The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-11
THE OLD INDIAN FIGHTER.
SOME EXPERIENCES or KIT CAR
SON. THE KENTUCklAN.
nj. r,surc c,cunics u Large Space In the
Picture OF Eordcr Romance an" "'s-
torv-A Nirginian by Descent.

vi. Figure Occupies Large space !" the
Picture Of Border Romance and Ills
tory-A Nirginian by Descent
christopher Carson. on Kit carson ~
ho,.or Known 10 the readers Of Western
history, was a native Of Kentucky 'n"
was born ON Tatc's creek. in MADISON
county. December q, 1909. This iac' Is no'
generally known. even among those l'N''S
of IN @ romance Of border history, ana WHO
vorshippcd hit a. their ideal hero an"
prince Of hunters, trappcr-, scouts "o""-
fainccrs. indians fighters etc. ms i''"''
was Lindsay Carson. and is heh'Nc" !"
have come from Virginia originally. N'o"'
The close OF the war of 1872, hc removed u
Howard comfy. Mo. then the very confines
of CIVILIZATION in the "Far West. 'i'
are those sin living m Madison county,
who remember the family.
When Young christopher was So. il''i
wears old he Joined "a hunting cNl""'i''"
which initiated him into border cNcli'u'
and goNe him taste for the if7- VINO
life ne ever aitcrWard lNcd. lnr '"'
Mains Of the West had fascination i''
him beyond all things else. Like han"
uoope ne could not stand the siuoN
'.i,ili,a,ion and hc dcspi-cd IFS restraints
and Injuries. For eight Years ho Was
TRAINER. and for "a similar peuod 30. va"
chici hunter for the garrison ai hcnlr ioi'
For almost the remainder oi il, ilic hc VIZ
,,uidc. scout and Indian fighter ou in' west
ern frontier. iic acted as guide To ''u'i"
John {. Fremont i'm his celebrated cNpoIH'
o WI -, i.,e c,rsil.red at th9i day one
",'u y" '.,r.',1.., ,rbir,omcnt~ of Tine time
" 80, 80. ,hr Ciloviur account oi
49, - - Klamath Indians. "Jhi-
n'-", '''',, ,,,'.tt I'm ,ll onr travels. except
H.',.,'' Mn, n, nm island n thc ~alt Lake
~, "" ILL a. Ron .-ilYri- A. fle mcI
tu'' "" - - .,'I 49,, .,n..i.l mo- attack. tI,
,,1,,'f ,q;.ir.t lilo a. ask il of Them hut
-. t,;,,.,lf t,,.r~ and ,gpr.
~ w ,", AMI ,,., ,.,,. walked do th.
, ~, ,,oo 1, fn lioLs tbcaN. that killed
','', ',''' d., diln.t know H. v.s-fhlt.
,.., ~ ,,ii,l =, R9.n. Who was ON than
~; ..NvL,t,s ,h. matter there> What
,ha, C,s. aLonfs' me- never answered. f.r D..
- al then moor a. low. and Doe never
i'no,v wI,t Killed him. his head h1d been
NJ, -, in his .ln,n. Oh. other cr1ancd "a lit-
ne - hn died. The 9elaWarcs owe had TOM
vii, ~, wDro ~l,cpine 40 that time. ami
,hc,, srrsnr mn - fhc TiAmaths charged
- p,a'oc th.n c4r,-ht is, a Gun THAI
~" - f.u, ol,h,urh l1 could un d.
W., h., t.rt them al hav. nghtin-
~, soidi,r and didn't ai,. up until h.
vas sbo, nm of arrows tarco entering Dis
-, H., di.d I,r,yDlv a. soon "a, ! ha.
cailej onf / saw il va~ Indians i'm the
I'm, aud and owens together cried ont.
.i,tr., T,.~o were no order. given:
,hin~s went ON 700 fast. and the Colonies
la1 me-, with fharp who didn't have % De
- ,t,ir dutv rba colonel and /. Man
LII owons Cod., and ~tenp. jumped
,n,,n,hor We sN-1ud ran ~ the a--
';-,a,',.o al onr palaware-. / don't know
,,hn tr.l and who lidn't. but think 10 was
49,, ,i,'., ,bat lill.d fine Klamath chief.
fnr ~ yas "a, the crack of ~tepp's gun that
lao c.u IL had IAN English halfaNe strung
~ hi. wrist low "A cord. and there were forty
arr,yys l.n i'm his uuiycr-the most haau-
tiful and warlike arrows c1er
saw When the Tiamaths saw hmm
tau they ran. but We lay every
man with his ride cooked. until day
LIGHT. expecting another attack. I'm Oh.
morning we found from the tracks, thdi
from fifteen 10 twenty OF the Ilamath- had
attacked lis. They had killed three of our
mon and wounded one of the DrlaWalt~
1hoSides one killed.. VINO ~calpcd the chiri.
whom we left wher, he iell. our dead Wr
carried on mules, but after going about i'n
miles. we found % Impossible % -ti lh'i
any further through inr tHi'h ,lih"'i' "i,'''
finding secret littt- "' '"ii'" '''' iH ",'''i
logs and chunks. ha\ln- mo- way I" "i-
grave"
Another of Kit tar@on's executing tNptli-
cnce- came o. him in 1916. on tine 0auit
trail near the tmauOn mountains.
merchant. whose name was mite. ANA
who had come from Independence. NO..
was murdered by Comanche Indians. and
his wife. child ahd servant woman carried
OF captiNc-. Carson happened to h. ln lh
vicinity, and joining company "l hll
states dragons under COL sumner lWliA
twenty or thirty volunteer recruits. us their
guide started IN pursuit al the murdefous
saNagcs. The discipline nl lh' regular
army. with its red tape. was too slow lNf
Carson. and De- pushed on alone and at 20
more rapid gait. Al nl-hi Doe came lo lheh
cncampmcut: then by il long, hard ride Io-
turned and reported o. Colonel sumner.
who. learning that the Indians were he-
tween three hundred and four hundred
strong. absolutely refused to risk the lives
Of his men against such fearful odds. With
,pstt,r. of coutcmut. Carson turned Dis
bor.o and i'm clear rinriur tones cried out:
..Voi,nteers' want ,ollnteor,' Vino will
r;do Win mo IN save white women and
'IiIdr.m from mira and DEATH" lmue-
diateiv tho volunteers Il summers PARTY
l..