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396:Snake River
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368:Gros Ventre
313:Francs Peak
277:Jim Bridger
269:Yellowstone
216:of western
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526:References
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384:Wind River
250:South Pass
204:is a high
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273:Civil War
257:U.S. Army
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784:New Fork
504:See also
447:Columbia
356:Shoshone
344:Pinedale
325:Missouri
323:and the
321:Columbia
317:Colorado
283:Location
259:Captain
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159:Location
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