The next morning dawned bright and clear, and they caught their first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains.

They gazed long on the snowy peaks outlined in the far distance like fleecy clouds against the blue sky.
St.Vrain's Fort was reached on the tenth day.

They were made welcome by Mr.St.Vrain, who was much interested in the expedition westward and did everything he could to assist Lieutenant Fremont in the enterprise.
The needed horses and mules were secured, and three men were hired to accompany them across the country to Fort Laramie.
This station was a hundred and twenty-five miles distant, and the new hands engaged, as a matter of course, were so familiar with it, that there was no possibility of going astray.

The journey was resumed on the second day after reaching the fort, and without meeting with any particular incident they arrived at their destination, three days later.
Fort Laramie, at that time, was one of the most important posts of the far west.

It had large bastions at the corners, and its high walls were whitewashed and picketed.
Several lodges of Sioux Indians were pitched close by, and the division under charge of Kit Carson having arrived several days before, had also gone into camp with the appearance of the commander of the expedition..