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Into the Mountains
Major Andrew Henry of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and his party of 12 trappers had started out on a five days before, heading westward toward Henry’s post on the Yellowstone. There they aimed to settle down for the winter and a season of beaver trapping. Most of the 12 men were young. Hugh Glass, Jim Bridger, Black Harris, and Allen Fitzgerald were the leaders of the pack. Things wouldn’t turn out so well for the trappers. Especially Hugh Glass. -
Hunting
Major Henry and his party set out to hunt for an evening meal, hopefully a nice elk would do. Hugh headed down the long, thick wooded trail. Fall would be coming around and soon the deer and bear would be out looking for food for the winter. Also the leaves were starting to change colors. He shot at a couple of squirrels in the trees only to get nothing. Hugh Glass took his rifle he nicknamed Old Faithful and set up shop on the bed of a river. The water had a yellow tint to it. -
The Attack
Old Ephraim, as the trappers called the beast. She was raised on her hind legs. But then she spotted Hugh. She rose to her hind legs again right over Hugh and within a second she had her huge paws on top of him. Hugh Glass screamed in fear of his own life. He reached for his rifle and shot the bear in the chest but that did him no good. Hugh could feel the bear’s sharp teeth in his neck as she began to bite harder. He was almost dead. Then one of the mountain men heard his cries for help and sho -
Surviving
Hugh Glass lay there motionless on the camp bed. He listened for the two men taking care of him. No sound of them anywhere. They had left he for dead in order to catch up with the pack. The hot August sun was beating down on him making the blood dry to the bedding. As he gained feeling back into his body he began to sit up. But that only made things worse. -
Fighting for Life
How could those two men just leave him behind? He need to get help soon or he would be dead. He sat beside the creek for 1 week preparing for the long journey ahead. He could walk because one of his legs was broken. He would have to crawl 200 miles to Yellowstone Fort. He made himself a crutch from a broken tree branch. He was going to risk his life to catch those two men who had left it behind even if it killed him. camp bed staring at the blazing sun. The hottest time of the year, mid-August -
Fighting fro Life cont.
He began to sit up but just then his blood had dried to the blanket. There was a sharp pain running through Hugh’s body. The skin peeled off of his body just like that. He decided he needed to move out towards Yellowstone Fort which was 200 miles west. He gathered some choke cherries and made himself a crutch from a broken tree limb. -
Moving Out
Hugh glass was able to put very little pressure on his broken leg. He took the crutch made, choke cherries, wolf meat that he found and began his journey to Yellowstone fort. The two men who left him for dead, took his rifle as well. Because of his leg he could only go 8 miles per day. He only traveled at night to avoid the Rees. The Rees were angry Indians that hated anyone who was on their land. My thinking during the section was good luck to him on his journey that was long. -
Almost There
Hugh glass was able to put very little pressure on his broken leg. He took the crutch made, choke cherries, wolf meat that he found and began his journey to Yellowstone fort. The two men who left him for dead, took his rifle as well. Because of his leg he could only go 8 miles per day. He only traveled at night to avoid the Rees. The Rees were angry Indians that hated anyone who was on their land. My thinking during the section was good luck to him on his journey that was long. -
The Sioux
Hugh had traveled 120 miles already. He was almost there but he came across Indians. Luckily they were the Sioux. The Sioux what were the nicest people out west. They fixed him up with food, cleaned his cuts, and gave him new clothes. They offered to take him the next 80 miles to the Yellowstone Fort. They put him on a horse and on they went to the Yellowstone fort. -
Yellowstone Fort
After arriving at Yellowstone fort, Hugh found out that Henry and his crew had already moved out. Hugh decided to move up the Yellowstone River in spite of finding them up there. It was already December. He continued up river farther and farther every day. He was struggling to find food. Most of this food came from rabbit he had surprised along the way. I was starting to question if you would ever find his Mountainman. -
Finding Them
Hugh glass for travel over 270 miles. he had finally came across Henry and his mountain men. Hugh was happy to see them but also very very angry with him. He had asked Henry about where the two men were that had left him behind. Henry said the two men were very unfortunate and were lost along the way. They never caught back up with Henry and his crew. The ending of the book surprised me on how he would live through all the tough situations.
