Show 109 At any rate Bonneville determined to equip and send expedition on a journey of trapping and exploration As leader he naturally chose his right hand man Joseph Yalker "in whose experience and ability he had great confidence" Walker was to make a complete circuit of the lake trapping in all the streams on his route He was to keep a journal an charts etc of all his experiences It was in fulfillment of these last instructions and the very great ability of 'Walker that later proved of great value to make maps Bonneville The maps drawn from Walker’s sketches and notes chief reason why President Andrew Jackson had Bonneville reinstated in the army in spite of the fact that he For the Yfalker party was to blaze had overstayed his leave a trail from the Bear river via the north shores of the Great Salt Lake to California This was the greatest accomplishment of the whole Bonneville expedition’ fNo pains nor expense were spared in fitting out this were the party of forty men” which left Green river July 24 1835 with supplies for a year Arrangements were made for rendezvous on the upper waters of the Bear river the following summer An examination of the actual facts relating to this Great Salt Lake exploration reveals that BonnThey were completely equipped so-cal- led eville probably never really intended to have it explored that nto have it properly explored f was just an afterthought |