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Introduction to an Introduction
I had not, until the last moment, intended to write an introduction, unless my readers accepted the writing of early Indiana life as such. Introductions so often take the form of an apology that the dear public properly omits to read them, and so I will content myself with the remark that this reference to my first chapter shall answer for the introduction, for which I offer no apology.
CHAPTER I. From Indiana to Iowa. Early Days In Indiana—The Brimstone Meeting-house—I'm Going to be a Farmer—Off for Iowa — An Iowa Winter CHAPTER II. Off For Oregon. The Start—First Day Out CHAPTER III. Crossing the Missouri CHAPTER IV. Out on the Plains. The Indians—The Cholera—Extent of Emigration—the Casualties CHAPTER V. The High Court. Law of Self-Preservation—Capital Punishment CHAPTER VI. The Ox. The Ox Passing—The Battle of Peace CHAPTER VII. The Ox Team Brigade and the Cow Column. Emigration of 1843—Horace Greeley's Opinion—Cause that Saved Oregon from British Rule —Jesse Applegate's Epic CHAPTER VIII. Life on the Plains. Opening the Road—Mode of Travel in 1852—Abandoned Property—The Cholera—The Happy Family —Heroic Pioneer Women—Hardships CHAPTER IX. River Crossings. Wagon-beds as Boats—Down Snake River in Wagon-boxes CHAPTER X. Ravages of the Cholera. The Great Panic CHAPTER XI. The Ox Team Monument Expedition. The Team—Team of 1852—The Wagon—Camp No. 1—Tumwater, Washington—Tenino Monument —Central la, Washington—Chehalls, Washington, Claquato, Washington—Jacksons—Toledo, Washington —Portland, Oregon CHAPTER XII. Floating Down the River CHAPTER XIII. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. The Dalles, Oregon—Out from the Dalles—Pendleton, Oregon—The Blue Mountains—Meacham, Oregon —La Grand, Oregon—Ladd's Canyon—Camp No. 34—Baker City, Oregon—Old Mount Pleasant, Oregon —Durkee, Oregon—Huntington—Vale, Oregon CHAPTER XIV. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. Old Fort Boise—Parma, Idaho—Boise, Idaho—Twin Falls, Idaho—American F^Us, Idaho—Pocatello, Idaho —Soda Springs. Idaho —Montpelier, Idaho—The Mad Bull—The Wounded Buffalo—Cokeville, Wyoming CHAPTER XV. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. The Rocky Mountains—Pacific Springs—South Pass Monument CHAPTER XVI. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. Sweetwater—Split Rock CHAPTER XVII. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. The Devil's Gate CHAPTER XVIII. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. Independence Rock—Fish Creek—North Platte River—Casper, Wyoming—Glen Rock—Douglas, Wyoming —Puyallup—Tacoma—Seattle CHAPTER XIX. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. Fort—Laramie, Wyoming—Scottsbluff—The Dead of the Plains Chimney Rock-—North Platte, Nebraska CHAPTER XX. Obituary Notice. Death of Twist CHAPTER XXI. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Continued. Gothenburg, Nebraska—Lexington CHAPTER XXII. The Ox Team Monument Expedition Concluded. Kearney, Nebraska—Grand Island, Nebraska CHAPTER XXIII. A Chapter for Children. The Antelopes—Quarrel Between .Tim and Dave—Jim's Adventure with a Wolf—About Puget Sound CHAPTER XXIV. Early Life on Puqet Sound. Wild Animals—The Cougar—The Morning School CHAPTER XXV. Questions and Answers CHAPTER XXVI. Autobiography of the AuthorEnd of Preview.
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