The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01

and rescued General Fremont and his com
rcnicns from tl.e nvalanches Of tho Sierra
Mudre, I decided to visit tho hero, to
whom Ind letters Of Introduction.
On reaching tho fort found that Gen
oral Carson always spent his Sundays in
attending to his traps, which were set
along the streams for 90 miles to tho north.
found Lieutenant Colonel PfcfYcr in
command, and moro courteous gentle
man mover occupied euch position. Colo
mel Pfeffor was Dutchman by birth hav-
Ing run away from Holland when boy In
order to join Kit Carson, Of whom he had
road SO much. He had been with tho fa-
NOUS scout for % years before tho war, and
during this time had learned hunting and
Indian fighting Is we'll as acquired Span.
ish and dozen nntiv0 dialects.
Pfciffer had my horse puts away and then
told ME 1t would DO impossible to find tho
animal till tho following morning. After
midday dinner went down to tho suit
tiers with tho lieutenant colonel, md In a
httie back room, provided with all the
creature comforts of such place L drew
many story from tho gallant old soldier,
among them tho following, which mar
ratio because Of its direct relation to the
story teller himself
shall not nttampt to reproduce Colonel
PfeifIer's decided accent. Suffice 1t to saw
that, this npart, ho spoke e3cellont English.
Although 1t is years ago." began the
colonel, "the whole event Is to me ns vivid
as II it occurred yesterday.
Scvnn years before this had married a
BEAUTIFUL Mexican girl at Santa Fe and
moved up to tho Aqua Caliente, where I
had good farm and considerable stock.
News lad como to lis that the Apaches of
Arizona, tho mcanest Indians the devil
ever let loose to torture tho white men, had
left their hunting grounds md were NOV
Ing up In tho direction of tho San Juan.
Kit Carson, who was then living over
Mt Taos with his family, came galloping
ono morning IN hot haste to my ranch.
and with him were Ouray, chief of the
san Luis Utes, and so mounted warriors.
You ask me how Kit Carson and tho
chief looked, but as they will both be here
about supper time you con judge Of their
appearance for yourself. Well, as was
saying, never saw such a troubled look on
Kits face before, though had seen him
In many hard place
PfeiGer,' said Kit to me, there's a
band OF 100 Apaches at the headwaters Of
tho Conejos, and If We don't stop them
right away thoy'n sneak down tho Rio
Grande and Glenn out everything in their
course, till they buck up against the troops
from Fort Marcy, and we can't get them
out for o week
I'm for heading them off, said I, but
1T strikes me that our party Is bit small
to Lick hundred Apnches- have four
Mezicans working for ME who are rood
brave men and we'll .ako them along
Exit shook his heaS in his quiet wsy
and said: No: leave tho Mexicnns back at
the rnnch. You know how it Is with the
young Apache bucks; they are apt to stray
away from the main body and Mt such
times arc not very tender with helpless wo-
mon and children that como across their
course
"ouray, who spoke Spanish very well,
said: L Envo sent runners up to La Iona
del Norto, where the tri bo Is now encamp-
ed, and they will meet me tonight with
100 men, every ono Of them eager to get at
(, the Apnche5'
We'll, to mako long story short,
Kissed my vito and two children, told the
Mexicans, who wcro good men, what they
must do II the Araches put In an appear
ancc III my absence, and then off we start
c.
We met ouray's warriors, 100 strong,
that night on tho Piedra Pintara and rested
TIL lbout an hour before day tho foIlowi, =;
morning, for our horses were pretty well
played out
There were no better scouts in the
world than Ouray's Utes We had just
eaten . hurried breakfast and were sad
ding up when some of them came gallop-
ing into camp to tell us that the Apaches
z ned saken alarm and were then riding in
( not haste for tho Agun Caliente and the
BIO Grando to the south.
felt my hair stand on end when I
beard this and being better mounted than
= Tie others rafnEcd the counsel of Kit and
ssssxv ssd galiossse Assay sn tho south. fcl-