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up-thelinstlina-iaus-ipedtnes.utcu puoiuiuotci.NewAlso3Stic•ack-and I ov-ovetlnbercol-reon,the;uar-jars wax, 1 hat oldKEAMS ANSWERS LAST ROLLWell Known Navajo Trader Dead at Turo, England—Served HonorablyDuring Civil War.Captain George H. Pettis, who served as an officer in the 1st California Cavalry and in the 1st New Mexico Infantry during the Civil War and who is now Sealer of Weights and Measures of the State of Rhode Island at Providence, writes -to the New Mexican that he has learned recently that Thomas lv. Kearns died at Turo, Cornwall, England, on November 30, 1904. Kearns was an Indian trader and a familiar figure of the Navajo Reservation up to the year 1900 when he sold out and retired from business. He went t his native country, where he has lived since that-time, and died in his birth place as related above. Kearns w-’tf enlisted by Captain Pettis, Jan. 22, 1SG2, in the 1st California Cavalry and made the long overland journey with the regiment during the spring of 18G2 to southern New Mexico and thence to this part of the Territory. He was a good soldier and was honorably mustered out of the service January -the 22nd, 1SG5, inSanta Fe, having served three years. After his service he retired to the Navajo Reservation where lie became an Indian -trader and amassed a handsome fortune. He settled in what is known as Ream’s Canon. Arizona, became thoroughly acquainted with Navajo customs and with Navajos themselves and was very popular among them. For thirty-five years he was one of the best known white men on the reservation and had much influence with thq chiefs and leading men of the tribe. He was an honest and fair man. Who always dealt square with the Indians and had their good will.CITY tOARD OF EDUCATIONMliyNew Ysteady 2 cantile p silver 62.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Tue, Sep 05, 1905
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