Excerpt from History of the Border Wars of Two Centuries: Embracing a Narrative of the Wars With the Indians From 1750 to 1874; Illustrated In my account of the adventures of Colonel john C. Fremont, and Christopher Carson, I have freely used the official reports of the former, the Life and Explorations of Fremont, and other volumes, but I shall not undertake to enumerate all the official reports and documents which have contributed to the thrilling catalogue of wars and adventures west of the Mississippi, which constitutes the last part of this book. It will suffice to say' that some five or six hun dred of these have been diligently consulted and always with good results. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.