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After spending the winter very successfully in the discharge of this duty, he was again ordered to proceed to Washington with dispatches. Fifteen men were detailed to escort him on the way. The Chivalry of the Wilderness. Injustice of the Government. Heroic Resolve of Mr. Carson. Indian Outrages. The valley of Razado. Barbaric Murders by Apaches. An Exciting Chase. An Attractive Picture.
There was at that time residing at Taos, an old mountaineer friend of Kit Carson, by the name of Maxwell, who had become quite rich. Fifty miles east from Taos, there is one of the most lovely valleys in the world called Razado.
Carson's Talk with the Apaches. His Home in Taos. His Character. Death of Christopher Carson. We left Mr. Carson at his farm in Razado. After a short time he organized a pleasure hunting-party of eighteen of his most highly esteemed companions of former years. It was unanimously voted that the excursion should not be one of boy's play but of man's. It was Carson's last trapping excursion.
It is not strange that untutored Indians, having received atrocious wrongs from one band of white men, should wreak their vengeance on the next band whom they chanced to encounter. Mr. Carson, in addition to his farm at Razado, had what may be called his city residence in the straggling old town of Taos.
Onward, over the wild and broad plains, this band of stalwart men, brave and kindred spirits, dashed. They soon put several miles between them and the comfortable firesides of Razado. "In a short time the well remembered waters of the South Platte were descried. Their practiced eyes soon discovered the oft noted 'signs of the beaver. The beaver had increased in great numbers.
With a large stock of furs, they returned in safety to Razado, via the Raton mountains, which are spurs of the great Rocky chain." This expedition occupied several months. Mr. Carson now devoted himself assiduously to farming, and especially to raising flocks and herds.
They evidently did as they thought best; but I have no doubt that they now can see that if my advice had been taken, the life of Mrs. White might have been spared." The expedition however was not a failure. The Indians were severely punished. Many of them fled with nothing but the scanty clothing they had on. Mr. Carson returned to Razado. The winter passed peacefully away.
Soon after his return to Razado, he received the unexpected and very gratifying intelligence, that he had been appointed by the United States Government, Indian Agent. The duties of this difficult and responsible office he performed with remarkable wisdom and success. Whenever his counsel was followed, it was attended with the desired results. Whenever it was rejected disaster was sure to ensue.
The remainder of the journey to Razado was accomplished in safety, though the vigilance of this distinguished leader was not intermitted in the slightest degree for a single mile of the way. Recollections of Mountain Life. Character of the Native Indian. The Caravan. Interesting Incident. Effects of Cholera. Commission of Joe Smith. Snow on the Mountains. Government Appointment.
Upon the silver mountings there was engraved a brief narrative of his heroic achievement. Mr. Carson on his return to Razado, found pleasant and constant employment in carrying on his farm and providing many hungry mouths with game. His hospitable home was ever crowded with guests. Early in the summer he set out with Mr. Maxwell and a large train of wagons, for the States.
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