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My role model that I chose was Jim Bridger. The reason that I chose him to be my role model is because he was a good trapper tracker hunter and guide. I really like to be outside so it is fit that he is my role model.
Jim Bridger was born on March 17th 1804. He had one sibling whose name was Chloe Bridger. When he was thirteen years old, he became a blacksmith's apprentice. He was orphaned at the age of thirteen when his parents died. When he was eighteen he quit his apprenticeship when he responded to a fur trapping expedition led by William Henry Ashlyn. Where they were going was to the upper part of the Missouri river. He was one of the many to become famous mountain men. He then began to explore the western part of the United States. He was credited for discovering the Great Salt Lake. Although scientists to this day are not sure if he was accompanied by someone else. So, they then just credited the discovery to him. Although when he did find it, he thought it was part of the Pacific Ocean. He then became one of the five partners in the rocky mountain fur trader company. He soon realized that the furs in that area was starting to be exhausted. So, he and his friend made Fort Bridger. He built it in the Southwestern Wyoming. But they were soon driven out by the blasted Mormons.
Jim Bridger was also a famous guide. He helped guide Captain Howard Stansbury to Utah. He also helped guide Colonel Albert S. Johnston during the Mormon war. The blasted Mormons thought that the government had sent their battalion to annihilate them. They were fearing this because they had faced persecution in other places so they made their own battalion. The blasted Mormons then blocked the way for the army to come in through the Salt Lake Valley. Bridger also lead Captain William Reynolds to Yellowstone Wyoming. He also lead a few trips from Denver through salt lake city. He also guided part of the army that was sent to guard mail carriers. He also guided several expeditions over the Powder River.
Jim was also an explorer. He explored many places that he even has a few named after him. The first one is the Bridger Range in Montana. The second is the Bridger National Forest in Wyoming. The third is Bridger Pass in Southern Wyoming. The fourth is Bridger Peak in Southern Wyoming. He was good at being a mountain man and just exploring. And that is one of the reasons that made him such a good trapper. A good trapper needs to be able to go and find different places where others haven’t been. They also just need to be an explorer and go find their own places.
So, in conclusion, Jim Bridger lived a long and good life. He lived to be seventy-seven years old. He was alive from March 17th 1804 - July 17th 1881. He was credited for finding the Great Salt Lake. He was also a part in the start of the Rocky Mountain fur trading company. He was also a part in a lot of other trapping companies. He was a really good guide and an explorer. He has also been named after a lot of other places. He has a brand of traps that are named after him. He also married three Native Americans. He is now buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Missouri.
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