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John Adams (also known as James Capen Adams and Grizzly Adams) (October 22, 1812 – October 25, 1860) [a] was a famous California mountain man and trainer of grizzly bears and other wild animals he captured for menageries, zoological gardens and circuses.
"Grizzly" Adams, American hunter. Figure from Hittell, T. H., "The adventures of James Capen Adams, mountaineer and grizzly bear hunter, of California", San Francisco : Towne & Bacon, 1860, opp. p. 186. He is shown with a bear named Benjamin Franklin. The copyright has long since expired on this illustration.
Grizzly bears were one of the mountain men's greatest enemies. [7] Winters could be brutal, with heavy snowstorms and low temperatures. In order to stay alive, the men needed keen senses and knowledge of herbal remedies and first aid, among other skills. In summer, they could catch fish, build shelter, and hunt for food and skins.
His first engines had required a horse in shafts attached to the front wheels for steerage. In 1860 he replaced the horse with a steerable wheel in between the horse shafts. [15] The steersman sat on the back of the shafts and operated a tiller to turn the wheel. [16] In 1860, the business moved to Strood, on a site adjacent to Rochester Bridge ...
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Nevertheless, in May 1860 he was elected to represent Bear River at a county-wide meeting ostensibly called to discuss ways to protect white settlers from the Indians. [37] In 1864 he scouted for Captain William Hull's California Volunteers, which according to Kinman, "slaughtered and captured Indians, and at one time they took as many as 160 ...