The Free Frontiersmen: John Colter and the western frontier

John Colter was an American trapper and guide was born in Augusta County, Virginia about 1774.

Sometime around 1780, Colter’s family moved to Kentucky near present-day Maysville. In 1803, Colter enlisted in the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a private with a salary of $5.00 per month.

During the expedition, Colter was considered one of the best hunters and scouts in the group and was routinely sent out to hunt game and scout possible trails.

As the expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1806, they met two trappers named Forest Hancock and Joseph Dickson, headed to the Yellowstone River.

Видео The Free Frontiersmen: John Colter and the western frontier канала Exploring the American Frontier YouTube