James Bridger was born March 17, 1804 and, he died in 1881. He had a good sense of humor and loved to tell stories to all of his family and friends, even strangers. He was very adaptable and has explored and lived or should I say survived in lots of different places. Jim Bridger is the first “white-man” to see the Great Salt Lake. He was on an expedition or kind of like an adventure with a bunch of other explorers, and other fur trappers like himself. He also was a fur trapper and had a very successful career. He was one of the few members of a fur trading company. He was the youngest member of the group expedition. (He was only 17 years old.) He was also a wilderness guide for people. As I mentioned, he is the one who found the Great Salt
