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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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…He paused, letting the implications hang in the air. This was not a reconnaissance mission; it was a gamble, a bold stroke designed to secure their future. “I will lead a small party,” he said, his eyes meeting each man’s. “We will go swiftly, and we will go silently. We will find this post, secure what we need, and return. Those who wish to accompany me, step forward.” A ripple of anticipation went through the assembled trappers. Some looked wary, their faces etched with the memory of recent conflict. But others, their eyes alight with a rekindled fire, stepped forward. Jacques,