Chapter I. Arrival at St. Louis ; Preparations for the journey ; Sâque Indians ; Their appearance, dress, and manners ; Squaws ; Commencement of a pedestrian tour ; Sandhill cranes ; Prairie settlers ; Their hospitality ; Wild pigeons, golden plovers, and prairie hens ; Mr. P. and his daughters ; An abundant repast ; Simplicity of the prairie maidens ; A deer and turkey hunt ; Loutre Lick hotel ; A colored charon ; Comfortable quarters ; Young men of the west ; Reflections on leaving home ; Loquacity of the inhabitants ; Gray squirrels ; Boonville ; Parroquets ; Embarkation in a steamboat ; Large catfish ; Accident on board the boat ; Arrival at Independence ; Description of the town ; Encampment of the Rocky Mountain company ; Character of the man ; Preparation for departure ; Requisites of a leader ; Backwoods familiarity ; Milton Sublette and his band ; Rev. Jason Lee, the missionary ; A letter from home ; Mormonites ; Military discipline and its consequences -- Chapter II. Departure of the caravan ; A storm on the prairie ; Arrangement of the camp ; Kanzas Indians ; Kanzas river ; Indian lodges ; Passage of the river ; Buffalo canoes ; Kanzas chief ; Upper Kaw village ; Their wigwams ; Catfish and ravens ; Return of Mr. Sublette ; Pawnee trace ; Desertion of three men ; Difficulties occasioned by losing the trail ; Intelligence of Mr. Sublette's party ; Escape of the band of horses ; Visit of three Otto Indians ; Anecdote of Richardson, the chief hunter ; His appearance and character ; White wolves and antelopes ; Buffalo bones ; Sublette's deserted camps ; Lurking wolves -- Chapter III. Arrival at the Platte river ; Wolves and antelopes ; Anxiety of the men to see buffalo ; Visit of two spies from the Grand Pawnees ; Forced march ; A herd of buffalo ; Elk ; Singular conduct of the horses ; Killing a buffalo ; Indian mode of procuring buffalo ; Great herd ; Adventure with an Indian in the tent ; Indian feat with bow and arrow ; Notice of the Pawnee tribes ; Disappearance of the buffalo from the plains of the Platte ; A hunting adventure ; Killing a buffalo ; Butchering of a bull ; Shameful destruction of the game ; Hunters' mode of quenching thirst -- Chapter IV. Change in the face of the country ; Unpleasant visitation ; N. fork of the Platte ; A day's journey over the hills ; Poor pasture ; Marmots ; Rattlesnake and gopher ; Naturalist's success and sacrifices ; A sand storm ; Wild horses ; Killing of a doe antelope ; Bluffs ; The Chimney ; "Zip Koon," the young antelope ; Birds ; Feelings and cogitations of a naturalist ; Laramie's fork ; Departure of two "free trappers" on a summer "hunt" ; Black hills ; Red butes ; Sweet-water river and Rock Independence ; Avocets ; Wind river mountains ; Rocky Mountain sheep ; Adventure with a grizzly bear ; Rattlesnakes ; Toilsome march, and arrival at Sandy river ; Suffering of the horses ; Anticipated delights of the rendezvous -- Chapter V. Arrival at the Colorado ; The author in difficulty ; Loss of a journal, and advice to traveling tyros ; The rendezvous ; Motley groups infesting it ; Rum drinking, swearing, and other accomplishments in vogue ; Description of the camp ; Trout ; Abundance of game ; Cock of the plains ; Leave the rendezvous ; An accession to the band ; A renegado Blackfoot chief ; Captain Stewart and Mr. Ashworth ; Muddy creek ; More carousing ; Abundance of trout ; Bear river ; A hard day's march ; Volcanic country ; White-clay pits and "Beer spring" ; Rare birds and common birds ; Mr. Thomas McKay ; Captain Bonneville's party ; Captains Stewart and Wyeth's visit to the lodge of the "bald chief" ; Blackfoot river ; Adventure with a grizzly bear ; Death of "Zip Koon" ; Young grizzly bears and buffalo calves ; A Blackfoot Indian ; Dangerous experiment of McKay ; The three "Tetons" ; Large trout ; Shoshoné river ; Site of "Fort Hall" ; Preparations for a buffalo hunt -- Chapter VI. Departure of the hunting camp ; A false alarm ; Blackfeet Indians ; Requisites of a mountain-man ; Good fare, and good appetites ; An experiment ; Grizzly bears ; Nez Percé Indian ; Adventure with a grizzly bear ; Hunters' anecdotes ; Homeward bound ; Arrival at "Fort Hall" ; A salute ; Emaciation from low diet ; Mr. McKay's company ; Buffalo lodges ; Effects of judicious training ; Indian worship ; A "Camp Meeting" ; Mr. Jason Lee, a favorite ; A fatal accident and a burial -- Chapter VII. Departure of McKay's party, Captain Stewart, and the missionaries ; Debauch at the fort ; Departure of the company ; Poor provision ; Blackfeet hunting ground ; Sufferings from thirst ; Goddin's creek ; Antoine Goddin, the trapper ; Scarcity of game ; A buffalo ; Rugged mountains ; More game ; Unusual economy ; Habits of the white wolf ; "Thornburg's pass" ; Difficult travelling ; The captain in jeopardy among the snow ; A countermarch ; Deserted