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Updated: May 26, 2025
Kit Carson visits Fremont's Camp Goes on the Second Exploring Expedition The Necessary Arrangements Trip to Salt Lake Explorations there Carson is dispatched to Fort Hall for Supplies Their Operations at Salt Lake The Great Island The Journey to the Columbia River in Oregon Incidents on the Route Tlamath Lake The Journey to California The Trials and Privations met with while crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains Mr.
Having finished the observations upon Tlamath Lake, the expedition started for California. The route led through a barren and desolate country, rendering game scarce. As the command drew near to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they were found to be entirely covered with deep snow throughout the entire range of vision. At this time the provisions had commenced giving out.
Fremont en route for California His men are anxious to punish the Tlamath Indians Kit Carson, in command of ten Men, is sent on ahead to reconnoitre He discovers the main Village of these Indians The Attack and the Victory Beautiful Lodges The Trophies mostly destroyed Fremont saves Kit Carson's Life The Journey resumed The Sacramento Valley An Indian Ambuscade One Savage defies the Party Kit Carson shoots him The Tlamath Indians still on the War Path Another Lesson given to them A Thief is shot Arrival at Lawson's Trading Post A period of Inactivity A Detachment sent to capture Sonoma Prisoners taken The Mexicans come to punish the Americans Their Courage deserts them The Retreat The Pursuit Fremont goes to Sutter's Fort and establishes a Military Post Monterey is taken by the American Squadron Fremont marches there Further Operations The taking of Los Angelos.
He traveled up the Sacramento and passed near the Shasta Buttes, and thence on to the Tlamath Lake. While encamped on the head of this collection of water, news came to the party that war had been declared between the United States and Mexico. This intelligence had been sent to Fremont through Lieutenant Gillespie, of the United States marines, who had with him six men as an escort.
The expressmen overhauled the exploring party after several days of hard travel and handed to Fremont the communications. As soon as he had read his letters, Fremont made inquiries in regard to Gillespie, and found that he was in rather a precarious position; for, should the Tlamath Indians take the notion, they would murder him and his men just by the way of pastime.
On his way thither, the Tlamath Indians continually dogged them and a number of collisions followed, though none was of particular moment. After suffering many hardships, Lawson's Fort was reached and several days were spent in hunting, while Fremont awaited instructions as to the course he was to take in the war then going on between the United States and Mexico.
On the day following the one on which his party had encountered and chastised the Tlamath Indians, Fremont started for the Valley of the Sacramento.
It proved afterwards to be a very fortunate change; for, their old enemies, the Tlamath Indians, had concealed themselves there, thinking, as a matter of course, that the white men would keep the trail. Seeing that the white men were not coming into the ambuscade laid for them, the Indians became so disappointed that they boldly ventured forth from their hiding-places.
In due time they arrived safely at the river Dalles. Here they made another brief halt. Colonel Fremont left Kit Carson in command of this camp, while he, with a small party, proceeded to Vancouver's Island and purchased some provisions. On his return he found that the whole party had become consolidated. The command now journeyed to Tlamath Lake in Oregon Territory.
He commenced his journey by traveling around Lake Tlamath, and had not proceeded far in that direction, before he found himself encamped on a small stream which empties into the lake, nearly opposite to the place where his three men were killed. The distance of each day's progress had been carefully reckoned and noted by the party.
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