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Incidents Of Travel And Adventure In The Far West - With Col. Fremont's Last Expedition Across The Rocky Mountains - Including Three Months' Residence ... The Great American Desert To The Pacific
Incidents Of Travel And Adventure In The Far West With Col Fremont's Last Expedition Across The Rocky Mountains Including Three Months' Residence The Great American Desert To The Pacific Author:Solomon Nunes Carvalho Incidents Of Travel And Adventure In The Far West; With Col. Fremont'S Last Expedition Across The Rocky Mountains: Including Three Months' Residence In Utah, And A Perilous Trip Across The Great American Desert To The Pacific - 1859 - PREFACE - IN preparing this volume for publication, I have not followecl any established system of arrangement. ... more »The incidents are most of them transcripty from original l e t ters, written in the familiar style of f iendlp correspondence. The description ef a journey from Great Salt Lake City to San Bernandino, is an exact copy from my journaI, written after many dajs of wearisome travel. l Tbe blormon Episodes, I have rendered almost verbatim from personal relations by the parties themselves, and not from - hearsay . While the Latterday Saints publicly adopt every opportunity to openly avow and zealously propagate the System of Polygamy-in direct opposition to the established and acknowledged code of morality, as practieed by all civilized nations01 bu exercise my prerogative in exposing some of its abuses, which consider destructive to morality, female delicacy, and the sanctity of marriage. PREFACE. To prove the correctness and authenticity of y statements, with regard to the moral and ecclesiastical views of the Latterday Saints, I have appended to-the end of this volume, several discourses and addresses, eomq of which were delbered during my sojourn in Utah, by President Brigham Young and his apostles, and reported by G. D. Watt, Esq. of Great SaIt Lake City For the rest, I submit myself to an indulgent public. - CONTENTS - . CHAPTER I. First Introduction to Col. FremontAuthoris previous Opinion of Him-His Impulsive Resolution to accompany Col. Fremont, ss Artist of the Exploring Expedition across the Rocky Mountains, . . . . . . . 17 CHAPTER 11. Preparations for the Journey-Daguerreotype Out5tSclenti5c Knowledge required - Departure from New York-Aldens Preserved Food-Esteem of Col. Bremonts former Cornpanlons for him-Arrival at St. Louis-Steamboat F. X. Aubrey-Com. pagnons de Voyage-Arrival at Kansas, . . . . . . . . 20 CHAPTER 111. Landing of Camp Equipage-Westport-First Camp Ground-Preparationa-Ertortion - Author and Companions-First Daguerreotypes-Rain Storm-Distribution of Arms and Ammunition-Engagement of Delaware Chiefs-Branding of Animals-California Saddle-Horses-Selects his Pony-Becomes his own Ostler-Description of Catchinga Mule on the Bfountains-Examination of Camp Equipage-Trial S t a r t F i r s t - Camp, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CHAPTER IV. Shawnee Mission-Indisposition of Col. Fremont-He returns to Westport-The Expedition proceeds onward--Sunrise on the Prairies--Meeting of our Delawares - Pottawatomie trading Post-Author turns Carpenter-Expediency-A Kansas Blacksmith- Astonishment l-Quartsr Blaster-Persecution-Success against Conspiracy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 C CHAPTER V. Letter to W. H. Palmer-001. Fremonts Return to St. Louis, and increased Iilness-Expedition under charge of Delawares--Camp Proceeds to Smoky Hills LFort Riley-dolomonr Fork-First Buffalo-Barometers go on a Buffalo Hunt-Encamp. 1 X CONTENTS. ment on Salt Creek-Indian Method of Cooking Buffalo BfeaGOlla Pudrida-Wasting of Provisions-Kinnlkinick-Havana Segars-Indian Amusements-Camp r Life-Hewers of Wood and Drawers of WateAuthorSs Opinion of COL Fremont-He Nominates hlm for the Presidency, . . . . . . . . 84 CHAPTER VI. Kansas Territory-Arkansas and Kansas Rivers-Tributaries-Timber-River Bottoms - Varietiesof Game-Cereals-Coal-C3eological Formation-Adventure In the Woods - Wild Grapes-Indian Method of procuring them-Brandy vs...« less