Searching for Beaver and Expanding the Nation Westward into Utah

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Searching for Beaver and Expanding the Nation Westward into Utah The Fur Trade Searching for Beaver and Expanding the Nation Westward into Utah Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary Mountain Men After the Dominguez-Escalante expedition, the next group of people to come to Utah were mountain men. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary Mountain Men They were fur trappers who searched the mountains and rivers of the West for beavers and other animals. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Why Trap Beaver in America? For over 100 years European gentlemen were never seen in public without a beaver hat. Americans in cities liked the hats too and paid a lot of money for them. All of the beaver had been killed in Europe. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

High Fashion Beaver Hats A beaver hat didn't look anything like a beaver. It was made of beaver fur that had been rubbed until it was smooth. Abraham Lincoln in a beaver hat Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary The Fur Trade All together about 3,000 men, along with some women and children, came west to trap beavers and sell their skins. Mountain men were business men Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Is this how you pictured them? Peter Skene Ogden Kit Carson Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary The Fur Trade Streams of Utah loaded with beaver Utah center of the fur trade 1820-1830. Large fur companies hired trappers. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary The Fur Trade The fur trade reached its peak sometime between 1830 and 1832. There were 500 to 600 trappers trapping in the West. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary The Fur Trade A resourceful Mountain Man could trap 400 to 500 pounds per year. At that time, pelts brought trappers an average of $4 to $6 per pound. 400 lbs X $5 per lb = $2,000 per year Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary The Cache The word 'cache' comes from the French word cacher meaning to conceal or to hide. Mrs. Boyer 4th Grade Uintah Elementary

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