I have also given it a tone and coloring drawn from my own observation,
during an excursion into the Indian country beyond the bounds of
civilization; as I before observed, however, the work is substantially
the narrative of the worthy captain, and many of its most graphic
passages are but little varied from his own language.
I shall conclude this notice by a dedication which he had made of his
manuscript to his hospitable brother in arms, in whose quarters I
found him occupied in his literary labors; it is a dedication which,
I believe, possesses the qualities, not always found in complimentary
documents of the kind, of being sincere, and being merited.
To JAMES HARVEY HOOK, Major, U. S. A., whose jealousy of its honor,
whose anxiety for its interests, and whose sensibility for its wants,
have endeared him to the service as The Soldier's Friend; and whose
general amenity, constant cheerfulness, disinterested hospitality, and
unwearied benevolence, entitle him to the still loftier title of The
Friend of Man, this work is inscribed, etc.
WASHINGTON IRVING
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State of the fur trade of the--Rocky Mountains--American
enterprises--General--Ashley and his associates--Sublette, a
famous leader--Yearly rendezvous among the mountains--
Stratagems and dangers of the trade--Bands of trappers--
Indian banditti--Crows and Blackfeet Mountaineers--Traders
of the--Far West--Character and habits of the trapper
IN A RECENT WORK we have given an account of the grand enterprise of Mr.
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