| Chapter | | Page |
| I. | [The Mountain Discovered and Named, 1792]
By Captain George Vancouver, R.N. | 1 |
| II. | [First Approach to the Mountain, 1833]
By Doctor William Fraser Tolmie. | 6 |
| III. | [First Recorded Trip through Naches Pass, 1841]
By Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson, U.S.N., of the Wilkes Expedition. | 13 |
| IV. | [Tacoma and the Indian Legend of Hamitchou]
By Theodore Winthrop. | 34 |
| V. | [First Attempted Ascent, 1857]
By Lieutenant A. V. Kautz, U.S.A. | 73 |
| VI. | [First Successful Ascent, 1870]
By General Hazard Stevens. | 94 |
| VII. | [Indian Warning against Demons]
By Sluiskin, Indian Guide. | 132 |
| VIII. | [Second Successful Ascent, 1870]
By S. F. Emmons. | 135 |
| IX. | [Explorations on the Northern Slopes, 1881-1883]
By Bailey Willis. | 142 |
| X. | [Discovery of Camp Muir, 1888]
By Major E. S. Ingraham. | 150 |
| XI. | [Exploring the Mountain and Its Glaciers, 1896]
By Professor I. C. Russell. | 159 |
| XII. | [McClure's Achievement and Tragic Death, 1897]
By Herbert L. Bruce and Professor H. H. McAlister. | 183 |
| XIII. | [Field Notes on Mount Rainier, 1905]
By Professor Henry Landes. | 194 |
| XIV. | [Glaciers of Mount Rainier]
By F. E. Matthes. | 201 |
| XV. | [The Rocks of Mount Rainier]
By George Otis Smith. | 241 |
| XVI. | [The Flora of Mount Rainier]
By Professor Charles V. Piper. | 254 |
| XVII. | [Creation of Mount Rainier National Park]
Memorial by Scientific Societies. | 287 |
| XVIII. | [Mount Rainier is 14,408 Feet High]
By the United States Geological Survey. | 297 |
| XIX. | [Place Names and Elevations in Mount Rainier National Park] | 302 |