Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-26
SURRIHG PIONEERS LIFE
Elias BIaooh, Who O.sd al SllaO,
Mexico, Was a Companion Of
XII Carson,
OLDEST AMERICAN or SANTA Ft

Fiaa Rrevdort. a real estate dealer
90 santa w. who died recently AZ 81
t1. Mexico. was the oldest living Am.
on .an pioneer Of Santa re. Among
bis effects was found an autohlOgra-
pny. from which the following Inter.
oatlng facts were taken
90 was born Ia Detroit September
2g. 1879. and ioft IN ist3 Tor g. Louis,
whore was employed by W. q. and
q w. Ewing. indian traders. was
scnt TO Council bluffs az clerk 20 trade
With tho Potawatomio Indians. Later
. was transferred 20 tho Usage Indian
country TO open a trading post 10 op
position 20 the American Fur compa'
ny. There remained until 1919, whom
I came 40 Santa We as aupercargo
with 100000 pounds Of quartermaa.
tora and commissary supplies 'og the
army Three large OK trains we're
loaded az Fort Lcavonworth and / 70.
turned the Same fall with the freight
proceeds. carrying a largo amount OF
silver. received by Lucien u. Maxwell
AZ Ilayado. whore be had purchased q
train 70 wagons and oxen With me
was Samuel Wlthcrcd. with $4,000 in
gold dust from the placer on the Ortiz
grant. south % Santa Fe. Judge Tulev.
now of Chicago and others were Ia
the caravan. which was overtaken
near the Colorado line By Kit Caraon
and a troop Of cavalry. Il was mli.
night and Carson awoke no. telling
me that a man named Fox Ia the Car
avian had formed n conspiracy WITH
the toamWors Co murder us Tho troop
surrounded the caravan and Fox was
made a prisoner and taken back 81
Hayado. The toamHtCrs in the con
apiracy were replaced by twenty
shawnee Indians. with whom we made
the Journey safely % Westport, Mo
There We ordered two hne Colt Pc
volvorE with silver plates, suitably ln
scribod. and which we're presented O.
Carson. who wore them 10 many ar
Indian expeditions
"tn 1850 / returned 90 Santa Pc VIA
q. n. Kooarny aud a morchandl 81,
train Two years later I went 20 Cal
lfornia via ~ paac. chihuahua Du
range and MaEatlan Al Mazatlan ms
party was detained two months, no
oqulnoct.al storm destroying all 90.
shipping Ia the harhor on The day bo
fore We were 90 have left Aficr az
rival a. San Francisco the sun ana no.
show Tor ihirly.hve days and q ralnoI
continuously This led me 20 trave
along the coast 90 l.Oa Angeles ~ her,
] mot Kit Carson and a party OF al
mountalnoorB loaded with gold H1Ea
$50 pieces The gold was loaded OF
mulcs and as We ran short OF proyis
ions. many Of these broke down OF
their way 20 Santa Re. I walked ever
foot Of the distance from Yuma. Ar
r0na. 40 ! gave ono OF M mulos 20
carrying the gnlt
Upon my returu 10 Santa Fo I va
appointed sutlor for tho troops AMI
won't with them 20 take possession o
the Oadsdon Purchase. returning q
santa 20 at the beginning OF the clyI
war. being sent out TO recover a wa
eon train which had been taken by
Wagon master Of the quartormastor.
department over the line into Moxic
and sold at Chihuahua While q
camp on Mexican soil we were take
prisoners by a company OF Texans an
Imprisoned at Fort Bliss. AFTER r,
lease won't 20 MosIlla and subs'
uuently on a mission for Juan Zubria
10 Governor Terezas OF chihuahua {
secure a guard NJ 100 Mexican soldier
and take possession OF a ledge d
90 90 into the Ynqul country TO local
solid silver from which the Apache
had been chopping pieces. ooatIn
them into ornaments The requoi
waa moi granted and returned 20 Jul
reE. where I received word that I va
90 be hanged uron my return 10 SAINT
Re az a SPY. While ! was innocent.
could not clear myself AZ tho tim
and went TO Matamoras, there ongn
ing IN business until after the civ
war. when I returned 10 Santa y
from which point ] accompanied "a
~ u Bergman as foragor on a NJ
yaio expedition 20 the Navajo cou
Try"