Synopsis
""Kit Carson In California: With Extracts From His Own Story"" is a historical book written by Charles Lewis Camp in 1922. The book is a biography of Christopher Houston ""Kit"" Carson, a famous American frontiersman and explorer who played a significant role in the expansion of the American West. The book focuses on Carson's experiences in California, where he served as a military officer during the Mexican-American War and later worked as a guide for gold prospectors. The book includes extracts from Carson's own autobiography, providing readers with a firsthand account of his life and adventures. The author also draws upon other historical sources and interviews with people who knew Carson to provide a comprehensive portrait of the man and his contributions to American history.Through the book, readers will learn about Carson's interactions with Native American tribes, his role in the California Gold Rush, and his involvement in various military campaigns. The book also explores Carson's personal life, including his relationships with his wives and children.Overall, ""Kit Carson In California: With Extracts From His Own Story"" offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America's most iconic figures and sheds light on the history of the American West.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Francisco river, and up to the head of the latter stream. We were nightly harassed by I ndians. They would frequently of nights crawl into our camp, steal a trap or so, kill a mule or horse, and endeavor to do what damage they could. The party was divided on the head of San Francisco River; one section to proceed to the valley of Sacramento in California, of which I was a member, and the other party to return to Taos for the purpose of procuring traps to replace those stolen, and to dispose of the beaver we had caught. Young took charge of the party for California consisting of eighteen men. We remained a few days after the departure of the party for Taos, for the purpose of procuring meat, and making the necessary arrangements for a trip over a country never explored. Game was very scarce. After remainmg three days continually on the hunt to procure the necessaries we had only killed three deer, the skins of which we took off in such a manner as to make tanks for the purpose of carrying water. We then started on our expedition in the best of spirits, having heard from the Indians that the streams of the valley to which we were going were full of beaver, but the country over which we were to travel was very barren, and that we would suffer very much for want of water; the truth of which we very soon knew. The first four days march was over a country, sandy, burned up and not a drop of water. We received at night a small quantity of water from the tanks which we had been fortunate to have along. A guard was placed over the tanks to prohibit anyone from making use of more than his allowance. After four days travel we found water. Before we reached the water the pack mules were strung along the road for several miles. They having smelt the water long before we had any hopes of finding any, and then each animal made the best use of the strength left them after t
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