Unaware that Zach is conscious and listening, Henry intones, "He fought against life all his life now his fight's against you, God." Delirious, Zach recalls being orphaned as a young boy, then revives in time to see the party leaving. Before leaving, Henry tells Fogarty to kill Zach if he is not dead by morning, then instructs Lowerie to say a short eulogy over the body. With no other volunteers, Lowerie and Fogarty, a grizzled hunter who hopes to have Zach's gun, finally agree to stay. Sure Zach could not survive the trip, Henry orders two men to stay behind with Zach and bury him when he dies. Henry orders the party's doctor, Ferris, to sew up Zach's wounds, but soon announces that the expedition must go on.
Upon examining Zach, they are dismayed to discover that he is severely wounded. As Zach is mauled, Lowerie, too scared to shoot, runs for the rest of the men, who manage finally to kill the bear. Despite the animal's precarious location, scout Zachary Bass is obliged to retrieve it, and in doing so is viciously attacked by a bear. One day, young trapper Lowerie kills a deer in the brush.
With an unwieldy amphibious boat, filled with furs and dragged by mules, the few dozen men struggle to reach the Missouri River before winter so they can sail south and trade their goods. Filmore Henry leads an expedition of trappers through the unexplored Northwest territories.
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