlers Shoshones shot Smith snow soldiers South Pass Spanish story stream Sutter Sutter's Fort tepee territory Texans Texas told took town trail trappers tribe UNIVE Utah valley wagon train Washakie West Whitman wild winter women Wyoming