Martha of California: A Story of the California Trail

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JAMES OTIS'S PIONEER SERIES

FOREWORD

CONTENTS

A CHANGE OF HOMES

"JOE BOWERS"

THE REASONS FOR MOVING

MOTHER'S ANXIETY

HOW WE WERE TO TRAVEL

OUR MOVABLE HOME

LEAVING ASHLEY

EBEN JORDAN

ON THE ROAD

EBEN'S PREDICTIONS

WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT CALIFORNIA

THE FIRST ENCAMPMENT

NIGHT IN CAMP

THE TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE

KANSAS INDIANS

LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR TROUBLE

A STORMY DAY

A LACK OF FUEL

MAKING CAMP IN A STORM

A THUNDERSTORM

ANOTHER COMPANY OF PIKERS

THE STOCK STRAY AWAY

AN INDIAN VILLAGE

I WEARY WITH SO MUCH TRAVELING

EBEN'S BOASTS

SUFFERING WITH THIRST

IN SEARCH OF WATER

QUENCHING OUR THIRST

MAKING BUTTER

A KANSAS FERRY

THE SURPRISE AT SOLDIER CREEK

BREAD MAKING

PRAIRIE PEAS

EBEN AS A HUNTER

A HERD OF BUFFALOES

EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP

A FEAST OF BUFFALO MEAT

CURING THE MEAT

A WASH DAY

UNCOMFORTABLE TRAVELING

ELLEN'S ADVICE REGARDING THE STORY

INDIANS AND MOSQUITOES

PRAIRIE DOGS

COLONEL RUSSELL'S MISHAP

CHIMNEY ROCK

AT FORT LARAMIE

COOKING IN FRONT OF A FIREPLACE

TRAPPERS, HUNTERS, AND INDIANS

ON THE TRAIL ONCE MORE

INDEPENDENCE ROCK

ARRIVAL AT FORT BRIDGER

WITH OUR FACES TOWARD CALIFORNIA

AT BEAR RIVER

THE COMING OF WINTER

UTAH INDIANS

A DANGEROUS TRAIL

SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND ANTELOPE STEW

A FOREST FIRE

THE GREAT SALT LAKE

EBEN AS A FISHERMAN

GRASSHOPPER JAM

A DESERTED VILLAGE

THE GREAT SALT DESERT

PREPARING FOR A DANGEROUS JOURNEY

BREAD AND COFFEE MAKING

BREAKING CAMP AT MIDNIGHT

THE APPROACH TO THE SALT DESERT

A PLAIN OF SALT

LIKE A SEA OF FROZEN MILK

SALT DUST

A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT

COFFEE INSTEAD OF WATER

A SPRING OF SWEET WATER

THE OASIS

SEARCHING FOR WATER

THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY

SNAKE INDIANS

A SCARCITY OF FOOD

SPRINGS OF HOT WATER

IN THE LAND OF PLENTY

THE TRUCKEE RIVER

A HOME IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY

THE MISSION OF SAN JOSE

OUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA

BOOKS CONSULTED IN WRITING MARTHA OF CALIFORNIA

Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

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Martha of California

Martha of California

A Story of the California Trail

BY
JAMES OTIS

NEW YORK -:- CINCINNATI -:- CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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