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According to Dale L. Morgan, Jedediah Smith's biographer, Jedediah was looking for water for the 1831 expedition when he came upon an estimated 15 – 20 Comanches.

There was a brief face to face stand off until the Comanches scared his horse and shot him in the left shoulder.

After gasping from the injury, Jedediah wheeled his horse around and with one rifle shot was able to kill their chief.

The Comanches then rushed on Jedediah, who did not have time to use his pistols, and stabbed him to death with lances.

Austin Smith, Jedediah's brother, was able to retrieve Jedediah's rifle and pistols that the Indians had taken and traded to the Mexicans.