Banneck camp ; Toilsome and dangerous passage of the mountain ; Mallade river ; Beaver dams, and beaver ; A party of Snake Indians ; Another Banneck camp ; "Kamas prairie" ; Indian mode of preparing the kamas ; Racine blanc, or biscuit root ; Loss of horses by fatigue ; Boisée or Big-wood river ; Salmon ; Choke-cherries, &c. -- Chapter VIII. A substitute for game, and a luxurious breakfast ; Expectations of a repast, and a disappointment ; Visit of a Snake chief ; His abhorrence of horse meat ; A band of Snake Indians ; Their chief ; Trade with Indians for salmon ; Mr. Ashworth's adventure ; An Indian horse-thief ; Visit to the Snake camp ; Its filthiness ; A Banneck camp ; Supercilious conduct of the Indians ; Arrival at Snake river ; Equipment of a trapping party ; Indian mode of catching salmon ; Loss of a favorite horse ; Powder river ; Cut rocks ; Recovery of the lost trail ; Grand Ronde ; Captain Bonneville ; His fondness for a roving life ; Kayouse and Nez Percé Indians ; Their appearance ; An Indian beauty ; Blue mountains ; A feline visit -- Chapter IX. Passage of the Blue Mountains ; Sufferings from thirst ; Utalla river ; A transformation ; A novel meal ; Walla-walla river ; Columbia river and Fort Walla-walla ; A dinner with the missionaries ; Anecdote of Mr. Lee ; A noble repast ; Brief notice of the Fort ; Departure of the missionaries ; Notice of the Walla-walla Indians ; Departure for Fort Vancouver ; Wild ducks ; Indian graves ; Indian horses ; Visits from Indians ; Ophthalmia, a prevalent disease ; Rough travelling ; A company of Chinook Indians ; The Dalles ; The party joined by Captain Wyeth ; Embarkation in canoes ; A heavy gale ; Dangerous navigation ; Pusillanimous conduct of an Indian helmsman ; A zealous botanist ; Departure of Captain Wyeth with five men ; Cascades ; A portage ; Meeting with the missionaries ; Loss of a canoe ; A toilsome duty ; Arrival at Fort Vancouver ; Reflections suggested by it ; Dr. John McLoughlin, the chief factor ; Domiciliations of the travellers at Fort Vancouver -- Chapter X. Fort Vancouver ; Agricultural and other improvements ; Vancouver "camp" ; Approach of the rainy season ; Expedition to the Wallammet ; The falls ; A village of Klikatat Indians ; Manner of flattening the head ; A Flathead infant ; Brig "May Dacre" ; Preparations for a settlement ; Success of the naturalists ; Chinook Indians ; Their appearance and costume ; Ague and fever ; Superstitious dread of the Indians ; Desertion of the Sandwich Islanders from Captain Wyeth's party ; Embarkation for a trip to the Islands ; George, the Indian pilot ; Mount Coffin ; A visit to the tombs ; Superstition ; Visit to an Indian house ; Fort George ; Site of Astoria ; A blind Indian boy ; Cruel and unfeeling conduct of the savages ; Their moral character ; Baker's Bay ; Cape Disappointment ; Dangerous bar at the entrance of the river ; The sea beach ; Visit of Mr. Ogden ; Passage across the bar ; Sea birds ; Landsmen at sea ; A sperm whale ; Albatrosses, &c. ; Tropic birds ; A "school" of whales ; Dolphins ; Make the Sandwich Islands ; Oahu ; A rhapsody -- Chapter XI. Honoruru ; Native canoes ; Amphibious habits ; Captain Charlton, his Britanic Majesty's consul ; Mr. Jones, the American consul ; Reception by him ; Description of the town, and of the natives ; Party-colored hair of the women ; The pagoda ; A visit from Rev.

Hiram Bingham, the missionary ; Opinions regarding the missionary fraternity ; First view of the king, Kauikeaouli ; His train ; Seaman's chapel ; A visit to the native church ; Kinau and Kekuanoa ; Orderly conduct of the natives during worship ; Introduction to the king ; His fondness for the chase, and athletic exercises ; Native food ; Manner of eating ; The rumi-rumi ; Its efficacy ; A Lu au party ; The valley of Nuano ; A visit to the Pari ; The last battle of Tamehemaha ; A feast ; Manner of cooking ; A party of native ladies ; An adventure -- Chapter XII. Visit to the island of Kauai ; A royal call ; Rev. P.J. Gulick, the missionary ; Description of the island ; A present from Kauikeaouli ; Royal mode of obtaining supplies ; A change of residence ; Excurisons through the country ; Birds ; Native method of catching them ; The travellers wind-bound ; Shell hunting ; Habits of the natives ; Beach food, and mode of eating it ; Visit of the king, and governor Kekeoeva ; Characteristics of the latter ; Anxiety of the king to return home ; Arrival of his followers ; A metamorphosis ; A royal supper ; Evening service ; Royal guard ; A sail in sight ; Joy of the king ; His letter ; Return of the Avon ; Departure from Kauai, and arrival at Oahu ; A pic-nic party at Pearl river ; Calabash dance by the natives ; Departure for Columbia river ; A primitive passage to the shore ; A storm at sea ; A flight of shore birds ; Land ahead ; Arrival at the Columbia.

