Recollections of Kit Carson : Denver, 1887.

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Recollections of Kit Carson : Denver, 1887.

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Life at Bent's Fort from 1838, working under Carson as horse-tender and hunter; involvement in the Frémont expeditions; trapping ventures with Carson; life in Colorado during the initial gold rushes and later Indian troubles; ranch on Bijou Creek, 1870-1884.

Originals : 11 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (11 exposures) : negative (Rich. 116:6) and positive.

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