William Thomas Hamilton > Quotes

“I have often been asked why we exposed ourselves to such danger? My answer has always been that there was a charm in the life of a free mountaineer from which one cannot free himself, after he once has fallen under its spell.”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

“to dry and smoke for twelve”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains

“Humboldt Lake,”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

“corral was built and rifle-pits dug, the men jokingly saying, “We are going to have another Bannock”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

“they fail to present you with depuyer that you are an unwelcome guest.”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

“The story of the Hudson Bay Company’s treatment of their employees is too well known to be commented on, although I will say that if I had my choice between being a slave with some masters in Missouri or being a Hudson Bay employee, I would prefer the former.”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

“Kalispell”
― William Thomas Hamilton, My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting