CHAPTER IX.
The Trapper's Elysium.
Trapping on the Missouri .-- Attacked by the Blackfeet .-- The Battle .-- Persevering Hostility of the Indians .-- The Trappers driven from the Country .-- Repair to the North Fork .-- Cheerful Encampments .-- Enchanting Scene .-- Village of the Flatheads .-- The Blessings of Peace .-- Carson's Knowledge of Languages .-- Pleasant Winter Quarters on the Big Snake River .-- Successful Trapping .-- Winter at Brown's Hole .-- Trip to Fort Bent .-- Peculiar Characters .-- Williams and Mitchel .-- Hunter at Fort Bent .-- Marriage .-- Visit to the States..