Traveling with soldiers in 1849, Christopher "Kit" Carson (1809-1868) came upon an abandoned Apache settlement. Here, Carson found the body of Ann White, who had been killed just minutes before his arrival when the Apaches had left the camp. Among her belongings, Carson found a copy of the dime novel, "Kit Carson," by Charles Averill. The book portrayed Carson as a great hero. Carson surmised Mrs. White somehow knew he was close and might rescue her. The incident haunted Carson for the rest of his life. He spoke of it many times and wrote about it in his memoirs. Brother Kit Carson was a member of Missouri chartered Montezuma Lodge #109 (today Montezuma Lodge #1) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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