TABLE OF CONTENTS
Merrill J. Mattes
Page
I.
Strange Land of “Volcanoes” and “Shining Mountains”
1
II.
The Mystery of “La Roche Jaune” or Yellow Rock River
9
III.
John Colter, The Phantom Explorer—1807-1808
13
IV.
“Colter’s Hell”: A Case of Mistaken Identity
19
V.
“Les Trois Tetons”: The Golden Age of Discovery, 1810-1824
25
VI.
“Jackson’s Hole”: Era of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1825-1832
35
VII.
“The Fire Hole”: Era of the American Fur Company, 1833-1840
53
VIII.
Epilogue: 1841-1870
77
Selected Bibliography
86
Vicinity Map at rear
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