that were set for the beavers.

The next scene of operations was the North Fork of the Missouri
where they had been engaged only a short time when they came
upon an extensive village of Flathead Indians. These showed their
friendliness to the trappers by sending one of their chiefs and a
number of warriors who helped them hunt along the different streams.

The following spring Carson and a single companion set their traps
in the vicinity of Big Snake River. This was the country of the
Utah Indians, who were well disposed towards the whites. Thus,
while furs were plenty, the couple were enabled to devote their
whole time to taking them, without fear of being fired upon every
time they ventured out of sight of camp. As a consequence, they
succeeded beyond their own expectations, and, making their way to
the nearest post, sold the stock for a fair sum.

The peltries were scarcely disposed of, when Carson organized
another expedition which visited the Grand River, over which they
trapped until winter, when they returned to Brown's Hole, where
Carson remained until spring. Then he trapped once more in the land
of the Utahs and at New Park, taking their furs to the post where
he was obliged to sell them for a much less sum than he had ever
received before.

The transaction had an important bearing on the fortunes of Kit
Carson, for it was proof of an unpleasant truth that had been forcing
itself for a number of months upon him: the days of remunerative
trapping were ended.