Note 94 — {57} CHAPTER IV
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These are called "Scott's Bluffs;" so named from an unfortunate trader, who perished here from disease and hunger, many years ago. He was deserted by his companions; and the year following, his crumbling bones were found in this spot.—Townsend.
Comment by Ed. See this story in detail in Irving, Rocky Mountains, i, pp. 45, 46.