Martha of California A Story of the California Trail
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Martha of California
JAMES OTIS'S PIONEER SERIES
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
A CHANGE OF HOMES
"JOE BOWERS"
THE REASONS FOR MOVING
MOTHER'S ANXIETY
HOW WE WERE TO TRAVEL
OUR MOVABLE HOME
LEAVING ASHLEY
EBEN JORDAN
ON THE ROAD
EBEN'S PREDICTIONS
WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT CALIFORNIA
THE FIRST ENCAMPMENT
NIGHT IN CAMP
THE TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE
KANSAS INDIANS
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR TROUBLE
A STORMY DAY
A LACK OF FUEL
MAKING CAMP IN A STORM
A THUNDERSTORM
ANOTHER COMPANY OF PIKERS
THE STOCK STRAY AWAY
AN INDIAN VILLAGE
I WEARY WITH SO MUCH TRAVELING
EBEN'S BOASTS
SUFFERING WITH THIRST
IN SEARCH OF WATER
QUENCHING OUR THIRST
MAKING BUTTER
A KANSAS FERRY
THE SURPRISE AT SOLDIER CREEK
BREAD MAKING
PRAIRIE PEAS
EBEN AS A HUNTER
A HERD OF BUFFALOES
EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP
A FEAST OF BUFFALO MEAT
CURING THE MEAT
A WASH DAY
UNCOMFORTABLE TRAVELING
ELLEN'S ADVICE REGARDING THE STORY
INDIANS AND MOSQUITOES
PRAIRIE DOGS
COLONEL RUSSELL'S MISHAP
CHIMNEY ROCK
AT FORT LARAMIE
COOKING IN FRONT OF A FIREPLACE
TRAPPERS, HUNTERS, AND INDIANS
ON THE TRAIL ONCE MORE
INDEPENDENCE ROCK
ARRIVAL AT FORT BRIDGER
WITH OUR FACES TOWARD CALIFORNIA
AT BEAR RIVER
THE COMING OF WINTER
UTAH INDIANS
A DANGEROUS TRAIL
SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND ANTELOPE STEW
A FOREST FIRE
THE GREAT SALT LAKE
EBEN AS A FISHERMAN
GRASSHOPPER JAM
A DESERTED VILLAGE
THE GREAT SALT DESERT
PREPARING FOR A DANGEROUS JOURNEY
BREAD AND COFFEE MAKING
BREAKING CAMP AT MIDNIGHT
THE APPROACH TO THE SALT DESERT
A PLAIN OF SALT
LIKE A SEA OF FROZEN MILK
SALT DUST
A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT
COFFEE INSTEAD OF WATER
A SPRING OF SWEET WATER
THE OASIS
SEARCHING FOR WATER
THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY
SNAKE INDIANS
A SCARCITY OF FOOD
SPRINGS OF HOT WATER
IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
THE TRUCKEE RIVER
A HOME IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
THE MISSION OF SAN JOSÉ
OUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA
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