ail ▁by ▁a ▁US ▁drag oon , ▁John ▁Fitz ger ald . ▁ ▁Sc out , ▁guide , ▁Indian ▁f ighter ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Tob in ▁far med ▁on ▁land ▁border ing ▁the ▁San ▁Carlos ▁River ▁sout heast ▁of ▁El ▁P ue blo , ▁s elling ▁his ▁cro ps ▁to ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁William ▁Gil pin , ▁who ▁was ▁camp ed ▁with ▁his ▁troops ▁near ▁Bent ' s ▁Fort . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Gil pin ▁asked ▁Tob in ▁to ▁sc out ▁for ▁him ▁during ▁a ▁planned ▁spring ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Indians . ▁Gil pin ▁asked ▁Tob in ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁cou rier , ▁carrying ▁dispatch es ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian ▁River ▁valley ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁to ▁Bent ' s ▁Fort . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Maj . ▁B . L . ▁Be all ▁h ired ▁Tob in ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ▁to ▁guide ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁rail road ▁route ▁to ▁California . ▁Be all ▁described ▁Tob in ▁as ▁" h aving ▁a ▁reputation ▁almost ▁equal ▁to ▁Kit ▁Car son ' s ▁for ▁bra very , ▁de xter ity ▁with ▁his ▁rif le , ▁and ▁skill ▁in ▁mountain ▁life ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Gen . ▁Pen rose ▁appointed ▁Tob in ▁as ▁chief ▁sc out ▁on ▁an ▁Indian - h un ting ▁campaign . ▁Other ▁sc outs ▁h ired ▁were ▁Tob in ' s ▁half - bro ther ▁Charles ▁Aut ob ee , ▁and ▁" W ild ▁Bill