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Little is known about Glass's early life. He was probably born in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swed. His most famous adventure began in 1822Events March 30 Florida becomes a United States territory. May 24 Battle of Pichincha: Simon Bolivar secures the independence of Quito. June 14 Charles Babbage proposes a Difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the, when he responded to advertisement in the Missouri Gazette and Public Adviser. The notice was placed by General William Ashley , and called for a core of 100 men to "ascend the river Missouri" as part of a fur trading venture.
Besides Glass, others who joined the enterprise included notables such as Jim Beckwourth , Tom Fitzpatric , David Jackson , John Fitzgerald , William Sublette , Jim BridgerJim Bridger (1804-1881) was among the foremost mountain men who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840. Bridger began his colorful career at the young age of 17, as a member of General William Ashley's Upper Missour, and Jedediah SmithJedediah Smith ( January 6, 1799 May 27, 1831) was a trapper and explorer of the Rocky Mountains and the American West Coast and Southwest in the 19th century. He was named after Solomon's religious nickname in the Bible, Jedidiah, but he was not very goo.
The expedition, led by Andrew Henry , planned to proceed from the Missouri, up the valley of the Grand RiverThe Grand River is a tributary of the Missouri River in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States. The length of the combined branch is 110 mi (177 km). With its longest fork, its length is approximately 200 mi (320 km). It is formed by the confl in present-day South Dakota, then across to the valley of the YellowstoneThe Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri, approximately 671 mi (1,080 km long), in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drains a wide area stretching from the Rocky. Early on during the trek, Glass established himself as a hard-working fur trapper.
Near the forks of the Grand River in present-day Perkins CountyPerkins County is a county located in the U. State of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,363. Its county seat is Bison 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,487 km˛ (2,891 mi˛). 7,437 km˛ (2,872 mi˛) o, while scouting alone for game to add to the expedition's larder, Glass surprised a she-grizzly with two cubs. Before he could fire his rifleA rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. A rifled barrel incorporates two or more helical grooves in its bore which impart a spin upon the projectile (usually a bullet) as it travels down the barrel. The angular momentum thereby imparted to the, the bear charged, picked him up, and threw him to the ground. Glass got up, grappled for his knife, and fought back, stabbing the animal repeatedly as the grizzly raked him time and again with her claws.
Glass managed to kill the bear, but was left badly mauled and unable to walk. Glass's companions, hearing his screams, arrived on the scene after the fight. When Glass lost consciousness, Henry became convinced the man would not survive his injuries.
Henry asked for two volunteers to stay with Glass until he died, and then bury him. Bridger (then 17 years old) and Fitzgerald stepped forward, and as the rest of the party moved on, began digging his grave. Later claiming that they were interrupted in the task by an attack by Arikaree Indians, the pair grabbed Glass's rifle, knife, and other equipment, and took flight.
Bridger and Fitzgerald reported to Henry -- wrongly it turned out -- that Glass had died.