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Engl 2010
February 21, 2008
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a great mountain man, but unknown to most he was also an explorer. James (Jim) Bridger was born on March 17, 1804. The year 1812 is when the Bridger's moved from Virginia to St. Louis.
Mrs. Bridger worked at the family owned "Highway Inn".Mrs. Bridger being a mother of three: a ever-on the move baby boy; an inquisitive school girl; and a young man, turning eight, Jim Bridger. She had her hands full while Jim's dad was gone most of the time working as a surveyor, which left him almost no time to spend with his family. From all of the stress Jim's mom had with the hotel and raising children .She had health problems causing her to be come very sick, and passed away when he was only eight years old. Mr. Bridger having to be pulled away for work to support his family at home.It was that winter of 1812 when the youngest son got a sever cold and passed away.Mr. Bridger was heart broken and could not get rid a of a awful cough and became seriously ill in the summer of 1814.He soon passed on, in the following winter. So Jim was only fourteen and had to be on his own raising his eight year old sister. Jim took some of the extra money they had to buy a canoe. He ferried people across the river for extra money to make a living for him and his sister. The cold winter months he was an apprentice to James Beard as a blacksmith. He made himself useful, turning grindstones, handling tools to workman, holding and smoothing horses be shod, pumping the furnace bellows, assisting with wagon tires, and the most enjoyable part for him was the gun repair section. This is when he strapped on a gun and felt that it was his own personal jacket. Jim Bridger more then once as people that came through the blacksmiths door said "that your gun should fit and feel at one with the person".
While spending time on the river he went to Chouteau's to buy traps and traded the first few...
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