ende z vous , ▁organized ▁by ▁fur ▁trade ▁entrepr ene ur ▁William ▁H . ▁Ash ley , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁▁ ▁For ▁some ▁years ▁prior , ▁American ▁tra ppers ▁and ▁mountain ▁men ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁transport ▁their ▁f urs ▁to ▁mark ets ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Spanish , ▁Ta os ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁destination . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Des er ters ▁Point . ▁Today ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁rest ▁stop ▁there , ▁with ▁a ▁historical ▁marker . ▁The ▁highway ▁which ▁connect s ▁Mountain ▁Green ▁with ▁the ▁Og den ▁Valley ▁over ▁the ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁is ▁named ▁Tra ppers ▁Loop . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁When ▁M orm on ▁pione ers ▁began ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁Morgan ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁they ▁found ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Ben ▁Simon ▁already ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Green ▁area . ▁The ▁Mexican ▁government ▁had ▁granted ▁Simon ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁land ▁for ▁gra zing ▁cattle , ▁som etime ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁James ▁had ▁apparently ▁been ▁trad ing ▁with ▁the ▁Sh osh one ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁for ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Such ▁early ▁sett lers ▁as ▁George ▁W . ▁H ig ley ▁and ▁Gordon ▁Beck st ead