Henry Ashley, born in Virginia, 1778; went to Missouri 1802; general of militia; elected first governor 1820; went into fur trade 1822 with Andrew Henry; elected to Congress 1831; twice re-elected; continued in office till March 4, 1837 .-- Chittenden.
** Life and Adventures of James P.Beckwourth, edited by T.D.
Bonner.

Beckwourth was always called "Beckwith" in the mountains, but this was probably only a perversion of the original, though Chittenden seems to think he only assumed the former spelling on publishing his book.
Provo had plenty of horses, and Ashley and his men joined him going out to Salt Lake, where Provo had come from.
The year following Ashley's attempt to trap Green River was a most eventful one in the history of the Colorado.

Time appeared to be ripe for great journeys.

The Mexicans outside of California were more amiably inclined, and granted privileges to trappers in New Mexico.

Two men who were among the first to push their way into New Mexico were James O.
Pattie and his father, and the narrative of their experiences as told by the younger Pattie is one of the most thrilling and interesting books of Western adventure ever published.* They had trapped on the Gila, or "Helay," as they called it in 1825, and the next year they went back there with a party, trapping the Gila and its tributaries with gratifying success.** Working their way down the Gila, they eventually reached its junction with what they called Red River, the Great Colorado.