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Red Benson Pioneer Hermit of Iron Mountain
Red John Benson famed recluse of the Iron mountain range lived apart by a spring on Stinkin Water Creek. He observed tribes and wild harvests, watched a night Indian gathering from a distant ledge, and heard a warning of war paint and red rock rituals from a chieftain before dawn.
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