Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures, Or, Life in the West: To which is Added a View of the States of Our Western Empire ... and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the West

Segner & Condit, 1870 - 775 páginas

INTRODUCTORY	9

HISTORICAL SKETCH Discovery of the Mississippi 1541Spanish Posses	16

KARLY HISTORY OF OHIO Settlement at MariettaCharacter of the Early	48

PIONEERS OF TENNESSEE Settlements on the HolstenAttacks of the Indians	69

THE MISSISSIPPI Schoolcrafts Discovery of its SourceLake PepinThe	81

MISSOURI Early HistorySettled by the FrenchSt Louis founded 1764	104

WESTERN SCENERY ForestsPrairie Landscape its Verdure Flowers Pio	112

THE AMERICAN DESERT A JourneyKit CarsonA CaravanEquipments	172

MICHIGAN Position Boundaries Area and General DescriptionGeology	510

TEXAS Boundaries Position and AreaFace of the CountryGeology	530

IOWA Boundaries Position and AreaFace of the CountryGeology	549

WISCONSIN Boundaries Position and AreaFace of the CountryGeology	559

CALIFORNIA Boundaries Position and ExtentFace of the CountryCoun	578

MINNESOTA Boundaries Position and AreaFace of the CountryGeology	597

ANSAS Boundaries Position and AreaGeneral View of the Face of	623

NEVADA Boundaries and PositionHistoryState Government Judicial	636

PRAIRIE HUNTING The BuffaloThe Elk or WapitiMethods of Hunting	236

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH The Earl of Selkirks ColonyThe Rival	258

CALIFORNIA AND THE MINES Gold DiscoveredEmigrationGeneral Descrip	268

REGION BETWEEN MISSOURI AND CALIFORNIA Kansas TerritoryWestern Kan	301

PRAIRIE AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS EXPLORED Expedition of FremontThe	322

JOURNEY FROM MISSOURI TO OREGON PreparationsThe StartThe Route	375

THE PACIFIC REGION EXPLORED The Tlamath LakeIndian VillagesGreat	418

KENTUCKY BoundariesPosition and AreaClimateFace of the Coun	439

TENNESSEE Boundaries and AreaFace of the CountryRiversObjects	458

ILLINOIS Origin of the NameBoundaries Position and AreaFace of	469

MISSOURI Boundaries Position and AreaRiversThe Missouri and	482

ARKANSAS Area General Description and BoundariesFace of the Country	508

NEBRASKAPosition and BoundariesThe Counties and the Vote in each	655

NEW MEXICO Position Boundaries and AreaFace of the CountryMin	662

UTAH Position and BoundariesGeneral DescriptionThe Wasatch Mount	669

WASHINGTON Position Boundaries and AreaFace of the Country	677

Towns Necessity of Irrigation etc Counties and County TownsCities	684

DAKOTA Its OrganizationIts two Sections and their BoundariesGeneral	704

IDAHO Its Position and ExtentGeneral DescriptionBoundariesOrigin	727

MONTANA Boundaries Position and General DescriptionCounties	735

THE PACIFIC RAILROAD	741

ALASKA late Russian Possessions	749

The United States Constitution and Amendments	761

Título	Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures, Or, Life in the West: To which is Added a View of the States of Our Western Empire ... and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the West
Autor	John C. Van Tramp
Editora	Segner & Condit, 1870
Original de	A Universidade do Estado de Ohio
Digitalizado	6 dez. 2013
Num. págs.	775 páginas

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