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Famed mountain man and explorer Jim Bridger purposely lied to the ill-fated Donner party in 1846 when he said the route through the high Sierras was "a fine, level road." The explorer owned a supply post along the new route.
BRIDGER PASSED LIE TO DONNER PARTY
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