Kit Carson's Perilous Winter Trail Through the Rockies

1. What job did General Frémont hire Kit Carson to do?

2. Why did Kit Carson decide to turn south instead of going through the pass ahead?

3. What did Kit Carson feel under the snow when he knelt and pressed his bare hand to the ground?

4. How did Kit Carson help his horse cross the deep snow drifts?

5. Who had taught Kit Carson about the sheltered valley route many years before?