INDEX

PART I—THE GREAT MARCH
CHAPTER		page
I.	Crossing the Plains	[17]
II.	Down the Columbia in ’51	[34]
III.	The Settlement at Alki	[41]
IV.	Founding of Seattle and Indian War	[63]
V.	The Murder of McCormick	[96]
VI.	Killing Cougars	[105]
VII.	Pioneer Child Life	[113]
VIII.	Marching Experiences of Esther Chambers	[151]
IX.	An Olympia Woman’s Trip Across the Plains in 1851	[168]
X.	Captain Henry Roeder on the Trail	[177]

PART II—MEN, WOMEN AND ADVENTURES
I.	Song of the Pioneers	[182]
II.	Biographical Notes and Sketches,John Denny, Sarah Latimer Denny	[186]
III.	David Thomas Denny	[203]
IV.	The First Wedding on Elliot Bay	[257]
V.	Louisa Boren Denny	[ 272]
	Va. Madge Decatur Denny	[288]
	Vb. Anna Louisa Denny	[294]
	Vc. William Richard Boren	[300]
VI.	Arthur A. Denny, Mary A. Denny	[305]
VII.	Henry Van Asselt of Duwamish	[320]
VIII.	Thomas Mercer	[329]
IX.	Dr. Henry A. Smith, the BrilliantWriter	[344]
X.	Famous Indian Chiefs	[358]

PART III—INDIAN LIFE AND SETTLERS’ BEGINNINGS
I.	Savage Deeds of Savage Men	[391]
II.	Pioneer Jokes and Anecdotes	[415]
III.	Trails of Commerce	[436]
IV.	Building of the Territorial University	[452]
V.	A Chehalis Letter, Penned in ’52	[467]
VI.	Some Pioneers of Port Townsend	[479]
VII.	Personnel of the Pioneer Army	[489]