Dangers of the Trail in 1865

About this eBook

Author

Young, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1846-

Title

Dangers of the Trail in 1865: A Narrative of Actual Events

Credits

Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

F590.3: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains

Subject

Colorado -- Description and travel

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27077

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27077

Release Date

October 28, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.DANGERS OF THE TRAIL IN 1865
2. 2.By CHARLES E. YOUNG — GENEVA, N. Y.
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5."YOUNG MAN, GO WEST" — COMMANCHE BILL — THE AMERICAN INDIAN — THE FIRST CAMP — SECURING PASSAGE — EXPERIENCES AMONG THE BUSHWHACKERS — MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION — ON THE SICK LIST — A THUNDER STORM — THE LOG CABIN — A CATTLE STAMPEDE — WITH THE WAGON TRAIN AGAIN
6. 6.ARRIVAL AT FORT CARNEY — WILD ANIMALS OF THE WEST — TROUBLE EN ROUTE — TROUBLE EN ROUTE — O'FALLOW'S BLUFFS — ABUSES OF THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT
7. 7.AN ATTACK BY THE INDIANS — SAVAGES IN THEIR GLORY — DENVER AT LAST! — AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE — JOINING THE CATTLE TRAIN AGAIN — A THRILLING COACH RIDE
8. 8.DENVER IN 1865 — SECURED WORK AGAIN — HIGHWAYMEN OF THE WEST — NEW EMPLOYMENT — AN EXPERIENCE IN MULE RIDING — A RIDE IN A STORM
9. 9.A PROOF OF MARKSMANSHIP — AN OFFER OF MATRIMONY — THE TOLL OF THE PLAINS
10. 10.ON TO LEAVENWORTH — A FALSE FRIEND — AN ALERT STEWARD — ARRIVAL AT LEAVENWORTH — A DANGEROUS RIDE — A WELCOME HAVEN
11. 11.A PLUCKY GERMAN — A WATCHFUL PROVIDENCE — THE FAITHFUL HORSE — THE INDIANS CAPTURE A FRIEND — A CUNNING SCHEMER — FAREWELL TO THE PLAINS — Transcriber's Notes

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