The Adventures of Captain Bonneville

by Irving, Washington

• ISBN13: 9781589760042
• ISBN10: 1589760042
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Narrative Pr

Summary

One of the first white men to see Yosemite.

Table of Contents

Introductory Notice	p. 1
State of the Fur Trade of the Rocky Mountains	p. 7
Departure from Fort Osage	p. 16
Wide Prairies	p. 25
An Alarm	p. 32
Magnificent Scenery	p. 42
Sublette and His Band	p. 51
Retreat of the Blackfeet	p. 65
Plans for the Winter	p. 71
Horses Turned Loose	p. 79
Blackfeet in the Horse Prairie	p. 84
Rival Trapping Parties	p. 89
A Winter Camp in the Wilderness	p. 96
Story of Kosato	p. 108
The Party Enters the Mountain Gorge	p. 112
A Hunt After Hunters	p. 118
Misadventures of Matthieu and His Party	p. 128
Opening of the Caches	p. 135
Meeting with Hodgkiss	p. 143
Precautions in Dangerous Defiles	p. 153
Gathering in Green River	p. 160
Schemes of Captain Bonneville	p. 164
The Crow Country	p. 169
Departure from the Green River Valley	p. 177
Adventures of the Party of Ten	p. 187
Captain Bonneville Sets Out for Green River	p. 193
A Retrograde Move	p. 202
Route Toward Wind River	p. 209
A Region of Natural Curiosities	p. 220
Winter Camp at the Portneuf	p. 229
Temperature of the Climate	p. 240
Progress in the Valley	p. 249
Nez Perce Camp	p. 257
Scenery of the Way-lee-way	p. 266
Fort Wallah-Wallah	p. 276
The Univited Guest	p. 282
The Difficult Mountain	p. 291
Departure for the Rendezvous	p. 297
Plan of the Salt Lake	p. 302
Gay Life at Monterey	p. 312
Traveller's Tales	p. 317
A Voyage in a Bull Boat	p. 323
Departure of Captain Bonneville	p. 341
A Rapid March	p. 348
Outfit of a Trapper	p. 355
The Skynses	p. 361
Scarcity in the Camp	p. 367
A Festive Winter	p. 375
Breaking Up of Winter Quarters	p. 381
Rendezvous at Wind River	p. 387
Appendix	p. 395
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