Before the arrangements were completed, Kit Carson rode to the spot and dismounted.

He had a brief, earnest talk with the warriors.

He did not mean to permit the cruel death that was contemplated, but instead of demanding the surrender of the captives, he ransomed them all, paying ten dollars a piece.

After they were given up, he made sure that they were returned to their tribe in the mountains." This anecdote may serve as an illustration of scores of similar duties in which the agent was engaged.

It was during the same year that Carson received an injury which was the cause of his death.