. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... om-pany on an expedition to Oregon. His way lay across the SierraNevada Mountains, which separated the United States from UpperCalifornia, then a part of the Mexican possessions. Over thesemountains P>emont took his way with his company of brave men,and descended into California in the winter of 1846. He went toMonterey, California, and asked permission of the Mexican governorof the province, to pass through his territories on his way to Oregon.
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... om-pany on an expedition to Oregon. His way lay across the SierraNevada Mountains, which separated the United States from UpperCalifornia, then a part of the Mexican possessions. Over thesemountains P>emont took his way with his company of brave men,and descended into California in the winter of 1846. He went toMonterey, California, and asked permission of the Mexican governorof the province, to pass through his territories on his way to the Mexican, distrusting all the United States troops, althoughthe war had not yet begun, refused hispermission, and acted as if he believedFremonts design was a hostile was a dispute and a close ap-proach to a battle near Monterey, butFremont finally marched to Oregonwithout any actual outbreak betweenthem. The adventures in their journey toOregon were very interesting. Oncethe party were attacked by Indianswhile sleeping peacefully in their tents, carsor., unconscious of danger. Springing up in the dark, they met the sav-. 386 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. ages in a liand-to-hand fight, and drove oft the Indians after adesperate struggle. One of Fremonts guides was the famous KitCarson, who had lived for years the life of a mountaineer in thesewild regions. No story could be dull in which Carson was one ofthe heroes. We cannot follow this little band to Oregon, but willmeet them as they come back to San Francisco Bay in the springof 1846. The first news which then reached Captain Fremont was the in-telhgence that Governor De Castro — the very governor who hadshown such open hostility to and distrust of his expedition to Ore-gon — was raising troops to attack and drive out the American set-tlers in California. Already war had been declared between theUnited States and California, but this news had not yet reachedthe distant shores of the Pacific. Fremont at once
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