CHAPTER XI.
The Return of the Expedition.
Beautiful Prairie Scene .-- Fate of the Buffalo Calf .-- Vast Buffalo Herds .-- The Fourth of July on the Plains .-- Journey up the South Fork of the Platte .-- Visit to Fort St.Vrain .-- Remonstrance of the Chiefs .-- Second Marriage of Mr.Carson .-- New Engagements .-- Perilous Ride to Santa Fe .-- The Successful Mission .-- The Noble Mexican Boy .-- Conflict with the Savages .-- Discomfiture of the Indians .-- Fremont's Second Expedition .-- Carson joins the Party .-- Course of the Expedition .-- Arrival at the Great Salt Lake..