Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . aping from the saddle, heplaced himself before his fallen companion, shouting at the same timefor his men to rally around him, and with deadly aim from his rifle, shotdown the foremost warrior. The trappers now rallied about Carson, and the remaining fivewarriors retired, without the scalp of their fallen foe. Only two of themreached a place of safety ; for the well aimed fire of the trappers leveledthem with the earth. Carsons horse was loose, and as his comrade was safe, he mountedbehind one of his men, and rode back to the ranks,
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . aping from the saddle, heplaced himself before his fallen companion, shouting at the same timefor his men to rally around him, and with deadly aim from his rifle, shotdown the foremost warrior. The trappers now rallied about Carson, and the remaining fivewarriors retired, without the scalp of their fallen foe. Only two of themreached a place of safety ; for the well aimed fire of the trappers leveledthem with the earth. Carsons horse was loose, and as his comrade was safe, he mountedbehind one of his men, and rode back to the ranks, while, by generaimpulse, the firing upon both sides ceased. His horse was captured andrestored to him, but each party, now thoroughly exhausted, seemed towait for the other to renew the attack. While resting in this attitude, the other division of the trapperscame in sight, but the Indians, showing no fear, posted themselvesamong the rocks at some distance from the scene of the last skirmish,and coolly waited for their adversaries. Exhausted ammunition had. GENERAL WILLrAM I. oMEkMAN
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