Christopher Houston Carson was born on December 24, 1809 near Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. At the age of 19, Carson began his career as a mountain man. He traveled through many parts of the American West with famous mountain men like Jim Bridger and Old Bill Williams. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime.

From estate sale, Ashton Idaho, June 2021.