The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-31
Miscellaneous,
"KIT CARSON"
TINE RoBRoY oFTnE ROCKY
NO uN TAlNs,
~ n t. HRowS.

IA a late number Of The Cincinnati Chron-
tr,e ~. ipt lhe following Interesting nccounl
I oCeKu Carson" Idhe tinred 90 "a "acnul, aid
bs,Jy nionesr ofibg Fnr Nest"
IN pefnsHg Hie tourffn 1T flirutcnnnt Tfg.
mont was much struck viii some nucr-
,loles relative 10 Carson aud Cody ,two mem
ber ofthe hUve hearted lnllc bnnd, which
accompanied that eAH'lFalla oll0or on tl-
difficult mud dangerous cnicrufisc.
Roth these men nm we'll acquainted viii,
Hnd have NO hesitation ln snyiug, that Two
more daring aud rrsolulc spirits NVpre mover
frnlshcd 10 The world IN The nunuls Of rect
lrse adventure, Carson WHs particularly
veil known 10 the, having been in The shmr
aass for Twelve months, during which time
We went through nlnuy scenes oih danger
0us nnd toruniiiir riInrnriDr, one incident
oul OF many, HAT struck mo torcily NJ IT,
tine offs occurrence, / tlnli here rclnle.
Wrtlnrcd Ou what !. called Iac"lil huur,"
and was passing through llirmne' dangerous
trapping ground i the fnpuniniua-tlIn GEM
ire Of tle BlurN'itoi country when tho par-
~ came suddenly aud rather unexpectedly
upon fresh 'iFn ofihc Indians. This "sian"
M The footprints or my other Gnnhulnkcnhlc
evidence OF lhc sayhgcB an lGimed hv a,s
inOunibsFNrn, WIS in the ghopc Ola, lhrue-
new "lNtTf' or tcut,wlich suddenly mcr nur
gye IN rludip Of willows on tho Nlndiaun
lprA of Tie nisspIri. We lDokoh NJ Ihis
With some lilile awe every nOmout expecting
wNNo poured upon ns u vnllcy from ilir IN.
a ts. hat we had no doul, were iu ambush
wswl,Te jn llc viriuiy' NuJliine-uf tir,.
iWd huweyertook place. We proceeded a.
l"ll tiN miles, when convincing proof ~ tht
inAiniliy bcrhinn obvious. This was In tic
'fn' olo dog ofa-- lgeed peculiar tn that
t luillN, much trtcnhing n wolf mud being,
nave no donhl, lbIs latter uuirm rcclnini.
4" nom a stale pfnalnrn, which Ioiuoal our
rihl' havirR0 huUdlG' Of dried meat mud
morcu,in% lied on his bnck We immediate.
~ threw oursrlvcs Tito u Sfasf circular nile
ul rocks, which happened fortunately ia lac
close nj hnnd' and which. IN case OF attack,
Wcscn'cd nu admirable position Of defence,
several OF our men now pushed forward FOR
ibc purpose oi accommodating he country an
our front Among these was Christopher or
MI Carson.
FROM he pinnncles oflhcso rocks wc could
command M extensive range ofcountrv. mud
WIN lllc nid ui' glass belonging tn Mr. James
hodges "ur l"ndor. wc puuld sna dist,Ictl,
100 proceedings of eur men, as they vauJrd
'trr way ihrourlrihc level prairie. which
'l"ricd along in nuhrokeu fmooihncs, to
mo di'lnnr" 81 ~ l'1si fifteen miles ia our
mont We could soc them half al tic Tia
.ncc of snuc i've niles, on Tho summit &c a
IHil "rotilnugur The river 10 tho. h.irbt of
a'u' two hundred feet Shorty nlicr. we
distinctly s1w TIC. smoke issuci-ron their
s'l''1t were nj too -rco' Distance To boar
wv report, ht hc sp0co orn Jew minutes
''" ''f discharge we could prrcnvc our
7'ru 10 mount their horses and Start AT inii 7
'teI nn direction towards us 4 large
aly Of mnuutcd ludans were NOW seen in I,
close pursuit. oGlhc late party. This was nm
'Wns ana nuAious mnucui ~ an ofus in .
w, camp We watched wjlhintcuse inuVa-
HFfaH a sf.. q
=" llnirS wc gave lh"u up Tor lusras HE gay "
's', were scciI 10 oycrlake ilcm, ard hoih .
