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A CHANGE OF HOMES 9
"JOE BOWERS" 10
THE REASONS FOR MOVING 12
MOTHER'S ANXIETY 14
HOW WE WERE TO TRAVEL 15
OUR MOVABLE HOME 18
LEAVING ASHLEY 19
EBEN JORDAN 22
ON THE ROAD 25
EBEN'S PREDICTIONS 26
WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT CALIFORNIA 27
THE FIRST ENCAMPMENT 28
NIGHT IN CAMP 31
THE TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE 32
KANSAS INDIANS 34
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR TROUBLE 35
A STORMY DAY 36
A LACK OF FUEL 38
MAKING CAMP IN A STORM 40
A THUNDERSTORM 42
ANOTHER COMPANY OF PIKERS 43
THE STOCK STRAY AWAY 45
AN INDIAN VILLAGE 47
I WEARY WITH SO MUCH TRAVELING 48
EBEN'S BOASTS 50
SUFFERING WITH THIRST 51
IN SEARCH OF WATER 53
QUENCHING OUR THIRST 55
MAKING BUTTER 57
A KANSAS FERRY 58
THE SURPRISE AT SOLDIER CREEK 60
BREAD MAKING 62
PRAIRIE PEAS 63
EBEN AS A HUNTER 65
A HERD OF BUFFALOES 66
EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP 67
A FEAST OF BUFFALO MEAT 68
CURING THE MEAT 69
A WASH DAY 71
UNCOMFORTABLE TRAVELING 72
ELLEN'S ADVICE REGARDING THE STORY 74
INDIANS AND MOSQUITOES 75
PRAIRIE DOGS 77
COLONEL RUSSELL'S MISHAP 79
CHIMNEY ROCK 81
AT FORT LARAMIE 82
COOKING IN FRONT OF A FIREPLACE 84
TRAPPERS, HUNTERS, AND INDIANS 85
ON THE TRAIL ONCE MORE 87
INDEPENDENCE ROCK 88
ARRIVAL AT FORT BRIDGER 90
WITH OUR FACES TOWARD CALIFORNIA 92
AT BEAR RIVER 93
THE COMING OF WINTER 94
UTAH INDIANS 97
A DANGEROUS TRAIL 98
SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND ANTELOPE STEW 100
A FOREST FIRE 102
THE GREAT SALT LAKE 104
EBEN AS A FISHERMAN 105
GRASSHOPPER JAM 107
A DESERTED VILLAGE 109
THE GREAT SALT DESERT 111
PREPARING FOR A DANGEROUS JOURNEY 112
BREAD AND COFFEE MAKING 114
BREAKING CAMP AT MIDNIGHT 115
THE APPROACH TO THE SALT DESERT 117
A PLAIN OF SALT 117
LIKE A SEA OF FROZEN MILK 119
SALT DUST 120
A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT 122
COFFEE INSTEAD OF WATER 122
A SPRING OF SWEET WATER 123
THE OASIS 125
SEARCHING FOR WATER 126
THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY 128
SNAKE INDIANS 130
A SCARCITY OF FOOD 132
SPRINGS OF HOT WATER 133
IN THE LAND OF PLENTY 135
THE TRUCKEE RIVER 136
A HOME IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY 138
THE MISSION OF SAN JOSÉ 139
OUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA 141