▁William ▁Sub lette , ▁and ▁Lab ou e ▁was ▁anxious ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁its ▁trade ▁in ▁prime ▁buff alo ▁ro bes ▁by ▁establish ing ▁satellite ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁protected ▁valle ys ▁where ▁the ▁Indians ▁winter ed . ▁As ▁post ▁manager , ▁Lab ou e ▁selected ▁Jim ▁Bor de aux , ▁a ▁Missouri ▁French man ▁called ▁“ The ▁Bear ” ▁by ▁the ▁Indians . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁two ▁B rule ▁Si oux ▁sister s ▁whose ▁brother , ▁Swift ▁Bear , ▁was ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ▁Band . ▁ ▁The ▁army ▁bought ▁F t . ▁Lar am ie ▁from ▁the ▁fur ▁company ▁during ▁the ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁Bor de aux ▁went ▁into ▁business ▁for ▁himself . ▁En emy ▁Crow ▁Indians ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁ra ided ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁Bor de aux ▁Creek . ▁Friend ly ▁Si oux ▁under ▁Red ▁Le af ▁and ▁Two ▁St rik es ▁purs ued ▁the ▁war ▁party ▁and ▁fought ▁an ▁incon clus ive ▁battle ▁ 2 5 ▁miles ▁west ▁at ▁Crow ▁But te , ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁fight . ▁ ▁Bor de aux ▁prosper ed ▁and ▁eventually ▁operated ▁a ▁store ▁and ▁ran ch ▁near ▁F t . ▁Lar am ie ▁and ▁a ▁stock ▁ran ch ▁on ▁Ch ug water ▁Creek ▁in ▁Wy oming . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁at ▁the ▁F t . ▁Lar am ie ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁His ▁son , ▁Louis , ▁often ▁ran ▁the ▁Bor de aux