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Bent, the great trader of Bent's Fort on the Arkansas, was governor. Kit Carson, who had run away from the saddler's trade at sixteen and for whom a reward of one cent was offered, had joined the Santa Fe caravans and was now living at Taos, an influential man among the Indians. According to Col.
Lucy came presently for the hot water with a bulletin of progress growing each moment more direful. Her eyes fell on the sleeping man, and she said, peering through the steam of the bubbling water: "Who's that?" "A strange man." "From where?" "Taos, and after that Bent's Fort," Susan repeated, and Lucy forgot him and ran back to the tent.
They went clare back to Bent's Fort to fix you. Them and that rovin' bunch of Mexicans that scattered along the trail with 'em in time of the Mexican War. They'd 'a' lost you but fur a little Apache cuss they struck out there who showed 'em to you." Jondo looked up quickly now.
The letter contained a statement of the fears they entertained, and requested the general to send Mexican troops at once to meet them. Carson, who was then not blessed with much money, eagerly accepted the task, and immediately started on the trail for Bent's Fort, in company with another old mountaineer and bosom friend named Owens.
During the next eight years, in which he served as hunter for Bent's Fort, on the Arkansas River, he learned to know the great plains. He was, therefore, very useful to Frémont as a guide. He was also well acquainted with many Indian tribes. He knew their customs, he understood their methods of warfare, and was well liked by the Indians themselves.
Each year the great mountain rendezvous of the trappers now at Bent's Fort on the Arkansas, now at Horse Creek in Wyoming, now on Green River in Utah, or even farther beyond the mountains demanded supplies of food and traps and ammunition to enable the hunters to continue their work for another year.
Vrain The commencement of his Acquaintance with John C. Fremont on a Steamboat Is employed as a Guide by the Great Explorer The Journey Arrival at Fort Laramie Indian Difficulties The business of the Expedition completed Return to Fort Laramie Kit Carson goes to Taos and is married He is employed as Hunter to a Train of Wagons bound for the States Meeting with Captain Cook and four companies of U.S. Dragoons on Walnut Creek Mexicans in Trouble Kit Carson carries a Letter for them to Santa Fé Indians on the Route His safe Arrival Amijos' advance Guard massacred by the Texians The one Survivor The Retreat Kit Carson returns to Bent's Fort His Adventures with the Utahs and narrow escape from Death The Texians disarmed The Express Ride performed.
After the Indians attacked Colonel Sawyer's wagon-road party and failed in their attempt, they held a parley. Colonel Bent's sons, George and Charles Bent, appeared on part of Indians, and Colonel Sawyer gave them a wagon-load of goods to let him go undisturbed, Captain Williford, commanding escort, not agreeing to it.
In a few days, we pulled out for Bent's Fort; we were late in getting to the Fort with our furs this spring. Mr. Bent asked us why we were so late in getting in. Jonnie replied that Jim kept us hunting for Cub bears all the spring, and as we couldn't find any, it took all our time. Of course they all wanted to know the joke, and when Jonnie told it in his droll way, it made a laugh on Jim.
Fremont at Bent's Fort in three weeks, they separated and we pushed on for Taos. On arriving there Uncle Kit hired two Mexicans to go back with Mr. Hughes to our beaver camp and get the furs, and he gave instructions to take the furs to Santa Fe and dispose of them. Uncle Kit then employed Juan and a Texan boy named John West to assist us in fitting up for our California trip.
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