Jacques La Ramee was a French-Canadian trapper who made his way into Wyoming and explored the Laramie River in Colorado and Wyoming. But what really happened to him?

La Ramee was known for fur trading with the North West Company, according to known historian Charles G. Coutant. He was also known as a peaceful man and was good with the Native American Indian tribes, who would sell pelts to him.

One day, in 1821, La Ramee was setting traps along a river, that has since been named after him. After he failed to team up at the 'trappers rendezvous', the other trappers began to be concerned.

But what really happened to the trapper? Many stories surround La Ramee's death and some say that he was found stuffed under a beaver dam. Others heard that he slipped on some ice and died on the Laramie River, along with other assumptions.

An alleged 'eye-witness' account from a guy named Pierre Lesperance was that Arapaho Indians attacked him and killed him. It's been said that the Arapaho's denied this account.

No one really knows what happened to La Ramee, except that he was never seen again. However, what we do know is that the Laramie River, the Americanized spelling of his name, was indeed named after him.

 

 

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