They were gone many weeks and when they returned to their homes, nearly if not all felt that they had engaged on their last trapping expedition.
Carson had not wrought very long on his ranche, when he learned of the scarcity and high prices of sheep in California.

He at once set about collecting several thousand, hired a number of men and drove the herd to Fort Laramie: thence he made his way by the old emigrant trail to California where he disposed of the sheep at prices which brought him a profit of several thousand dollars.
While in San Francisco, he visited a prominent restaurant where he ordered a good substantial dinner for six persons.

When it was ready he surveyed it for a moment with satisfaction, and, seating himself at the table, disposed of it all.

His journey across the plains had given him a somewhat vigorous appetite..