



Produced by Donald Lainson





THE OREGON TRAIL

by Francis Parkman, Jr.




CONTENTS


I     THE FRONTIER

II    BREAKING THE ICE

III   FORT LEAVENWORTH

IV    "JUMPING OFF"

V     "THE BIG BLUE"

VI    THE PLATTE AND THE DESERT

VII   THE BUFFALO

VIII  TAKING FRENCH LEAVE

IX    SCENES AT FORT LARAMIE

X     THE WAR PARTIES

XI    SCENES AT THE CAMP

XII   ILL LUCK

XIII  HUNTING INDIANS

XIV   THE OGALLALLA VILLAGR

XV    THE HUNTING CAMP

XVI   THE TRAPPERS

XVII  THE BLACK HILLS

XVIII A MOUNTAIN HUNT

XIX   PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS

XX    THE LONELY JOURNEY

XXI   THE PUEBLO AND BENT'S FORT

XXII  TETE ROUGE, THE VOLUNTEER

XXIII INDIAN ALARMS

XXIV  THE CHASE

XXV   THE BUFFALO CAMP

XXVI  DOWN THE ARKANSAS

XXVII THE SETTLEMENTS




CHAPTER I

THE FRONTIER


Last spring, 1846, was a busy season in the City of St. Louis. Not only
were emigrants from every part of the country preparing for the journey
to Oregon and California, but an unusual number of traders were making
ready their wagons and outfits for Santa Fe. Many of the emigrants,
especially of those bound for California, were persons of wealth and
standing. The hotels were crowded, and the gunsmiths and saddlers
were kept constantly at work