John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Capitolo 5

   It chases exciting.--An Attractive Portrait.--Plot of Fox
   Overthrown.--Gift of the Mr. Brevoort and Weatherhead.--Adventure
   with the Cheyennes.


I CAPITULATE XV.

Memoirs of the Mountain Life.

Character of the Native Indian.--The Caravan.--Interesting
   Accident.--Effects of Cholera.--Committee of Joe Smith.--It snows on
   the Mountains.--Government appointment.--You risks with three
   Bears.--You travel to Los Angelos.--Mt. St. Bernardino.--The
   Spring.--Men's character.--The insubordination Repressed.--Suffering
   for Water and Relief.--A Discourse with Indian.


I CAPITULATE XVI.

Memoirs of the Mountain Life.

Position of You Spring.--The Hideaway.--The Character of Kit Carson and
   Aspect.--Fresh value of a Hunter of skins in Mountain.--Indomitable character
   of Many Hunters.--The Surveyor's Field in an Indian
   Territory.--Terrors from Indians.--Joe Walker.--A Mountain
   Man.--Firm carbonate Lake.--Optic illusion.--You camps on Beaver Lake.--The
   Head of Piyute.--Conversation with Him.--An Alarm.--A Battle.


I CAPITULATE XVII.

Frontier Desperadoes and the Wild Ferocity.

The original friendliness of the Indians.--The River Pirates, Culbert
   and Magilbray.--Capture of Beausoliel.--His/her Liberation of the black
   Cacasotte.--The Cavern in the Rock.--The Thievish Mason.--His
   Murder.--The fate of the Assassins.--Hostility of the
   Apache.--The consignment of Lieutenant Davidson.--The Testimony of Carson in
   his/her Favor.--The Apaches' flight.


I CAPITULATE XVIII.

The Last days of Kit Carson.

The Hunting Party.--Profits of the raising of Sheep.--Government
   Appointment.--The Discourse of Carson with the Apaches.--His/her House in
   Taos.--His/her Character.--Death of Christopher Carson.


I CAPITULATE XIX.

The Last hours of Kit Carson.




CHRISTOPHER CARSON.




CHAPTER ME.

First Training.

   Birth of Christopher Carson.--Dangers of the wild Region.--Necessary
   Cautions.--Novel of the Forest.--The Far the west.--The
   Camp.--The Box and the Strong one.--You equip an Apprentice.--The