Chapter 5

Marches and Encampments.

The Encampment Among the Rocky Mountains.--The Attempted Stampede.--Retreat and Pursuit by the Savages.--The Alarm.--Loss of the Horses.--Their Recovery.--Enterprise of Kit Carson.--Fight with the Indians.--The Litter for the Wounded.--Union of the two Trapping Parties.--Successful Return to Taos.--Carson joins a Trading Party.--Chivalric Adventures.--Attacked by Bears.