CHAPTER I
Early Life in Missouri; A Farewell Party; Kate's Suitors
CHAPTER II
Off for Oregon; Crossing the Missouri; Encountering the Buffalo; Troubles with the Indians
CHAPTER III
Trials of the Long Trail; Dangerous River Crossings; the Death of Catherine; West of the Rockies; Separation of the Party; New Homes in the Oregon Country
CHAPTER IV
A Massacre and a War; Kate Mulhall, Deputy Sheriff; A Race for a Wife; The Wedding and Charvaree; A Delayed and Adventurous Honeymoon on Puget Sound
CHAPTER V
An Encounter with Pirates, and a Fortunate Deliverance; Ben Found; His prompt start for Missouri and unexpected arrival; a Son born to the Peltons
CHAPTER VI
The Wedding of Ben and Linda; A second Overland Trip; Massacre of nearly all the Company; Binding up the Wounds; The Trip resumed; Survivors reach the Oregon Country
CHAPTER VII
Linda's hope never realized; Death of David Mulhall; Craig's promise remembered; Lessons from a Trail-marking Outfit; Decision to make the trip
CHAPTER VIII
The Start for the Rockies; Re-discovery of the Old Trail; Recollections of Burnt River; All signs of Ben's grave obliterated; A granite Monument erected near the Lone Pine and wagon tire at the grave of Catherine Mulhall: Closing Scenes
APPENDIX
The Missionary's Story--The Lewis and Clark Expedition; Outline History of the Oregon Missions; Jason Lee's great sermon; Massacre of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman; Destruction of the Mission, &c
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
President and Old Pioneer ...... Frontispiece
Ezra Meeker, the author ...... Frontispiece
Condensed map of the Oregon Trail and National Road
Farewell Party at the Mulhall Homestead in Missouri
A near catastrophe in crossing the Missouri
Typical emigrant outfit on the Oregon Trail
Using a wagon-box as a "boat"
Under the Yoke for the first time
A Corral at an overnight stop on the Trail through the Indian Country
Almost "Down and Out"
Monument along the Clover Creek Highway, near Tacoma, Washington
Reduced to a Hand Cart
The honeymoon party on Puget Sound
"Help Yourself
"Babe in the Woods"