Who was Christopher Carlson that lived at Chase Ranch?
Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868), better known as Kit Carson, was an American frontiersman. He was a mountain man (fur trapper), wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. Carson became a frontier legend in his own lifetime via biographies and news articles. Exaggerated versions of his exploits were the subject of dime novels.
Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. (1925-2014) was an American rancher, oilman, banker, horse breeder and philanthropist.