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I1tI1I(t*1i1i1(lIi(1NOTED POLKITE DEAD.Frit ad of Kit Carson Paises Away at Sherida i Home.The death of Alfred Wilson removes a noted pioneer whose life if written in history, would lead like'that of Daniel Boone orKit Carson.iBorn in Tennessee on a date given as April 2« 18Z0, which would make him 84 yeais, 4 _ months and -S days old at theij time of his death on August 2a, but which date he was un-Certain of and olten expressed his belief that he was born at a inuch earlier date. 1 host* most intimately acquainted with him during his earlier li e state thathis age was fully 100 years.His parents moved to Missouri, where young Alfred became acquainted with Kit t arson and besvveen them a strong ano lasting friendship was t or med that v. as never severed until the death lt;»f the noted plainsmanand hunter. He w; ion o( Carson on many exciting tiipa as Kui.lt in tie Rocky mountain regions, ar.ri shoieu with him the same blanket ilur-intf the trips of haitiahip. Or one occasion while onvwg a six-mule team actors the plair.s »eMexico, his party was attacked by Indians, and it was m thus eeirmmage Mr* Vv uson killed ni first red man. aCominanche. H*narrowly e: lt;aplt; d 1 *r 1 \ hniit ias five arrows penetrated his clothing. Other meetings withthe Indians while on the same trip and at other times proved as exciting, and several times m arly cost hhn his hie. In 1848 he enlisted in the Mexican war as a ranger and was in the battle and seige ot Santa Cruz. Heie his troops surrounded the city and for six da vs tie / subsisted upon one meal a day, Here he did his full share in gaining the American victory bv hurling bombs into the panic stricken city. , h He guided severul train? Uacross the plain!' in I5G, aml pwas captain of a company that | came to Oregon, and on this trip 1he and his brother were obliged jj to make several good Indians in jlt; o^der to save their own lives, jj The brothers located near Me- i Minnville, where Alfre.l put in a ,1 crop for Dr. Sutton on the shares. | In 1 Hf)2 he secure 1 the dona- | tion Und claim of 320 acres I, which he improved. In the fall;* of the same year he was crippled 3by beimr hit on tfelt;? back of tinsjknee \s sth an ax, which accident j was so serious as to unable him j to engage in any labor lor more « than a year, He has killed no less than four bears at different times with his pocket knife, having no other weapon w ith which j in d* ter d himselt when attacked t I by the animals. His whole JI if written in detail, would read I like fiction and space preventsI the narration of many of his ad-i ft venturer m**re thrilling than I those already mentioned.I He was twice married. In I he man i d to Miss Mary Saling,I and to them were born ten chil-I uren, seven of whom are now I living: Melissa Stevens, of Al-I baity*. Ivena Lady and Meluda I Lemasters of Sheik, an. Lilly I Ball, of Ballston, and Lucinda I Briedwell; Edward Alfred, of I Sheridan, and Harley Clark, liv-i n on tit* honi6 pi a ■££. Mrs.I Wilson died in 1890 and in 1804I Mr, Wilson was married to Mifli 1 Rebecca Bryan, who survive*I him. The funeral was held ata the residence Wednesday and in* ■ terment was made in the High-II ind cemet ry near the old home. I —Sheridan Sun.
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Dallas Polk County Itemizer
Dallas, Oregon, US
Thu, Sep 11, 1913
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