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

/ NUhI Oats ana 7 NNfI TT fNNIN. ZOO
! said my friend why don't you pro-
tcct it2' said J. How can /" IU show
you I walked down 90 the oats patch
and pointing 90 it said. shop look
after the oats. Keep the cattle off
until / come FOR you She looked up
into my face and or Doe trotted and
soon had every crittcr out OF the grain
/ For several nights I could hear his
[ bark down iu the oats. and ] knew me
wos faithfully doing his duty a diff
I cult task Of keeping 300 cattle out Of
the grain
FOUR MONTHS on DUTY.
Il left the ranch. and didn't return
for four months The oats were then
harvested, and shep' left his post the
FIRST time for four months. But the
worst thing about 10 all was that man
never gave poor 'Shop one bcCfsteak-
only common dog food. and he's not
used 20 that But 'Shcp' didn't com
plain, neither did he work Tor that man
again
"shep has travelled close 20 $4,000
! miles with us He has ridden ou
trains. boats. autos. wagons, and about
every kind Of conveyance known to-
civilization but one. the flying machine.
anil hope he'll have that fun before he
checks 10. ] want TO get out ON "a
nvo-acre place where shop viii have
AN the room he wants. and where my
neighbor won't throw any dish water
on my back porch" said the colonel
with a smile
CAREER OF KIT CARSON l.
Christopher Carson was born Dec.
"a. 1909, la Madison county. Ky. A year
later.the Carson family moved 90 How
ard county Mo. known as the Boouc's
Lick country. and young Kit found
r.fa A. fhHra- H..
growing up. as hostile Indians were
plentiful At Is. the boy was apprcn-
ticcd To saddler, but he could not
stand any occupation that kept him
indoors. as he had spent most of the
time In the woods since he was strong
enough 20 carry rifle. At n. he Joined
"a party bound for Santa Fc. The
journey along the Santa Fe trail was
made without Incident AT Santa Fe
Kit left the traders with whom be had
made the journey, and went 10 El Paso
as tenmster. Returning again to
santa Re, he pushed north 20 the hiss
toric little settlement OF Fernandez de
Taos, In the valley OF the Rio Graudc,
not far south Of the present Colorado
New Mexico line. Here he spent
winter as cook and interpreter. as he
had rapidly acquired "A knowledge of
the Spanish tongue After another
journey TO FL Paso. and as far into Old
Taos ana Joined party Of trappors
outhtting under Ewing Young These
trappers were going on an expedition
into the southwest, and the prospect OF
Indian lighting delighted Carson He
was accepted as "a member OF the party
ON account of tho skill he had shown
with firearms.
TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
The party spent considerable time
on the SAT- and San Franciscan rivers
Pushing on across the inhospltabIe
desert, they nearly persisted, but were
saved by trienIiy Indians. VIM stye
them food Crossing the Colorado.
they penetrated southern California.
and worked north 20 the Sacramento
valley where they trapped with great
success. This journey was replete with
desperate combats with Indians The
party had 20 be constantly on guard To-
prevent the saVages from running of
their horses, ana sllirmishcs were fire.
qucnt Carson, ON several occasions.
headed parties that pursued the Indians
ana rcCapturod stolen horses. The furs
which were brought back 20 Santa a.
were sold at an enormous profit. and
Carson was quick 90 realize the on
poituu.tles that this business offered
Tie resolved to become "a trupper. ms
the hazards OF the occupation lust suite
cd his nature. In the autumn of $3.50
Carson Joined Il party OF trappcrs under
the famous American fur trader Fffz-
patrick and went 20 the Platte river.
afterWard pusi 4ug TO the Solomon river
ana wlntering with the friendly Neg
ferces. In the spring the party trapped
ON Bear river but carson. with "a fs,y
trdppers, left the main party and went
60 south Park. at the headwatcr4 of
the Arkansas On Colorado. sixty Crov,
Indians ran OH the horses of thg Utue
party, hut Carson and hia mon
had' swift pursuit and by IA
bold dash secured their horses Then
carson attacked the Indians and put |
them tp flight leaving five of tbpir |
warriors pu the field.
ON the Arkansas Carson ZEN On with !
Gaunt. famous as trappcr. and nut In /
,'n uh.urtts@tul season trapping with |
him Determined Co trap ON Dis own |
account Carson left Gaunt. and. with |
only two companions pushed HIGHER Iu- /
o. the mountains. whore hc ram great |
danger from the Indians but succeeded |
iu getting many beaver peIts
carson WAS making name for him /
self 8s 70 great trapper ue established /
headquarters Ht TUas. whore D.. I
gathered about him some 400 ur I0 uf l
the greatest trdUuDus and traiu-mHxnr-
in the history of the west He and .
hls men trapped ou AN the important /
streams of the west and tHHIr UuHd- /
waters. Carson wandered through tho .
Rocky mountains from M,NI,p lu Oh,
Canadian line Ho had many exciting
adventures in the Green river and |
Humboldt countries, and trapped 4u,-
,'s- iulIy, Boo tho vicinity of Great salt
Lake.
DEADLY AIM
while with capt leo ON Green river.
Carson bad 1u adventure that showed