..., the storm-pressed wayfarers looked toward it as a city of refuge in a solitude of snow. Fort Bridger itself was only the ruins of a trading-post, belonging to the adventurous and large-hearted James Bridger . Major Bridger, as he was called, was a fine specimen of his class, the early pioneer, who was at once hunter, trapper, herdsman, and trader. It was located in the comparatively warm, wooded, an...