Trapping with Young upon the Colorado -- captures cattle and horses from the Indians -- goes to Santa Fe, disposes of furs, and sows his wild oats -- _coureurs des bois_, travels, dress, habits -- joins Mr. Fitzpatrick trapping among the Nez Perces -- winters in the New Park -- punishes the Crow Indians for horse-stealing -- pursues and punishes robbers of a _cache_ -- flies from a party of sixty Indians. 76 CHAPTER IX. Hunts with two companions -- saving his money -- trading with Captain Lee -- pursues an Indian horse-thief and recovers the horses without assistance -- traps on the Laramie -- fight with two grizzlies -- description of the grizzly bear, his food -- traps among the Blackfeet -- unsuccessful attempt to chastise Blackfeet horse-thieves -- Carson is wounded -- Bridger's pursuit without finding them. 83 CHAPTER X. Carson, recovered, attends summer rendezvous on Green River -- description of the rendezvous -- camp, traders, charges -- British Fur Company -- the Indians bringing in furs -- appearance of Montreal at a fair for the Indians -- trappers and traders from the States -- purchases of the trappers, necessaries, luxuries, Indian wife. 93 CHAPTER XI. Green River rendezvous again -- the backwoodsman -- Carson the peace-maker -- Sherman the bully, his punishment -- cause of the duel -- trapping and parley with the Blackfeet -- on Humboldt River -- explores the desert -- discovers the river afterwards named for him. 101 CHAPTER XII. Dreary prospect on the Humboldt -- Humboldt Lake -- sinks of other rivers -- overflow of Humboldt Lake and River -- station at the sink, the traders -- Humboldt Indians -- Fourth of July on the Humboldt -- Humboldt sinking -- land available for agriculture on this river. 109 CHAPTER XIII. Carson on the Humboldt -- sufferings of the return party -- Pyramid Circle -- a horse purchased for food -- buffalo hunt, meat jerked -- horses stolen by the Indians -- extent of buffalo ranges -- buffalo upon the Platte in 1857, numbers, trails crossing the river, animals killed. 116 CHAPTER XIV. Carson traps with a party of a hundred in the Blackfeet country -- winter camp among the Crows -- Indian lodges -- winter life of the trappers -- fight with the Blackfeet -- Carson saves the life of a friend, dislodges the Indians from a rocky fastness, and compels their flight -- no more molestation -- the rendezvous -- trade with the Navajos Indians -- fort at Brown's Hole -- goes again against the Blackfeet, a thousand warriors assemble, retire without an engagement -- traps on the Salmon River -- among the Blackfeet, another fight, leaves their country -- Chinook and Flathead Indians -- process of flattening the head. 126