The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-03

FfsmoW 10 Mason.
CIuDap DE Los Angeles April IA 1917
SIR An apology having been declined Major ReaI
will arrange the necessary premnaries for meeting N
quiring personal satisfaction
Very respectfully, your obediens servant,
Lieut.. Col Mounted Riiiemen
Col. X, B. MASON,
First Dragons, Ciudad de los Angeles
No further answer was received from Mason that ava
ing; but relying the verbal acceptance and designate
of weapons, loading and time, Col Fremonrs frienj
proceeded to hunt up double barrel'ed gun. Col Ps
mont had no such gun, and had never used such o
But he was ready by iaybreak, gun procured the M
ready Morning came, but no Mason. Towards noon.
day Capt Smith, Of the Dragons. arrived with this not
AIasox to FrtmosL
ANGELES April Ia Ist,
Sra: With view to the adjustment OF my private aS
II necessary that return @ Monterey before afford yo
the meeting you desire We shall probably reach tLer
within few DAYS of each other will then, as soon y
circumstances permit arrange the necessary prelimnate
Tor the meeting
Lieut.. Col. FREMONT. Mounted Riemen.
TO whieh' Frkmoxs replied
CIupAp d Los ANGELES April IL 1917
SIR: am in receipt OF your letter of this date and in
ply have the honor that will hold myself in e,5
ness for "a meeting at Monterey at such time you ma,
am, very respectfully your obedient servant,
, j. c; FREMONT,
Col r. b Mason, LIST Dragons, Ciudad de los Angels
The duel was thereby adjourned to Monterey; but n,
hote was receNed iro'h Mdsoh hAihg une
aa OF asr Ma, oo mason went
Monterey ai.er ridsoh at'So "efe zen Nearby came
down to Los Angeles, and had conversation with Leu
Col. F. the subject of the due, saying he forbade i
mon, coon foliowed IN Montarev On $3.50; AZ re
Canta;n TYLER nm Intimate nj Msson's cajlaJ S ne'7
Cl Ers,non, I'D Tho, he l;d not 800 h vi ,-eu
Mason-that he had talked with him about it-that Ma.
son did not intend to insult him: &c Lieut. Col F paid
no attention this-went to Masons quarters nj
yited to sit down-did nOt-said he came To ei Mac,
see he was there-and walked out
Very soon after ouilting Mason,s ou,r,ars an al,
g., ,ooraI Ta.,dd,, - -, CT fEele' 4" og6
- =. -. b.. ,h1 s;."a. -. i'enoi' WAS ue'
words " N''' y "-'''""' s''''a'' IN 'heS
"olus'
HEADQUARTERS Ten MILK DRpor
Monterey. California, May L. ISL
'sSIR, 1t has been reported here by some of the die
the P de- los Sa
yonIself the meeting to take place Monterey
AS am about leaving here Tor me south, in cons
auehso o. runors OF an excte,nent among The people
ina, ina, al h od Q, M Eecones my DUTY TO inform %
sapvinu ,,anonli,v in tai,ns,ia ie o pre-.
the meeting above referred to should nor ,aS pars
time and in this country md Won re he rebv piciII
rec,ed by me proceed no further in .hls matter
Mason y 0'0"
Every re. pectfully, your obedient servant,
"Lieut Col J. c. FREMONT 80 WI"
..Regi,nent Mounted Riaemen. Mon,ersvn
..True COW. as forwarded by Gen. Keamv'
"Arrest, r. ZONES Al; Con
"Jannarv 2i 1913 ANJ w"
..N r
a ener 70 same Purport' ana Oh same date ak
u W WI ~ . .
And soon AFTER TINS letter from Mason himself to Ere
mont:
oMoxrRpry Nav 10 Isr
SIR, Tho affair h.,,.s.n ,s IL. h.s, =, do ' nn,;. b.
M ,h i ~ ~, ~ ." 81. 10 10 u'., ',auo Prolo ne'
cSaraed man ,S ,he In, h,,ann nr Gi =, lne u
from Los Angeles '' 1910 'N''A' . '''''A '''''''
ua no. expeet .as nls amalr would nave gained pue
out otherwise The result is has come TO the knowe
of the General and YOU doubtless have received as well
myself, communication from him upon the subject This
unforeseen ana circumstance together Tor Tho
eas ~nnn you W,u az. nHu y, e copy OF ieuor on inc
ne uea on inc s 81 'ie Paesem. monn, renae
,i,ns ND n.n e ' " p'foeN " SUING 'u''
''G ann P nciaosa 70 h.,;sve ,h., nds, INA
c M noune e !" peieve mat unuei inc eHlstlng sme
" sI y " =, a. U oo .J pt,Hp,ey " 'ae co"se
7t "' iosPeo"""y' youi o"eoien. s % COW
uIi.,, 70, 7 n ru H. d. -uAoo'''
m leu. oo' :. " lkk"oNr
was sent with .his own, in his own handwriting was
this.
~. S. SHIP COLUMBUS,
Monterey, May T. 1911
"My DEAR CoLoNEL A party of Californian volunteer
their way to the North They state publicly that at Puebh
challenge had passed between yourself and Lieut. Co..
Fremont and thar the arrival OF the latter here. hostile
generally credited on shore As your personal friend and
inc friend Oh yon pubic cnaacte' TINS statement has given
emf Of binys IN cairo. napsona a. cosn o h.
interest You cannot but know that IL is the duty Of ali
us to suppress for the moment every angry feeling of pei
sonal nature and to give ourselves zealony cordially and
vonr nnro,is and 70 vomr If n"hIic dnw ap nno
these grounds to entrss that any contemplated hosta
time il NAV moi be improper. bu here n the n,essnt dis
aced state of affairs it could nave no other result than
njure the public and to injure your military reputation
GAMES RIDDLE
"Col Mason, o. S. Army, Monterey