| Show BI A VIm JOHN JOliN KAKEH BAlOW KAKEHi i Trapper RW nf of Kit Car Carsun sun llIlIan Wife John brother of ot tho famous trapper Jim and companion of ot Kit J Carson CarRon Is IR dead deall at the Wyoming general hospital of cancer of ot the tho stomach stomach ach says n correspondent of tho New NewYork N w York YOlk Sun John Juhn Maker Baker or Heaver John ns as he culled by hy the Indian lint white settlers was 75 years ers old at the time of death In hunting trapping scouting and Indian he no lent famous thAn limn bla hili brother Jim hut somewhat younger he did not so ao Important a lort In campaigns against the Indians nn In the tho news newspaper paper that Illat followed Jim Balcer died d two t wo years ertl ago oso at ut his much on Oil river and not far from rom Port Fort one of the oldest most his historic of or frontier posts and trading sta stations John curne lIml to Wyoming W with tilt the first party that was sint to this sen Re lion by the Hudson Bay Un company The vw members of or party larty were Jim Raker Kit Carson Jim Jack Robin Robinson son Ion and others eight men all told The party established Itself for a time on Henrys Fork In the extreme southern portion of ot 1 hat Is 18 now nil r county Wyoming and not far from t 0 Colorado lira line A few years liter went to Fort 11 they were joined by n II fono of o sent out tom from Fort Omaha by hy the th John BalIN ami his compan OilS ons would outfit at lit and shut starl out every spring to hunt and amI trap r rand lull and other animals common In thin section loellon at that time They Thoy al Ill always ways Hot got well with the Indians hut the tha and Snakes were wera Inclined to be he unfriendly many a cache of furs the result of or a summers work was stolen by 11 the pil pilfering pilfering fering rod men Annual visits wore were paid to the Sho Shoshone Shoshone shone camp on OIl Wind river Ilver and during one of these thee Heaver John tell fell In lovo with the beautiful daughter of ot ono of the The old chief would nut not content to hi his daughter marrying the however Baker came cameto to camp and ond made his homo with tho Indians This Baker Raker would not consent con nt to do hut his visits were frequent In a few years the tho old chief died and linker Halter married till the dusky maiden to Henrys Fork Raker built a log house and him himself self In the cattle bu s Two Io laugh tern were born to and his Indian wife One of ot these WAB married a few years ngo to Richard Son n II wealthy cattleman linker his wHo then went to live with their children Mrs Is still |
