CONTENTS

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I.[The Coming of the Spaniards]19
II.[The Coming of the Americans]36
III.[The Pawnees are of Two Minds]52
IV.[On the Trail of the Spaniards]70
V.[The Chase of the Big Elk]85
VI.[Lieutenant Wilkinson Says Good-by]99
VII.[“The Mountains! The Mountains!”]112
VIII.[Bad Hearts in the Way]127
IX.[A Try at the “Grand Peak”]139
X.[Onward Into Winter]156
XI.[Seeking the Lost River]167
XII.[Is It Found at Last?]176
XIII.[Meat for the Camp]187
XIV.[A Trail of Surprises]200
XV.[Not Yet Defeated]225
XVI.[Blocked by the Great White Mountains]237
XVII.[The Fort in the Wilderness]250
XVIII.[Visitors from the South]261
XIX.[In the Hands of the Spaniards]275
XX.[Stub Reaches End o’ Trail]289
XXI.[Good-by to Lieutenant Pike]306