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The death of Jim Bridger...



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July 20, 1881

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, July 20, 1881 

* Death of Jim Bridger
* Mountain men - trappers


The very bottom of the front page has a brief report headed: "An Old Scout Dead" with a Kansas City dateline, reading: "James Bridger, an old-time frontiersman and scout, who took General Fremont across the plains, died yesterday near New Santa Fe, this county, aged 76 years." (see photos).
Four pages, large folio size, nice condition.

Category: The Old West