Historic Sublette County: A Pause on a Journey
U.S. Highway 191 in Pinedale

On October 16, 1812, the Astorians: Robert Stuart, Ramsey Crooks, Robert Mcclellan, Joseph Miller, Benjamin Jones, Francis LeClair and Andy Vallee, traveling from Astoria to St. Louis, all their horses having been stolen by Indians, passed this way on foot and forded Pine Creek near hzere, the first white men known to have seen it.

From Stuart’s Journal: “We forded another stream whose banks were adorned with many pines—near which we found an Indian encampment—deserted about a month ago, with immense numbers of buffalo bones strewed everywhere—in center of camp a great lodge of pines and willows—at west end—three persons lay interred with feet to east—at head of each a large buffalo skull painted black—from lodge were suspended numerous ornaments and moccasins.”