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KIT CARSON: The Runaway Boy - Page 2© Mary Trotter Kion
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Oct 19, 2001
By the summer of 1826, though his arms and shoulders had developed, Kit was still small. He had also by then become acquainted with Charles Bent and Ceran St. Vrain who were fitting out an enormous wagon train filled with trade goods to take to Santa Fe. On the last day of August the final piece of harness for the big caravan was finished. On the first day of September Kit Carson was missing and that is how a reward came to be posted for his return in the amount of one cent. Though Bent had misgivings about hiring little Kit Carson he took him on. Ironically, one of Kit's convincing points for being hired was that he could mend saddles and harness. To learn more about the adventures of Kit Carson, and beavers, on the Internet see: Kit Carson: American Hero
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The major sources for this article are: Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier by Ralph Moody. Published by Random House, New York, 1955. Fur Trappers of the Old West by A. M. Anderson. Published by Harper and Row, New York, 1946.
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In response to message posted by Red:
Hi Mary, How you doing. I had forgotten I'd entered Kit in the kid thing. Then I sa ...
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Mary,I found your article on Kit Carson very interesting. I didn't know that the Carsons and Boones were neighbors. I enjoyed this article very much and am glad you submitted it to the Kids S ...
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In response to message posted by Renie_Burghardt:
Hi Renie, I'm glad you liked it. I always thought that Kit, being such ...
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Mary, what a great and interesting article on Kit Carson. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and learned so much from it. The links are great, too! Thank you. Best wishes, Renie ...
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