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BILLNGS, Mont. (YNET) -- John Colter served with Lewis and Clark in the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean 1803 - 1806. He was in the Yellowstone area 1807-1808 and reported the wonders of the thermal area and the beauty of our first national park. He returned to the confluence of the Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers in 1809. He led some of the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company to the headwaters of the Missouri river near Three Forks, Montana to build a Trading Post in 1810. After his third encounter with the Blackfeet Indians in April 1810, he followed the Missouri river to St. Louis, and established his home between New Haven and Washington, Missouri. John Colter had served his country well, but he saw the opportunity opportunity to help the United States one more time. There were Indian attacks on some of the inhabitants west of St. Louis. The British encouraged some renegade Indians to steal or kill the domestic animals along the frontier. The renegades molested families and burned and destroyed property. There was a call for volunteers, and Courageous Colter answered the call. He enlisted for a three month term at St. Charles, Missouri on March 3rd 1812. He was under the command of Captain Nathan Boone, son of the famous Daniel Boone. The Boone families lived on the north side of the Missouri river, and John Colter lived across the river on the south side. The U.S. Mounted Rangers built block houses and ranged between the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers. They spied and reported on the movement of unfriendly bands of Indians and helped to insure the safety of the American settlers. John Colter served 65 days and was paid $1.00 per day. He furnished his own equipment, horse, and forage for his horse. His military record in the U. S. Mounted Rangers in the defense of his country during the War of 1812 shows that he did not serve the total time of his enlistment. He was sick on May 6th and died May 7th, 1812, as recorded on the payroll of Captain Nathan Boone. The Louisiana Gazette reported March 21, 1812, "The new company of Rangers now doing duty in the district of St. Charles are perhaps as fine a body of hardy woodsmen as ever too the field. They cover, by constant and rapid movements, the tract of country from Salt River on the Mississippi to the Missouri near Loutre". In St. Louis on July 4th, the grateful citizens toasted the Rangers with this toast, "Our frontiers, watched and protected by a hardy band of Spartan Warriors, the Rangers deserve well of their country".
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- I met Brian
last summer (97) just as the season was ending. He was opening up Lewis and Clark Travel
Adventures to be the newest rafting provider in Gardiner. This summer with a full season
under his belt Brian's I have been very fortunate to go on several Lewis and Clark raft trips. I have gone out with Brian, Casey and Monica. I can honestly say that I had a great adventure each time but my favorite trip was the first one when Monica was at the helm. Sorry guys! I will say this, Brian really does represent the great men and women who have taken advantage of the opportunity to live and work in one of the most wonderful places on earth.
Yesteryear in Yellowstone by BRUCE GOURLEY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- In past decades, Yellowstone was threatened at various times by dams proposed and/or built near the Park. Yellowstone's vast reserves of water was much envied by the surrounding states and communities. Fortunately, the conservationists were able to hold such plans in check. One of the dams that was built in the early part of this century, albeit 50 miles from Yellowstone, was the Shoshone Dam, now named Buffalo Bill Dam. The 328 foot-high dam took seven years to complete, being finished in 1911. It created a huge lake, now known as Buffalo Bill Reservoir, which is a part of Buffalo Bill State Park, located just west of Cody, Wyoming. Today, the lake is popular with fisherman and water enthusiasts. Also, a newly-opened visitor's center tells the story of the building and evolution of the dam.
Man Mauled by Grizzly Now Recovering by BRUCE GOURLEY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- This past Saturday, a Belgium visitor was mauled by a grizzly on the Mount Holmes Trail. It was the first grizzly mauling of the season. The man was airlifted to Billings, Montana, and is now in stable condition. Bear maulings in Yellowstone are a rarity. Nonetheless, visitors should heed all safety warnings when hiking in Yellowstone.
Call For Cutthroat Trout to be Listed as "Threatened" Species by BRUCE GOURLEY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been asked to list the Yellowstone cutthroat trout as "threatened." The petition notes that the fish have disappeared from nearly half the streams they once inhabited in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. In Yellowstone itself, cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake have been threatened in recent years by the presence of the bigger and aggressive non-native Lake Trout, somehow introduced in the Yellowstone Lake years ago. Park officials are striving to eradicate the the lake trout. Federal officials have 90 days to review the Fish and Wildlife Service's request.
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