This acquaintance ripened into a friendship of the purest stamp.

Since then the writer has been the intimate friend and companion of Christopher Carson at his home, in the wild scenes of the chase, on the war trail, and upon the field of battle.
"Christopher Carson physically, is small in stature, but of compact framework.

He has a large and finely developed head, a twinkling grey eye, and hair of a sandy color which he wears combed back.

His education having been much neglected in his youth, he is deficient in theoretical learning.
By natural abilities, however, he has greatly compensated for this defect.
He speaks the French and Spanish languages fluently, besides being a perfect master of several Indian dialects.

In Indian customs, their manners, habits, and the groundwork of their conduct, no man on the American Continent is better skilled.".