The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-03
KIT CARSON.
The Famous Ke~ntuckisn who Has Figured
I'm lsorsler History.

The Famous entucktan VINO ums feEureu
In border History.
Christopher Carson, or "kit CARSON" as
better known Ia the readers of western
history. was a native OF Kentucky and vas
born on Tate's creek, in Madison county,
December "A. 1909. When young Christo-
pher was years old he joined a
hunting expedition, which irritated him
into border excitement and gave him n
taste for the free. wild life he ever after
ward lived. The vast plains of the
West had a fascination for him beyond
all things else. Like Daniel Boone. he
could not stand the smoke of civilization,
and he despiscd it's restraints and luxur-
les. For eight years he was "a trapper,
and for a small period he was CHIEF
hunter for the garrison at Bents fort.
For almost the remainder OF his lie he
was guide. scout and Indian fighter on
the Western frontier. He acted IA guide
To Gen. John &. Fremont In his cclc-
brated exploration beyond the Rocky
mountains in ls42 and in lsi3-4 4, consid-
cred AT that time one of the grandest
achievements of the time. Carson gives
the following account Of a night attack OF
Klamath Indians: This was the only
night in all our travels, except the one
night on an island in the Salt lake,
that we failed To keep guard, as the men
were tired and as we expected no attack.
The colonel didn't like To ask il OF them,
but sat up late himself: Owens and l
were sleeping together, and we were
walked AT the same time by the ticks OF
the AK that killed our men. At first ] did
not know il was that, but | called Ia Basil,
who was on that side: What's there =?
What's that fuss about" He never an
swcred, for he was dead then, poor fell
low. and he never knew what killed him /;
his head had been cut In his sleep; the
other groaned n little as he died. The
Dclawares I'VE had four with usl were
sleeping al that time. and they sprang up
as the Tlamaths charged them. One
of them caught mp a gun that was
loaded, hut although he could do no
execution he kept them at bay, fighting
likes soldier. and didn't give up until he
was shot full of arrows three entering
his heart. He died bravely. As soon as
! had called out | saw IL was Indians in
the camp, and ! u Owens together
cried out, 'Indians" There were no or
dcrs given; things went on too fast, and
the colonies had men with them who
didn't have 10 be told their duty. The
colonel and I, aud Maxwell, Owens, Co
dcy and Sicpp jumped together-we six
and ran Ia the assistance OF our Della
wares. ! didn't know who fired and who
didn't; but | think il was Steps shot
that killed the Klamath chief, for IL was
AT the crack of Stepp's gun that he fell.
lie had an English halifax strung Ia his
wrist by "A cord, and there were forty ar
rows left in his quiver-tb the most beauti-
ful and warlike arrows that l ever saw.
When the Tlamaths saw him fall they
ran, but we lay. every man with his rifle
cooked, until daylight, expecting another
attack. In the morning we found from
the tracks that from fifteen To twenty OF
the Tlamatbs had attacked ms. They had
killed three of our mel and wounded one
Of the Delawarcs-bcsidc m killed-who
scalpcd the chief, whom we left where lac
fell. Our lead we carried Oh mules, but
after going about ten miles we found !,
impossible 10 get them any further through
the thick timber, and finding "a secret
place we buried them under logs and
chunks, having M way 10 dig a grave"