| Chapter | | Page |
| I. | Sowing the Germ That I Knew Not. | [13] |
| II. | Preparations for the Wilds of Wisconsin. | [15] |
| III. | Entering the Wilds of Wisconsin. | [18] |
| IV. | Surveying and Selecting Government Timber Lands. | [22] |
| V. | Gaining Experience—Getting Wet. | [28] |
| VI. | A Birthday Supper. | [33] |
| VII. | A New Contract—Obstacles. | [40] |
| VIII. | A Few Experiences in the New and More Prosperous Field. | [47] |
| IX. | Tracing Gentlemen Timber Thieves—Getting Wet—Fawn. | [56] |
| X. | Does It Pay to Rest on Sunday? | [63] |
| XI. | Indian Traits—Dog Team. | [69] |
| XII. | Wolves—Log Riding. | [73] |
| XIII. | Entering Minnesota, the New Field. | [77] |
| XIV. | An Evening Guest—Not Mother's Bread. | [94] |
| XV. | A Hurried Round Trip to Minneapolis—Many Incidents. | [101] |
| XVI. | The Entire Party Moves to Swan River. | [117] |
| XVII. | Methods of Acquiring Government Land—An Abandoned Squaw. | [125] |
| XVIII. | United States Land Sale at Duluth—Joe LaGarde. | [129] |
| XIX. | Six Hundred Miles in a Birch Canoe. | [135] |
| XX. | Effect of Discovery of Iron Ore on Timber Industry. | [142] |
| XXI. | Forest Fires. | [159] |
| XXII. | White Pine—What of Our Future Supply? | [174] |
| XXIII. | Retrospect—Meed of Praise. | [178] |