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In 1841 James Sinclair (fur trapper) guided some 200 settlers from the Red River Colony west in an attempt to retain the Columbia District for Britain. The party crossed the Rockies into the Columbia Valley, near present-day Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, then traveled south. Despite such efforts, in 1846,Britain ceded all claim to Columbia districtlands south of the 49th parallel to the United States; as resolution to the Oregon boundary dispute by the Oregon Treaty.

Human population is not very dense in the Rocky Mountains, with an average of four people per square kilometer (10 per square mile) and few cities with over 50,000 people. However, the human population grew rapidly in the Rocky Mountain states between 1950 and 1990. The 40-year statewide increases in population range from 35% in Montana to about 150% in Utah and Colorado. The populations of several mountain towns and communities have doubled in the last 40 years. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, increased 260%, from 1,244 to 4,472 residents, in 40 years.

 
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Incredible view over a valley towards a pair of snow-capped peaks.
snow-capped mountains, rocky mountains, rockies

Incredible view over a valley towards a pair of snow-capped peaks.

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Date: 2007:11:06
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On 2009/01/10, Will said:
Feel free to post any comments or questions here. I will reply as soon as I am able.
Thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you. -- Will.
 
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