These mountains appear to b... by William Henry Ashley, an American Businessman

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“These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen.”

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William Henry Ashley

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Name: William Henry Ashley

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: 1778

Date of Death: 1838

Profession: Businessman

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We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.

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