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Scenes of earlier days in crossing the Plains to Oregon and experiences of Western life

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Author:
Crawford, Charles Howard  Search this
Physical description:
186 pages illustrations 21 cm
Type:
Books
Erlebnisbericht
Place:
West (U.S.)
Date:
1962
[1962]
Contents:
Company organized and captain elected -- Preparing to fight -- Battle won -- Cooking done with buffalo chips -- A Stormy night -- Indians ready for war -- First jack rabbit -- First buffalo -- Chimney Rock -- Ruins of ancient building -- Viewing Devil's Canyon -- A Large hill of lead -- Horses badly frightened -- How Bear River bottom looked -- Soap Creek and a large stream of water -- Soda Springs -- Three horses stolen -- Nez Perce chief and his family -- Use of the rocky part of the world -- A Cowardly guard, and a horse stolen -- A Man shot and dangerously wounded -- An Indian killed -- A Train all killed but two boys -- A Horse stolen but quickly recovered -- Violating a contract and the result -- Going over the Cascade mountains -- Devil's Backbone and Laurel Hill -- Glad to be in the Willamette Valley -- The Hungry fed -- The Man with two wives -- Entering politics -- Leaving politics and going preachig -- An Orphan boy badly used -- Leaving Oregon -- Building a church in Stockton -- Going into a saloon and inviting them to church
A Camp meeting near Stockton -- Result of singing songs in a barroom -- Appointed college agent -- Infidel lawyer converted -- Starting for Powder River mines -- A Parson caught in his own trap -- The Frightened Irishman -- Men alarmed and preparing to fight -- A Man greatly alarmed -- Three men poisoned -- Parson asked to drink -- A Man instantly killed -- Attending political meetings -- Answering a fool according to his folly -- Two men murdered -- Mob violence -- History of Mr. Miller -- Leaving the mines -- Water spout -- A Beautiful scene near Petaluma -- Two men reconciled -- A Remarkable conversion -- The Story of a pioneer -- Conditions of help -- Swearing by his father -- The Agent thrashed -- Invited to have a dram -- Camping in the wild woods of Mendicino county -- Commencing to work at Tomales -- Answering a question -- Commencing to work a Point Arena -- A Man shot at Point Arena -- Answering Rev. Mr. Tubs -- Making an infidel mad -- A Missionary trip to the Sierra Nevadas -- How one parson helped another -- Conclusion
Topic:
Overland journeys to the Pacific  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_976710