Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-10
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premature death for want Of medical
tskill. d Carson has served as guide, mes
l'sehger,o pathfinder, Indian agent, snd
military man on the frontiers fort up upf
ward of forty years He, TOO was tie
terror Of the Indians, but when You look
ed at1his smooth, benevolent face ana
I'engaged in conversation with him, You
would mot believe that yot had a. iInan
before you whose name was apt to make
many anfearless warrior trenfble, and
whose unerring shot used to send death
in the ranks Of his1savage enemy. 90 He
'wasiintelligent and pleasing in eonverL
sation;, his manners were easy and an
expression of. good nature was ever
visible dinoihis features;o ehei had
nothing of ID the rroughness 2 in his
actions and words which "a ushaafi Is
apt to adopt who has spent his hfsL
time on the frontier, and he was a favol
riteiwherever he went. ii Good nfeff are
scatte on the frontier and his death is
therefore rightfully o. lamented o1by all
thosetwhol have ever been known IN SO.
mall connection with him Men of that
stamp are9vastlyn superior to many Of
our officers of high rank, doing dafyiri
thedFerritorieso; while the former Brave
every danger with revolver and rife in
hand, i and ofollowcupl The relskin to- his
hiding places; punish him for eonfmit-
ting Outragesa the latter travel III coniI
Portable ambulance with an escort suf-
ficiently large to keep any Indian at a
respectable distance and wonder, after
having safely arrived at the end Of their
Journey, how people can talk SO much
about Indian attacks and crueIties; they
had just travelled SO many hundreds Of
miles without, having seen, a single In
dian, and1they did not befiye that red
man was anywhere about. IF Those he1
roes would venture out alone OF without
the necessary precautions, they would
soon become aware of the presence Of
savages by having their scalps lifted,
before going uverysfar. While Il am
speaking of reputed frontiersmen I imhuist
not omit. tomention one, whom L was
thrown in contact with on myoexpedi-
tons on the plains of Western Kansas.
He is known under the name of sWild
Bill" J" and has, during the war, done
duty as spy and guide under. the we'll
known cavalry General Custar. He is a.
man of six foot three inches,, and i
his long hair falls down over his
shoulder, while his head is scovered with
a broad brimmed bat His features are
very regular and fine and he is another
one of those whose contact the Indians
instinetiyely avoid. Being an excellent
horseback-rider, he has a disagreeable
way of overtaking his victim after a.
desperate chase and ,dispatching him to
the "happy hunting-grounds." Of-hand-
ed, liberal to fault and good hearted,
he is the type of a frontiersman, who
does not know and does not carewhether1
a struggle with his enemies may put an
end to his life tomorrow. Such strug-
gle, if it should occur, would be des-
perate one, for your correspondent is
satisfied that, under ordinary circum-,
stances, and in fight on open ground.
Wild Bill would master half dozen In,
dians. The services of such kind of.
men are generally secured by comman-
ders of military posts. on the frontier,
and make themselves almost invariably
more usefuE than whole company of
soldiers not accustomed to frontier life
and to the habits of the enemy. they have!
to contend with.