CONTENTS

[ CHAPTER I.]
Autobiography.
Birth and Parentage—Boyhood Days—Aversion to School—Early Ambitions—Farm Training—Life in a Printing Office—At Tippecanoe as a Songster7
[ CHAPTER II.]
Time of My Youth.
Our Ohio Home—A Period of Invention—The Printing Press—Our Removal to Indiana—Habits Acquired on the Trip15
[ CHAPTER III.]
Early Days in Indiana.
I'm Going to Be a Farmer—Off for Iowa—An Iowa Winter18
[ CHAPTER IV.]
Off for Oregon.
Preparation—Getting a Partner—First Day Out23
[ CHAPTER V.]
The Ferry Across the Missouri26
[ CHAPTER VI.]
Out on the Plains.
Indian Country—The Cholera—Extent of Emigration—The Casualties29
[ CHAPTER VII.]
Buffalo Chase and Stampede.
Buffalo Trails—Chase on the Missouri—Stampede on the Platte37
[ CHAPTER VIII.]
Out on the Plains.
The Law of Self-Preservation—Crossing the Snake River—Wagon Beds as Boats—Down Snake River in Wagon Boxes—On to Portland39
[ CHAPTER IX.]
Floating Down the River51
[ CHAPTER X.]
The Arrival.
At Work—Moving to St. Helens—Building a Home57
[ CHAPTER XI.]
The First Cabin.
Home Life—A Trip to Puget Sound63
[ CHAPTER XII.]
Cruise on Puget Sound.
Building a Boat—Afloat on Puget Sound—A Visit to the Indians69
[ CHAPTER XIII.]
Cruise on Puget Sound.
At Steilacoom77
[ CHAPTER XIV.]
Cruise on Puget Sound.
At Tacoma—On Puyallup Bay84
[ CHAPTER XV.]
Cruise on Puget Sound.
At Alki Point—A Fish Story91
[ CHAPTER XVI.]
Cruise on Puget Sound.
Port Townsend—Building the City—Colonel Ebey96
[ CHAPTER XVII.]
From Columbia River to Puget Sound.
Arrival Home—Preparations to Move—The Trip101
[ CHAPTER XVIII.]
The Second Cabin.
The New Home—Brother Oliver Returns to the States115
[ CHAPTER XIX.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass.
Cross the Streams122
[ CHAPTER XX.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass—Cont.
Many Obstacles—Killing of Steers to Make Rope—A Brave Boy128
[ CHAPTER XXI.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass—Cont.
Fun with the Pony—Immigrants136
[ CHAPTER XXII.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass—Cont.
Desert Lands—Lost—Crossing the River—Reunion142
[ CHAPTER XXIII.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass—Cont.
Nearly Home—Trouble Over Titles—Parting148
[ CHAPTER XXIV.]
Trip Through Natchess Pass—Cont.
Home Again—Visitors—Jay Cooke and My Pamphlet154
[ CHAPTER XXV.]
First Immigrants Through Natchess Pass.
Hard Trip—Letter from Geo. H. Himes161
[ CHAPTER XXVI.]
Building of the Natchess Pass Road.
Many Obstacles—Lines from Winthrop—Receipts169
[ CHAPTER XXVII.]
Building of the Natchess Pass Road—Cont.
Letter from A. J. Burge—Lawlessness—A Great Pioneer, George Bush—The Fanning Mill—The First Cougar178
[ CHAPTER XXVIII.]
About Indians.
Massacre—Flight of Settlers183
[ CHAPTER XXIX.]
Fraser River Stampede.
Excitement High—Off for Whatcom—The Arrival—Where's De Lacy?186
[ CHAPTER XXX.]
An Old Settlers' Meeting.
Review of the Past—Lady Sheriff—Personal Anecdotes195
[ CHAPTER XXXI.]
A Chapter on Names.
Seattle—Puyallup and Amusing Incidents201
[ CHAPTER XXXII.]
Pioneer Religious Experiences and Incidents.
Aunt Ann—Mr. and Mrs. Wickser—John McLeod206
[ CHAPTER XXXIII.]
Wild Animals.
Carrie Sees a Cougar—An Unfriendly Meeting210
[ CHAPTER XXXIV.]
The Morning School.
The First Log School House—Going to Market—Fifty Years Ago216
[ CHAPTER XXXV.]
An Early Survey.
The Surveying Party—The Camp—Location—Value221
[ CHAPTER XXXVI.]
The Hop Business.
My Hop Venture—The Curse on Hops223
[ CHAPTER XXXVII.]
The Beet Sugar Venture230
[ CHAPTER XXXVIII.]
The History of a History231
[ CHAPTER XXXIX.]
Banking.
Bank President—The Run on the Bank235
[ CHAPTER XL.]
The Klondike Venture.
Through White Horse Rapids—On the Yukon238
[ CHAPTER XLI.]
THE OREGON TRAIL MONUMENT EXPEDITION.
The Ox.
Ready for the Trip—Getting Notoriety243
[ CHAPTER XLII.]
The Start.
Making Camps—Out on the Trail—Centralia, Wash.—Chehalis, Wash.—Jackson's—Toledo, Wash.—Portland, Oregon246
[ CHAPTER XLIII.]
