, 1907-12-19
PIONEER OF PIONEERS OF WEST
DIES AT HOME OF HIS DAUGH
TER IN THIS CITY THIS
AFTERNOON.
6orn in Ireland, Family Being Connect
ed With CAROLS, One of Whom
Signed Declaration of lndepend.
ence-laramie Man Located Site
Of Fort Sanders and Became Stock.
man on the Plains.


Michael A. Carroll, the pioneer stock,
man and former master of transporta.
ton in the war department of the
United States government, died today.
lat 1925, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Howard Ingham. on Fifth, be,
tween Garfield n Custer streets, and
the funeral will probably be held on
Saturday. Mr.. Carroll leaves an ageu
wife, three daughters and one son. The
daughters are Mrs. Harry Bintz of Salt
Lake. who arrived in the city last
night, and Mrs. Howard Ingham and
Miss Theresa Carroll, his son being
Thomas Carroll of this county. All
were with him at the time of his death.
Native Of ireland.
Mr.. Carroll was born in Kings coun.
ty, Ireland, October 16, 1884, having
passed his seventy-third birthday a
few weeks ago. He is from the same
family as Charles Carroll of Carroll.
ton, the last surviving signer OF the
Declaration of Independence, his
branch of the family remaining in Ire
land until 1852. Mr.. Carroll was mas
ter of transportation during the civil
war and passed through the present
site of the city of Laramie on his way
to Utah in 1866, acting in the same
capacity. He was later located at Fort
Sanders, and while there resigned his
government position to locate in Lar
annie in the spring Of 1868. There are
three grandchildren and one great
~grandchild. Nh. Carol was just, gen.
erous and charitable, and were all to
whom he had done a kindness "to
bring a flower to his grave, he would
sleep meath a wilderness Of flowers.
Pioneer of the Pioneers.
Michael Carroll was a pioneer of the
pioneers of the Laramie plains n the
west. His first Introduction to the
great west was in 1854, when he was
engaged at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., in
the transportation service Of the gov
eminent, working between that point
and Salt Lake, and became a portion
of the rich frontier life, with all its
trials and hardships. He was in the
government service during the civil
war as master of transportation, and
always on the western side of the Mis-
souri, river. After the close Of the war
he was master Of transportation for
General Miner, who was perfectins
the old overland trail and keeping the
Indians away from the men who were
constructing the Union Pacific railroad.
Never Carried Weapons.
/ 1t is interesting to note that during
all those frontier services, Mr. Carroll
never carried a weapon. In his inter
course with the Indians he believed in
friendship-not war. When General
Miner was upon the Laramie plains
for the purpose of locating Fort San
ders, he was camped at Hutton's grove,
nine miles southwest of Laramie, II
had that place in nina for the fort.
He was not fully satisfied, however, in
the matter Of wood and water, n
directed his master of transportation
to take an escort and look over the
country to the north and east of the
camp, where he had noted that some
streams came down from the foothills.
The escort was for the purpose of
guarding against attacks of m%arauding
Indians, bands of whom might be camp,
ing in the vicinity.
Meets Warlike Chief.
Chief Friday of the Utes was upon
the plains at the time, in 40 pleasant
frame of mind. Carroll declined to
take an escort when he was sent to
meet this chief, being well acquainted
with Friday and in his good graces
He was accompanied only by a young
lieutenant, and the conference was to
the satisfaction. Of all concerned. 1t
was then that Fort Sanders was locat'
ed, about the year 1866, and the man
who located it was the pioneer whose
death occurred today. The fort was
located upon what vas afterwards
known as Soldier creek. In making
this selection he took into account the
beautiful stream of water and the ex,
cellent timber that covered the noun
tains to the east. The fort vas built
of logs brought down from Government,
and Evans canons, INT the site was ev
er considered one OF the best in the
nation.
Noted Frontier Post.