New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10

80, HE mountain home on flying visit
HE 11arsonal appearance differed very widely from
tLo fS-nc usuai among men OF his Kind and sur
nle ~. ~ His voice was quite mild, and who
as,o. 1no5a6 AZ his smooth-shaven lace and his
hair combed down close to his mead, would nave
taken him for minister OF lne gospel, rau ~
rnr If the indians all over the western country
and ON whom they looked even then-about Two
vesrs before his death-wlth lear Hl1 awe. lhe
other man was Liendeen nsnt Of which Kit Carson
n ,ras colonel and the two old soldiers hugely
s %TS meeting again on that occasion.
Since the l9 3irnc IL was only natural that our
onn,orsation should turn on that topic Colonei
TSn;far was nersuaded to relaie an adventuIe
which he was rather averse 20 t,N t,e
It awaAg Tbere was small military post by the
u ueroe ~ Fort McRae-now aoandoned5, on me
honiSs N the Rio Grandc III Is wlu-iooRius
spot and very dangefGG sal for diving their
nans alta across the river, which is compare
tively shallow and free from quIoksaha luse ' ~
that point The river deserves anno,nt 90 ira
forty miles in diameter, ana on a fs Oh r
h tor beine bordered by rocks thick PUSHES ana
uoIIines the teams cannot follow us course !.
that neiehborhood, but have 70 20 agrOS sOS Of
Is csL@u me TIe roed takes its name because SO
r,enT horses and other stock, ana even men, nav
nnri:bad There from want OF water. Inc mlliu,T
and their trains used 10 taRI on n With tbem and
water TANKS LOT irht 90 as not to be affected by
Tho heat The animals, however, hau 10 I'd
unbitcbed while she soldiers Were ~ caln Eort
driven fourteen miles e;r merely in order to get
mS Snn Of water at the Rio Grande and thus oe
saved IL possible from miserable ag p pso
saNeu, :, Ppr;ngs within nine miles OF Fort mchhe
are n1G i.hpn Solonel Pfeiffer went one day with
an anu ifo and an escort OF about Twelve solueis
Wbiie he was bathing, the men were on o ont
lookout for Indians at the Top Do. .bo Ird;Sns
ten 3sroS .beynl and captured the lady, while ne
SuS inst time to seize his rife ana wade acres
.ha river without q Sutcn Oh eioun nj
on ENJOYING tTat t feS would not kin his wife
atelvl but take her to their ndlng ppceS,
nd make her do mental work lie tbereiol o
made for the fort to give s rc bv The indians
CHI cent arrows after him, one OF winch enVerT g
~ hocIr with the end coming OUT IN IrohI. IL
tbis condition and with the arrow IN MS Dody, "
ran until he reached an nsiGsTrs .. Sor several
ho o while the burning sun shone on MS par
hoSu causing intense pain. he was KNOWN "
.bo Indians as an excellent marksmen ana Wn hi
they found that they seVerai Of their number
s , .o M the siege They had no sooner lett
than he ran for dear life to the post; nine mleS
away. and at last reached 1t more dead tnan any
Wb:n the surgeon extricated the arrow the entre
s,in neeIed of from his body from the effects OF
the snaldinp sun and he was at the pOlhb Oh usa '
for almost two months. His escort meanwhIie,
went in pursuit of the Indians who had caPt tbsn
uub.r the sayages, finding that the lady would pc
an incumbrance to them in their flight KILLED her
on The spot, and took to the bushes a..
Whenever new troops arrive at the 1ronsler' the
savaoas mako IL rule TO test, IL possible, the
cnc.y's lighting qualities and efficiency In their
own pecuiiar warfare. Since they have the ad-
vantage Of thorough knowledge OF the country,
tbev are ant 10 get the better of the soldiers, unless
tbey are commanded by officers who have eHperl,
ence in lighting the savages--CIhe Overland
Monthly.