FACTS
1. Most mountain men did not travel alone because they had families that traveled with them.
2. 84% of the mountain men were married.
3. Most mountain men had an average of four kids which often traveled with them.
4. 64% of the mountain men that were married had married Native American women.
5. Most mountain men hunted for fifteen years, then became ranchers or farmers.
6. The men didn't travel alone on foot, but by horses, mules, and canoes.
7. Most mountain men died of old age at the age of sixty-four. They lived longer then most Americans at the time.
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Lewis and Clark had, I believe, a whole bunch of mountain men, a Black scout, and at least one Indian. I don't think any family was with them though.
ReplyDeleteMerriweather Lewis was quite the rugged outdoorsman but was said to be fey in several ways, his reluctance and difficulty in relating to women being one. It is also believed that he committed suicide, though there are those that disagree and believe it was murder.
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