The Dalles, Oregon.
Quotations from Journal—Shoeing the Oxen—Out from The Dalles—Pendleton, Oregon—The Blue Mountains—Meacham, Oregon—La Grande, Oregon—Ladd's Canyon—Camp No. 34—Baker City, Oregon—Old Mt. Pleasant, Oregon—Durkee, Oregon—Huntington—Vale, Oregon255
[ CHAPTER XLIV.]
Old Fort Boise—Parma, Idaho—Boise, Idaho—Twin Falls, Idaho—American Falls, Idaho—Pocatello, Idaho—Soda Springs, Idaho—Montpelier, Idaho—The Mad Bull—The Wounded Buffalo—Cokeville, Wyoming266
[ CHAPTER XLV.]
Independence Rock.
The Rocky Mountains.
Pacific Springs—Sweetwater—Split Rock—The Devil's Gate271
[ CHAPTER XLVI.]
Fish Creek—North Platte—Casper, Wyoming—Glen Rock—Douglas, Wyoming—Puyallup, Tacoma, Seattle—New Changes280
[ CHAPTER XLVII.]
Fort Laramie, Wyoming.
Scott's Bluff—The Dead of the Plains—The Lone Grave—Chimney Rock—North Platte289
[ CHAPTER XLVIII.]
Death of Twist.
Gothenberg, Nebraska—Lexington298
[ CHAPTER XLIX.]
Kearney, Nebraska.
Grand Island303
[ CHAPTER L.]
From Indianapolis to Washington—Events on the Way306
[ CHAPTER LI.]
Return Trip.
Leaving Washington—Out West Again—From Portland to Seattle320
[ CHAPTER LII.]
The End328
[ CHAPTER LIII.]
The Interim and Second Trip.
Good Road Movement—The Overland Outfit in the Interim—Yukon Exposition—The Trip of 1910-'11—Hunting for the Trail—Dedication of the Wagon and Team to Washington—A Bill for Surveying "Pioneer Way"—The Author's Plea Before the House Committee on Military Affairs331
[ CHAPTER LIV.]
Conquest of the Oregon Country.
(1) Exploration, by Robert Gray, Lewis and Clark and Jonathan Carver—Naming Oregon. (2) Exploitation, by John Jacob Astor, the Hunt Party, Hudson Bay Co.—Ashley, Bonneyville and Wythe—(3) Missionary; "White Man's Book of Heaven," Lee, Parker, Whitman and Spaulding as Missionaries—Tribute to Pioneers. (4) Home builders; American Settlers Outnumber English—English give up Joint Occupancy, Withdrawal and Ashburton's Treaty—Establishment of the Oregon Trail 1843—Emigration of 1852—Conclusions343
[ CHAPTER LV.]
Pioneer Life in Puyallup.
The Cabin—Stilly a Typical Pioneer—Stilly's Cabin Becomes The Author's Home—The Ivy Vine—Dedication of the Cabin as "Pioneer Park"—The Author's Phonographic Address352
[ CHAPTER LVI.]
Pioneer Life in Puyallup Valley.
The Carson Family—The Walker Family—"Good Templars Lodge"—Holiday Celebrations—First Postoffice—Mount Rainier Glacier—Colony of 1853—Indian Massacre and Flight of the Settlers—Discovery of Coal—Acquiring Title of Land—Publication of "Washington Territory West of the Cascades"—Pioneer Socialism—Religion and Schools—Allen's Letter—Early Settlers Meet in Puyallup's Park—Great Public Dinner—Strong Program Speech by Ezra Meeker360
[ CHAPTER LVII.]
Sketches of Western Life.
"Occidental Transcontinental Oriental McDonald"—His Personal Appearance—His Sloop—His Prophecies375
[ CHAPTER LVIII.]
Sketches of Western Life.
"The Prairie Schooner"—Why Wagon Body was Boat Shape—Crossing Snake River—Moving Pictures of Crossing Loop Fork of the Platte River—How the Teams Crossed the River377
[ CHAPTER LIX.]
High Cost of Living.
Cincinnati Market a Hundred Years Ago; No Middlemen—All Markets Now, All Middlemen—Transportation, a Factor in the Cost of Living—Causes, "High Living," Abandonment of Simple Life, Change in Environments and Extravagant Wants381
[ CHAPTER LX.]
Cost of High Living.
Fortieth Anniversary Celebration of the Completion of N. P. R. R.—Extravagance and Waste at the Celebration—Supply and Demand Regulates Prices—Consumer Too Far Removed from Producer, Demand Too Much Service, Buys in Too Small Quantities—Too Much Money—Remedy, Stop Extravagance and Waste, and Buy With Judgment386
[ CHAPTER LXI.]
Preparedness.
Witness of Five Wars—Results, Advancement of Civilization—Wars Cannot be Averted—Preparedness Gives Advantage—It Does Not Cause War—The Monroe Doctrine and the "Open Door To China"—No Other Nation Will Assert Our Rights—Preparedness Does Not Prevent Wars, But Lessens the Danger395
[ CHAPTER LXII.]
How to Live to be a Hundred399