Three's a Charm

When we last left Captain Joseph Walker, he was looking for an expedition party to explore the unknown parts of the West...Benjamin Bonneville was looking for a man who could lead him through the Rockies and recruit and manage a team of fur trappers. Soon to join Walker and Bonneville on the expedition was Michael Cerre, of old St. Louis mercantile heritage. He had the experience in business that Walker and Bonneville needed. 

Bonneville went back to John Jacob Astor in 1832 for money to finance the expedition.  Cerre went to St. Louis for supplies and Walker went to Fort Osage for men.  Captain Walker hired Delaware Indians who had relocated from the Appalachians and who hired out to the British and American fur traders.  They were expert trappers as well as hired guns, so they had the wilderness skills and aggressiveness, but were hated by the native tribes of the West. 

Walker made an excellent choice....

Next time...White Plume