| Chap. | Page | |
| I. | Westminster! Westminster! | [9] |
| II. | A Cold Swim, | [25] |
| III. | A Cripple Boy, | [42] |
| IV. | An Adopted Child, | [58] |
| V. | A Terrible Accusation, | [75] |
| VI. | At New Orleans, | [92] |
| VII. | On the Mississippi, | [107] |
| VIII. | Starting for the West, | [127] |
| IX. | On the Plains, | [154] |
| X. | A Buffalo Story, | [173] |
| XI. | How Dick lost his Scalp, | [186] |
| XII. | The Attack on the Caravan, | [206] |
| XIII. | At the Gold-fields, | [223] |
| XIV. | Captain Bayley, | [238] |
| XV. | The Missing Heir, | [253] |
| XVI. | John Holl, Dust Contractor, | [268] |
| XVII. | The Lonely Diggers, | [285] |
| XVIII. | A DreamVerified, | [306] |
| XIX. | Striking it Rich, | [324] |
| XX. | A Message from Abroad, | [341] |
| XXI. | Happy Meetings, | [360] |
| XXII. | Cleared at Last, | [374] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Page | |
| Captain Bayley hears Startling News, | [Frontis.] [262] |
| The Rescue from the Serpentine, | [32] |
| The Break-up of the Chartist Meeting, | [72] |
| Frank's Visit to Mr. Hiram Little's Office, | [101] |
| A Flood on the Mississippi, | [125] |
| A Deer-hunt on the Prairie, | [162] |
| The Escape of the Captain's Daughter, | [195] |
| Dick and Frank elude the Indians, | [227] |
| The Sick Friend in the Mining Camp, | [296] |
| Gold-washing—a Good Day's Work, | [329] |
| The Attack on the Gold Escort, | [338] |
| Meeting of Captain Bayley and Mr. Adams, | [352] |