William Henry Ashley Quotes


We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.


Citations

Ashley, William Henry. The Explorations of William H. Ashley and Jedediah Smith, 1822-1829. Edited by Harrison Clifford Dale, The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1918, p. 126.

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  • Born:
  • Died: March 26, 1838
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman, Miner, Land Speculator, Manufacturer, Politician, Congressman

William Henry Ashley was an American miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia officer, politician, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, entrepreneur, and hunter. Ashley was best known for being the co-owner with Andrew Henry of the highly successful Rocky Mountain Fur Incorporated, otherwise known as "Ashley's Hundred" for the famous mountain men working for the firm from 1822–1834.