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come so as to keep concealed as we got near the camp we only saw one Indian we charged him, I was in advance + I got within ten feet of him, my gun snapped + he drew his bow to fire on me, + I threw myself on one side of my horse to save myself. Fremont saw the danger which I was in and promptly run his horse over the Indian, throwing him on the ground. Before he could recover his feet he was shot I consider that Fremont saved my life that day for in all probability if he had not run over the Indianas he did I would have been killed. We did not encounter any more Indians but fearing that