Mountain men could make fine profits selling their furs. They led dangerous lives, however. The long, cold winters demanded special survival skills. In the forests, mountain men had to watch out for bears, wildcats, or other animals that might attack. In the winter, food was scarce. Faced with starvation, a hungry trapper would eat almost anything. During the fall and spring, mountain men tended their traps.
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The mountain men helped the people that were settling in Oregon by helping them learn about new things.
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They had trapped in the area and were used to guide people through mountains and passes.
Trading posts developed in early Oregon because a rare animal called the phibilbador that mountain men hunted were scarce.
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Oregon State University has Women's Track and Cross Country, but not men's.
The mountain men were essentially trappers that went where the animals were. They would trap out all the fur bearing animals and have to move into new areas. That took them to places like Oregon. To some extent they were also seeking adventure and possibly gold. Eventually they would lead settlers over the mountain passes to Oregon.
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Mountain men first went to Oregon for the fur industry which was huge at that time. They contributed by creating trails to the West, acting as guides and colonizing the area with trading posts.
led settlers across the Oregon trails