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Show Kit Carson Carson's Carsons ' s Niece SaysScout Says SaysScout ' Scout Wasn't Wasnt ' IlliterateBoonville Illiterate IlliterateBoonville Boonville Boonvllle Mo - Kit Carson , con con- contrary contrary contrary - trary to the legend that he was Il- Il IllIterate illiterate il illiterate - literate , learned to read and wnte write wnteas writeas writeas as a :1 1 : boy , according accordmg to Mrs Bertha BerthaCarson BerthaCarson BerthaCarson Carson Amick , niece mece of the plains plams- plams plains- plainsman plamsman plainsman - man and Indian fighter fighterMrs fighterMrs fighterMrs Mrs Amick bases her contentionon contention on family correspondence concern concern- concernIng concerning concerning - ing Carson in m her possession , and ondirect on ondIrect ondirect dIrect word from the scout's scouts ' chil chil- children chil- chil children children - - dren drenCarson Carson was born in Kentucky Kentuch.y Kentuchy . in in1809 1809 , and came to Old Franklin Franklm , Mo , , with Wlth his family when he was ten It Itwas Itwas Itwas was in 1Il Old Franklin Franklm that he went to toschool toschool toschool school He played with his frIends frIendsalong friendsalong friendsalong along the banks of the BonneFemme Bonne BonneFemme BonneFemme Femme , Salt Creek and the Mis-ouri Mis ouri MIS- MIS MISourl Misouri - ourl ouri itself As a lad in his early earlyteens earlyteens earlyteens teens he watched the first steam steam- steamboats steamboats steamboats - boats pufi puff slowly up the "BIg BIg "BIgMuddy "BigMuddy "BigMuddy BigMuddy " Muddy " and tie be up : at it the wharf of ofOld ofOld ofOld Old Franklin Franklm FranklmLeavmg FranklinLeaving FranklinLeaving Leaving Leavmg school , he went to work workas workas workas as an apprentice to a saddlemaker saddlemakeraccording , accordmg according to Mrs AmIckCarson AmickCarson Amick AmickCarson Carson worked at making makmg saddles saddlesfor saddlesfor saddlesfor for a time , then dropped his toolsto tools toolsto toolsto to lead the way m 10 in conquering conquerrng theWest the theWcst theWest Wcst West |