Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . GtiNERAL HOaeRT E. LEE KIT CARSON. 77 been the cause of the retreat of Carson and his force, but now, with arenewed supply and an addition of fresh men to the force, they advancedon foot to drive the Indians from their hiding places. The contest wasdesperate and severe, but powder and ball eventually conquered, and theIndians, once dislodged, scattered in every direction. The trappers con-sidered this a complete victory over the Blackfeet, for a large number of. \ eHIEt IN WAR LOblLMEtheir warriors were killed, and many more were wou
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . GtiNERAL HOaeRT E. LEE KIT CARSON. 77 been the cause of the retreat of Carson and his force, but now, with arenewed supply and an addition of fresh men to the force, they advancedon foot to drive the Indians from their hiding places. The contest wasdesperate and severe, but powder and ball eventually conquered, and theIndians, once dislodged, scattered in every direction. The trappers con-sidered this a complete victory over the Blackfeet, for a large number of. \ eHIEt IN WAR LOblLMEtheir warriors were killed, and many more were wounded, while theyhad but three men killed, and a few severely wounded. We afterward find Carson at what was known as Bents Fort, wherehe forsook trapping for several years, and became hunter to the fortsupplying with his rifle food for the forty inmates of that place. Whengame was scarce, his task was sometimes difficult, but skill and experi-ence enabled him to triumph over every obstacle. It is not strange that 78 KIT CARSON. with such long experience Carson became the most skilful of hunters,and won the name of the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains. Amongthe Indians he had earned the undisputed title of Monarch of thePrairies. It was while engaged as hunter for the fort, Carson took to himselfan Indian wife, by whom he had a daughter, who forms the connectinglink between his past hardships and his subsequent greatness; for thathe was emphatically a great man, the whole civilized world has acknowl-edged. The mother d
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