CHAPTER XII.. Marches and Battles.

Marches and Battles.

Entering the Lake.--Dangerous Navigation.--The Return to Camp.--Feast upon Horse Flesh.--Meeting the Indians.--Joyful Meeting.--Return to Fort Hall.--Feasting at the Fort.--The Party Diminished.--The Journey down Snake River.--Crossing the Sierra Nevada.--Carson Rescues Fremont.--Fort Sutter.--Heroic Achievement of Carson.--Disbanding the Party.--The third Expedition.--Crossing the Desert.--Threatened by the Mexicans.--Fight with the Indians.--The Surprise.--Chastisement of the Indians.