Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21

sciousiy learned four OF their Lam
guagcs besides the Mexican, or Span
ish.' said the colonel "a most inter-
esting and surprising thing about the
indian languages g. this. I found there
are about 200 words spoken commonly
among AN the tribes ! believe found Zoo
tho United states Knowing these 200
words ] found I could get along COM
tortably among any Of the tribes. That
convinced me they must have some
time come from common root.
You want my most exciting expert
once. Well that was during the SOS.
when In about three months $50 cattle
thieves and cattle raiscrs were muir
dcred or slain. about half In half
Those were wild, exciting days Two
men, or two bodies Of men. would meet
on the plains. or Ia the hills. When
within 200 yards they would stop and
yen. which side are you on2 and
then up with our rifles and begin shoot
ing Ia those days. We never ordered
hands mp. IL was question Of who
got his gun out first We would shoot
first and argue afterwards Most OF
the boys were such deadly shots that
the battles didn't last long But ia
rather meet 30 Indians than three OF
those desperate New Mexican cattle
rustlcrs
BILLY THE KID"
There was Billy the Kid for in
stance. 7 knew him we'll He was only
"a years N months and 8 days old.
and had 26 men TO his credit-iust
kid. yet had killed 20 men before one
of our boys got him"
During his many long years spent
among the Indians. Col. Carson learned
many OF their manners, customs and
modes Of warfare A most interesting
thing is their method Of poisoning their
arrows for war. The poison was Sc
cured from "a rattlesnake. A RATHER
would be- captured tormented until
thoroughly angry and then piece OF
liver would be- thrown down In front
OF IT, This liver the serpent would
bnndly attack, filling IL so with poison
10 would turn green. The tips OF the
arrows would then be stuck into the
liver. dried and then dipped again, and
80 on until each was well poisoned. This
poison. col. Carson says, would last
for two years on arrows that were kept
In quivers.
FEATs ~ THE SADDLE
"People nowadays win hardly credit
some Of our feats ia the saddle on the
plains 80 odd years ago. said the
colonel Many time have ] rode
from HOrschcad Crossing TO Camp
Charlotte. 30 miles between suns, and
that without water. Thirty-siN hours
I'M the saddle was no uncommon per
Torrance for us boys when we were
running down Indians and murderous
cattle thieves
REMARKABLE DOG.
Down m the basement Of the Kenyon
hotel. chained To- post is brown
black little Scotch Collie. weight about
40 pounds. age. 9 years. with ass bright
an eye. az Intelligent % face as ever
blessed "a canine The dog has AN "N-
pcctant. anxious look when seen, this
week 10 wondered why this solitary
confinement down there THAT is
'Shep.' my Iavorite dog said the col
onel, as proud OF II as II Il had been a
son.
Il never expect 10 have another like
Sheppard said the colonel He
viii do almost every thing His days
are numbered. as he is getting old He
is a great retriever as well as a good
watch dog I can send him any dis
lance FOR my horses. But what Is COM
s.dered his most wonderful perform
ance took place down in New Mexico.
o. few years ago a friend of mine had
"a 4O-Ucre field In the middle was a
2U-aerr patch OF fine oats. There were
300 cattle n the enclosure and wire
Tor fencing the 90 acres failed 10 come.
Oh guess I'm have 20 let the stock have