Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Center Line, Vol. 3: April 1940
Two years after Lewis and Clark left the valley for good, John Colter and a companion, who were trapping on a stream near the headwaters of the Missouri, were captured by'a band of Blackfeet. His companion killed, Colter was stripped and ordered to run across a flat covered with prickly pear. Probably as proof of the theory that a man will run faster for his hide than for his meat, Colter outran the Indians for about six miles. Reaching the Jefferson River, he dived under a driftwood jam and hid from the disappointed Indians until dark. 'without weapons or clothes, he traveled east seven days until he reached Fort Lisa at the mouth of the Big Horn River.
The Frontier, which was always a bit short on conversation pieces, doubtless retold this saga so often and with such gusto that it did much to discourage casual travelers from visiting that community unless their busi ness was urgent, and they were willing to put their ability in the sprints to the test.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
