CHAPTER XI.. The Return of the Expedition.

The Return of the Expedition.

Beautiful Prairie Scene.--Fate of the Buffalo Calf.--Vast Buffalo Herds.--The Fourth of July on the Plains.--Journey up the South Fork of the Platte.--Visit to Fort St. Vrain.--Remonstrance of the Chiefs.--Second Marriage of Mr. Carson.--New Engagements.--Perilous Ride to Santa Fe.--The Successful Mission.--The Noble Mexican Boy.--Conflict with the Savages.--Discomfiture of the Indians.--Fremont's Second Expedition.--Carson joins the Party.--Course of the Expedition.--Arrival at the Great Salt Lake.