Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-25

implacable enemies.
When the sun reached meridian, without
signs of the deserters, the chase was given up
entirely. >,
They've got ahead of US, that's certain.
said Kit, as they turned their horses heads
homeward. ".-
"There isn't any use in pursuing them
further"
mo the time is all lost. When we get
back to Taos We may meet them, and we Will
then settle this account"
With this consolation, they continued on
their Journey toward camp. In the after
noon they crossed small stream, where, to
their surprise, they detected the trail of the
deserters. The footprints showed that their
animals were at full speed, and more extern
ded scrutiny of the soft earth along the stream
revealed the fact that the party undoubtedly
had been hotly pursued by Indians at the
time.
The trail led toward wood about half a
mile to the left and, under the conviction
that a fight might have taken place at that
point, the two hunters rode at gallop toward
it. They we're not mistaken in their supposi-
tion for, less than hundred yards from the
edge of the wood, all three of the horses were
found stretched upon the ground perfectly
riddled with bullets.
"But where are theyf" asked the hunter,
of Carson, after they had surveyed the sick
ening sight for few minutes.
"Let us look about u.s." was the reply, as
they moved on with their horses.
Thinking that the bodies Of the trappers
must be somewhere near at hand, they made
a search for them, but discovered not the least
trace. They even went through the entire
wood, with no better success. The conviction
of both Carson and his companion was, that
they had been captured by the Nayajoes, car
ried away, and put to a terrible death. In
this they were undoubtedly correct, as not one
of the men was ever heard of afterward.
The trappers now took the most direct
route homeward, riding along at an easy gal
lop, and saving the strength of their horses
as much as possible. As they were in con-
slant danger of an encounter with Indians,
this was no more than prudent. Every now
and then they came across signs of savages,
but by great care, they had avoided them
until they had passed over the greater part of
the distance. They were riding along in
careless manner, chatting and laughing with
each other, when there suddenly appeared
four Indians ahead of them. They were all
we'll mounted, painted, and decked out in
their gaudy manner, with feathers, showing
unmistakably that they were upon the war
path. ..
Kit Carson now did something which, to
an inexperienced person, would look like the
height of rashness, but which demonstrates
his extraordinary quickness of comprehension
as to what is the best to do in sudden crisis
like the present. The very instant he caught
sight of the Indians, he exclaimed, IN sup.
pressed undertone, "Charge" "
The command had scarcely escaped his
mouth when both had struck their spurs deep
into their horses sides, and were laundering
forward at tremendous rate. The Indians
instantly wheeled, and rode away at the same
furious rate, while the trappers, shouting and
yelling at the top of their lungs, dashed after
them. About fifty rods were passed in this
manner, when fully sixty warriors suddenly
came in view from beneath bill, where they
had been waiting in ambush.
Carson's companion looked inquiringly at
him, and he nodded bis head to signify that
the chase must be kept up. Retreat was
now certain death, while to advance looked
almost as bad. But the two trappers dashed
straight forward, their horses at the highest
rate of speed. 1t was the charge of the Light
Brigade at Balaklava on small scale. b.
When the Indians saw that the whites in
tended no retreat, they separated into two d.
visions, by about the distance of a hundred
yards, and, holding their. rifles ready. awaited
the moment to empty the two saddles. ..
Bending down their heads, they pressed
their spurs into the hanks of their horses, and
the latter strained every nerve. Each of the
trappers held his loaded gun in his hand, but
he did not FIRE. for. in running fight, the
great fea- of the hunter is that he may find
himself dismounted, with an empty gun in
his hand. ........
It was fearful ride. In. one place, they
we're within twenty yards of the Navajoes,
who sent the bullets whistling about their
ears Their clothes were pierced, and several
slight wounds made; but, by wonderful
Providence, neither was seriously injured, nor
were their horses more than scratched.
They continued their flight at the same
headlong rate. The Indians continued the
pursuit for a short distance, but finally with
drew, and the trappers reached camp without
further disturbance. .: &c.,.
SALr.-Nothing that we eat is more valu-
bic than salt, nor could anything, except
bread, be more missed. Animals, in fact,
will travel distances and brave great dan
gers to obtain it. On the coast of Sierra
Leone, brothers will sell their sisters, husbands
their wives, and parents their children, for
salt. In the district of Accra, on the gold
cost of Africa, handful of salt is the most
valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will
purchase slave or two. Salt with the Bam-
baras is such luxury, that to say of man,
"He flavors his food with salt" is to imply
that he is rich. No stror ger mark of affection
can be shown in Muscovy than the sending
of salt from the tables Of the rich to their
poorer friends.
Spilling salt was held to be ali unlucky
omen by the Romans, and the superstition
has decended to ourselves. Leonardo da
Vinci avaied himself of this tradition in his
famous picture of the "Lord's Supper to in
dicate Judus Iscariot by the salt-celler knock
ed over accidentally by his arm.
When we say ofa shiftless fellow that he
does not "earn his SALT" we unconsciously
alude to an ancient custom among the Ro-
mans. Among them man was said to be in
possession of "salary'' who had his "sala-
rrium," his allowance of salt money, or of SALT
wherewith to SAVIOR the food by Which he
lived. Thus salary comes from salt-and in
this view of the word, how many there are
who do not learn their salt"
A HAIRY CHILD.-We must say that the
child, Oracle Gilbert, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Gilbert who resides six