I"lrs 10 become mingled, m ocruviunnl .
no' ,'sung oar from tll' canopy Of smuLc .
nun uUI iu which both p1r,irs were ou,r'-
"r'" rs lhrE ucntcd 4,lnwcycr. orr men
N,I' peSer'sed 10 be- thrntl ofthr Sunge Zoe,
'n' l"!2Wed AT full spaced, cIase in their rear
=" U,t mep came lp, aud ls+6k refuge will.
w t'fe range "t- eer huge baitlemcnt ~
TO- a, we poured upon the pursuing BlHtk- +
49,, "",'iornl OF bullets, knocking up lhc 7,
"u', W al ,,.|ireclions around them, and Fiay.
TE "te eject ofmnkiug ihenl suddenly l4,ecr
on "a another direction. {
~ we COURSE of half m hour tie prairie
"w'nd US was nlive with snvngcs, shouting
I'u !'IIihg ms ifihey wer' possessed with
. "D''ohs AtlGyGurgerng NkS(irtrt the ptu,
IV,c' apparently Of showing oil ihci' hnrsa-
,wH''"p they threw themselves into n rang"
"'o'"s contiguous to thos-. ~. were, /. mos
,1'soh OF. nhd opened n brisk Ere upon orr
pltY' THIS we returned with interest but I.
"n"er appeared 10 do much execution. ms
~ "a urea rom under cover in Indian llghiou F.
Ws 'ho"n ol hgliing was KEEP, IN G,r nI,out
@o, hours when SOME Of our hun,crs ,,,,,i,,,,
i:red Ola moilo OF lighting so rasullass All
inconclhsIvc, determined 10 hrhtp nitnicrs ~
AN issue. Accordingly, fltecn OF our ,hrnyos, 7.
'hd ucst men Issued IritAThe 'rnt, ANIL yfc..
ceeded N reaching point u1ha,41ied within
twenty-five or ilIirty yards OF the Iong-rnnret
oirockF occupied ly The savagrs Among
,N'' "iotlog hope" woro two ludiaus of The I.
n'fnols tribe, who were especially anXiGHsS1 :
20 G9'0e 10 close quarcrs with our nsSnIanis, {.
"uH Doth of whom were free irsppers belong.
ivy 'enur Camp. One oftlnsc men was Of
s'6Hnur prop0rIiOi,s great strength, md uH.
erlnfrnurngc. He had stripped Himself
.II'1e' ~ trtrd, nv IL customary WITH ftttaTS
""'n gong into notion, with tho execution,
~ winch was small ons-AhisJ'hrecch clhth."i
uN lace dycd lo.n hlood red hue will yermt,
~" "Su PAM, presenting h very striking picture
~" ,,, Indian warrior in!i,s battle array.
VIM no very deiinitive intention on my
t'V, found nyscirA member orihs Ii,tIe1
Elu .'aac'armlned have. n dash at the Biack
4, u surll should turn on, 70 be die Object
o % ',ew' The stopping place we had select.
"'S IN n deep ravine or hollow, running &.
, ral AT rghLnngles, the masses or lines of I,
po.,',l ~ which the savages had taken rfcir ,
,, ~ ui'ny he well 10 remark here, iliht all the .
NH 'Pattr'hes Of Indinns in the Western
sin"I I"ss nrc IN possession orTusils or long
~ o'''ellcd guns which throw balls will Z