Kit Carson.

From the December 4, 1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

“Santa Monica, Cal.–Samuel Carson has been found dead up in his hut in Santa Monica Canyon. He had been bitten by a spider.

Carson was about 81 years old and claimed to be a son of the renowned scout ‘Kit’ Carson. For many years the old man had lived at the head of Rustic Canyon, with only his horses and dogs for company. Carson had a most picturesque career as a gold hunter, Indian fighter and adventurer.”