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The First Trappers and the Founding of Malad Valley : Fort Stuart. Written By Amy Kathryn Allen
Between the years of 1818 -1821 A group of French Canadian Trappers led bya Scottish Canadian Fur Trader named Douglas McKenzie arrived in what is now Malad Valley. Malad Valley was an untamed vast wilderness drought with disease, bitterly…
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…Of watching, learning, understanding, for all eternity. Not yielding ground, but choosing wisely, when to stand and when to yield, To preserve the heart of Shoshone, upon this hallowed field. His words, like gentle mountain streams, flowed deep and clear and slow, A different kind of strength he showed, than warriors could bestow. He honored sacrifice and loss, the pain that warriors bore, But sought a future, not of blood, but wisdom at its core. So let us honor Washakie, his foresight and his grace, Who saw beyond the present fight, and sought a lasting place For Shoshone spirit, strong and proud, to weather every storm, A legacy of quiet strength, to keep their future warm.