Show 62 region being what it is it would be easy for a man to cross from the upper Bear river into the Snake river valley vithout it just that leading him to believe that the Snake river headed at Bear Lake Claim has also been made for John H Weber as the discoverer of Great Salt Lake Chittenden reports that a sketch realizing life of Ruddock may have done obtained from a clipping from a newspaper claims that Weber went to the mountains in 1822 and remained five years during which time he discovered Weber of the Weber river Weber canyon and Great Salt Lake The account points out that Weber vas closely associated with the Ashley men but obviously gives him too much prominence No date is given for the "discovery" and the claim must be discredited The Ashley brigade did not leave St Louis until 1823 the it to reach Great Salt Lake arrived in 1824 However Weber was probably a member of the Ashley party and 9 the river and canyon were likely named after him first members of powerful and much more convincing case can be presented in favor of certain members of the Wilson Price A group of Hunt overland expedition to Astoria in 1811-1- 2 five men Linn Miller Hoback Rezner and Robinson detached A more themselves from Hunt’s party at Fort Henry10 Four of these Chittenden American Fur Trade II 788 10 Located on the Henry Fork of Snake river directly west of Yellowstone Park 9 |