Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-07-14

/" TIE t'fiiiarN ~ Missouri bu tls',ou.
ter, bred g. border he h, remained 10 The
AZ % hrccn. when be- rel ia ,radin.rar.
- 60 Santa f.. This va. lis brit ,i-o-
duc'ion 70 ~ vast plains go, stretch lc.
yoni a., Nissouri lr.,,1d - returning
home. MI otud W.. vs.. l., van 10. al,,,.
lures south through N.w Movie. g. tie
copper mines :" Chihuahua. Were hc We.
oml loved some mouti A. a ,,au..,r
W hcn but seventeen l,ai- Old lc rad
his first expedition a. a ,r-ircr Til. was
with party which had been ifiu-cd b, ia
vorallr n-c un's Of flesh trapping grounds
Hu tie r. Col.r4lo Il California g an AL
venture ;liihor - that XII. lr.,cvloi,s
were ~ ihc samo romantic rvlron where
during tie las, year. w. and all bis G, m.
rades and ,h,ir ctmmand,r. Lave earned
lmporislalle honor Tie enterprise wa~
successful, aud kit relate. many iutcrc.iiu.
anecdotes @. the harlship- al the wilder
n's- and the encounters 9. lis party with
the indians Tie NcAican authorities and
settlers ~ California were even at this tune
jealous 81 the Americans and ,lrca,cuci 60
seize even this nofensivc aud rowing party
of beaver ca,chors. They made good their
return, however to Taos. in New Mexico:
whence soon after, Kit joined n trapping
party o. the head waters Of the Arkansas
thhcwise region embraced since the last
published expedition. in the surveys Of Capt.
Fremont) Without rccrossing the r.airics.
Nit went northwar1. TO the Rocky Noun
talns that gives rise 90 the Missouri and
Columbia Rivers, and there remained near
Is eight years. engaged in tie then import
ant occupation Of trapping
The great demand tor the beaver. ard the
conscqucn, HIGH prices at that time paid
for the pc''rics. gave an additional s'mi-
lus t. the adventurous spir, Of the Young
men Of the west. aud drew nearly all who
preferred the hazards aud cxci,cm,n,s of
life IN tho wilderness g. quic,cr pursulis. into
the rcccsscs Of the Rocky Mountains -
Here peculiar class was formed the clc-
mcn.s. the sturdy. cntcr,.ri,ing aud uncurb-
cd character Of the frontier. the crcum
stances that Influenced and formed IT, ma
turc in her widest, roughost AID cranlcs,
aspocts-savagcs, both as associates aud foes
o. every east from the wrc,chci Roof li,.
gers to the vindictivc Blackfcc,, and the
courageous and warlikc Crows-ard vo-
catior Of constant labor. privaiion and peril
in every shape yet Of gains of n nature aid
degree 10 give il somcwha, the character.
is,ics o! gambling
. The decrease Of the beaver. before pur-
suit Of the poor ANIMAL 80 ruthless ~ wa
thus stimulated, and the substitution of o.
Their commodities for the beaver fur, hav,
left trapping scarcely worth following as
vocation and the race of irappcrs la
nearly disappeared from the mountain cor
u ccs. where they bull, their rud. hu,s. whore
: they set the trap Tor the willy beaver, an'
y where there were ircquen, comha's with ~
u slyagcs, aud wiki Wild beasts not 10 form
u idahlc In the school q men thus iormc
Z by hardship. exposure. peril and tcmpta
" ton our hero procured all their virtues au'
e escaped their vices lie became noted TIM
Is the extcn, q, the trapping grounds and o
u both sides Of the Rocky Mountains a. "A sue
: cos,ful ,rarlcr. an uuiailiug SHOT, an uucr
j. rinc guide. and Tor bravery, sacacty au.
i stcaiire,s in all circumstances.
J. lie was chosen t. lead IN alnos, all en-
u terIri>cs of unusual danger, aud IN all a,
l, tacis upon the ludllus At one time wit
~ lariy % twelve hc attacked a band O
e nearly sixty Crows who hal stolen ,,mc q
u the horses belonging q the TRAINERS "a
IT ore the animals which were ticd With
e ten hct of the strong fort Of logs in whic
70 the Indians Lad taken shelter, attack
i them and made good his retreat with III
v recovered lrses: an Indian Of anoth,
T. tribe who was with the trappors. bringing q
W way arrow sea ~ rs n trophy ia one CON
bat with the Blackicct Carson received
e rife ball ia the shoulder breaking it, Sa,
re- this. he has escaped the manifold dangers
v which he has been exposed without scrio'
bodily injury. o. course in s. ,urbule'
and restrained li'c, there were not un.r,
rs queni aud persona. cncoun,c-s among Il
Is traMcrs themselves, nor could tie mo
~ pcaccaly disposed always avoid them =
,lc Thcsc woe most savage ard frcqucu,
ne the PERIOD when the trappcrs went IN q
ur rendezvous, as was called the points vhe
ia the companies kept their establishments
ci receiving the pcltrics and supplying I,
of trappcrs lcrc a few DAYS of indulrcn
b. were commonl, all we'd himself by the TIA
s.. per. and there wa much drinking. ramhl!
re-. AID consequently much hgbi,nr.
a. fcuis, growing out Of uation,l fcelin
~ would also naturally enough sometimes O
re- cur among ,h,s' uhppor,-the hong Can
dian, AZ lMe,icans a. v,ll as hc American
"a. al ta,ing pfide OF racc and uu'ry
oi on occasion. n reno Imam who raukcd as
r.. bully lad whipped srea, many Cauadia'
a.. SD ihcn began T. insul, the Amcrlc-r. -
zen inr ihcy we're only worth h,nc v ir;
1T with a switch At ~. am -. if,'l
ing AMI said lie vas the ms; ,r'i's ere
a. monr the An means. AMI g. tr-n "
~ Inn. A'er sume MON l''le talk -
- wen, of.nd armed hin.ol'-ca-snn wit
NJ listA, the frenchman Wit ri1c--s
both mounted 81 tie fight Hiding up y