CHAPTER III.
Among the Trappers.
The Discomfited Trappers .-- The New Party Organized .-- A Battle with the Indians .-- Trapping on the Colorado .-- March to the Sacramento .-- The Friendly Indians .-- Crossing the Desert .-- Instinct of the Mule .-- The Enchanting Valley of the Colorado .-- The Mission of San Gabriel .-- Vast Herds of Cattle .-- The Mission of San Fernando .-- Adventures in the Valley of San Joaquin .-- The Meeting of two Trapping Bands .-- Reasons for Kit Carson's Celebrity .-- A Military Expedition .-- The Indian Horse Thieves .-- The Pursuit and Capture..