Mountain West
Malachite’s Big Hole
The Men:
Following is a list of Mountain Men which have come to my attention. Some of these individuals have a biographical summary attached , a picture if available and references for additional information. For a comprehensive list of individuals associated with the fur trade see “NAMES OF PEOPLE IN THE
WEST DURING THE FUR TRADE,” by Mike Moore.
Astor, John Jacob (fur trade magnate)
Autobees, Charles
Blackwell, Jefferson
Bodmer, Karl (artist)
Bonneville, Benjamin
Bridger, Jim
Campbell, Richard
Campbell, Robert
Carson, Kit
Carson, Moses
Cerre, Michael S.
Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste (Son of Sacagawea)
Chouteau, Auguste
Chouteau, Pierre
Colter, John
Drips, Andrew
Drouillard, George
Ebberts, George
Ermatinger, Francis
Ferris, Warren
Fink, Mike
Fitzgerald, John
Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Fraeb, Henry
Gantt, John
Gervais, Jean
Ham, Zachariah
Hawken, Jacob and Samuel (Gunsmiths)
Henry, Andrew
Hoback, John
Hunt, Wilson Price
Immell, Michael
Jackson, David
Johnston, John
Jones, Robert
Larpenteur, Charles
Leonard, Zenas
Leroux, Antoine
Long, Stephen (military explorer)
Mackenzie, Alexander
McGaa, William (aka Jack Jones)
McKenzie, Kenneth
McLoughlin, John
Medina, Mariano
Miller, Alfred Jacob (artist)
Newell, Robert “Doc” Nidever, George
Pilcher, Joshua
Potts, Daniel
Pratte, Sylvester
Provost, Etienne
Ranne, Peter
Reznor, Jacob
Robidoux, Antoine
Robidoux, Joseph
Robinson, Edward
Ross, Alexander
Sarpy, Peter (Pierre)
Sarpy, John B (Jean Baptiste)
Simpson, George (Hudson’s Bay Company)
Sinclair, Prewett
Smith, "Blackfoot" John S
Smith, Thomas L (Peg-Leg)
Sublette, Andrew
Sublette, William
Tevanitagon, Pierre
Turley, Simeon - Distiller
Walker, Joe
Weber, John H
Whitman, Marcus (missionary)
Williams, William S (Old Bill)
Wolfskill, William
Wootten, Richard L (Uncle Dick Wootten)
Young, Ewing
Yount, George