Lake Tahoe—Morning in San Francisco—Dust—A Pacificmail-train—Digger Indians—Cape Horn—A mountain hotel—A pioneer—ATruckee livery stable—A mountain stream—Finding a bear—Tahoe.
A lady's "get-up"—Grizzly bears—The "Gem of the Sierras"—A tragictale—A carnival of color.
A Temple of Morpheus—Utah—A "God-forgotten" town—A distressedcouple—Dog villages—A temperance colony—A Colorado inn—The bugpest—Fort Collins.
A plague of flies—A melancholy charioteer—The Foot Hills—A mountainboarding-house—A dull life—"Being agreeable"—Climate ofColorado—Soroche and snakes.
A dateless day—"Those hands of yours"—A Puritan—Perseveringshiftlessness—The house-mother—Family worship—A grim Sunday—A"thick-skulled Englishman"—A morning call—Another atmosphere—TheGreat Lone Land—"Ill found"—A log camp—Bad footing forhorses—Accidents—Disappointment.
A bronco mare—An accident—Wonderland—A sad story—The children ofthe Territories—Hard greed—Halcyon hours—Smartness—Old-fashionedprejudices—The Chicago colony—Good luck—Three notes of admiration—Agood horse—The St. Vrain—The Rocky Mountains at last—"MountainJim"—A death hug—Estes Park.
Personality of Long's Peak—"Mountain Jim"—Lake of the Lilies—Asilent forest—The camping ground—"Ring"—A lady's bower—Dawn andsunrise—A glorious view—Links of diamonds—The ascent of thePeak—The "Dog's Lift"—Suffering from thirst—The descent—The bivouac.
Estes Park—Big game—"Parks" in Colorado—Magnificent scenery—Flowersand pines—An awful road—Our log cabin—Griffith Evans—A miniatureworld—Our topics—A night alarm—A skunk—Morning glories—Dailyroutine—The panic—"Wait for the wagon"—A musical evening.
"Please Ma'ams"—A desperado—A cattle hunt—The muster—A mad cow—Asnowstorm—Snowed up—Birdie—The Plains—A prairie schooner—Denver—Afind—Plum Creek—"Being agreeable"—Snowbound—The grey mare.
A white world—Bad traveling—A millionaire's home—PleasantPark—Perry's Park—Stock-raising—A cattle king—The A