Chapter XIII. Passage up the Columbia ; Birds ; A trip to the Wallammet ; Methodist missionaries ; Their prospects ; Fort William ; Band-tail pigeons ; Wretched condition of the Indians at the falls ; A Kallapooyah village ; Indian cemetery ; Superstitions ; Treatment of diseases ; Method of steaming ; "Making medicine" ; Indian sorcerers ; An interruption of festivities ; Death of Thornburg ; An inquest ; Verdict of the jury ; Inordinate appetite for ardent spirits ; Misfortunes of the American Company ; Eight men drowned ; Murder of two trappers by the Banneck Indians ; Arrival of Captain Thing ; His meeting and skirmish with the Blackfeet Indians ; Massacre ; A narrow escape -- Chapter XIV. Indians of the Columbia ; Their melancholy condition ; Departure of Mr. Nuttall and Dr. Gairdner ; A new vocation ; Arrival of the Rev. Samuel Parker ; His object ; Departure of the American brig ; Swans ; Indian mode of taking them ; A large wolf ; An Indian mummy ; A night adventure ; A discovery, and restoration of stolen property ; Fraternal tenderness of an Indian ; Indian vengeance ; Death of Waskéma, the Indian girl ; "Busy-body" the little chief ; A village of Kowalitsk Indians ; Ceremony of "making medicine" ; Exposure of an impostor ; Success of legitimate medicines ; Departure from Fort Vancouver for a visit to the interior ; Arrival of a stranger ; "Cape Horn" ; Tilki the Indian chief ; Indian villages ; Arrival at Fort Walla-walla ; Sharp-tailed grouse ; Commencement of a journey to the Blue mountains -- Chapter XV. A village of Kayouse Indians ; Their occupation ; Appearance and dresses of the women ; Family worship ; Its good effects ; Visit to the Blue mountains ; Dusky grouse ; Return to Walla-walla ; Arrival of Mr. McLeod, and the missionaries ; Letters from home ; Death of Antoine Goddin, the trapper ; A renegado white man ; Assault by the Walla-walla Indians ; Missionary duties ; Passage down the Columbia ; Rapids ; A dog for supper ; Prairies on fire ; A nocturnal visit ; Fishing Indians ; Their romantic appearance ; Salmon huts ; The shoots ; Dangerous navigation ; Death of Tilki ; Seals ; Indian stoicism and contempt of pain ; Skookoom, the strong chief ; His death ; Maiming, an evidence of grief ; Arrival at Fort Vancouver ; A visit to Fort George ; Indian cemeteries ; Lewis and Clarke's house ; A medal ; Visit to Chinook ; Hospitality of the Indians ; Chinamus' house ; The idol ; Canine inmates -- Chapter XVI. Northern excursion ; Salmon ; Indian mode of catching them ; Flathead children ; A storm on the bay ; Pintail ducks ; Simple mode of killing salmon ; Return to Chinook ; Indian garrulity ; Return to Fort George ; Preparations for a second trip to the Sandwich Islands ; Detention within the cape ; The tropics, and tropic birds ; Make the Island of Maui ; Arrival at Oahu ; Accession to the society ; A visit to the king ; Illness of the princess, Harieta Nahienaena ; Abrupt exit of the king ; A ride to Waititi ; Cocoanut grove ; Native mode of climbing ; Death of the princess ; Grief of her people ; Barbarous ceremonies ; Residence in the valley of Nuano ; A visit to the palace ; Kahiles ; Coffin of the princess, and inscription ; Appurtenances ; Ceremony of carrying the body to the church ; Description of the pageant ; Dress of the king ; Conclusion of the ceremony -- Chapter XVII. Embarkation for a tour of the islands ; Lahaina ; Forts ; Lahainaluna ; Missionaries of Maui ; High school ; Progress of the pupils ; Karakakua bay ; Kairua ; Cook's rock ; Reverence of the natives for his memory ; Cook's monument ; Birds ; Kawaihae ; Colossal mountains ; Mrs. Young ; Heiau, or native temple ; Human sacrifices ; Morai ; Heathenish rites ; A cargo of cattle ; Unsavory practice of the native women ; Departure from Oahu ; A sail by moonlight ; Dean's island ; A "complaisant" ; Arrival at Tahiti ; Native pilot ; Papeete' bay ; Appearance of the shore ; Visit from foreigners ; A ramble on shore ; Orange groves, &c. ; A young native songster ; Visit to the queen ; Mr. Pritchard, the missionary ; Native service ; The chapel ; A bedridden Tahaitian ; Jungle fowls ; Leave the harbor ; Dangerous navigation ; A narrow escape ; A shipwreck -- Chapter XVIII. Island of Eimeo ; Juan Fernandez ; Make the coast of Chili ; The shore ; Town of Valparaiso ; Suburbs ; Indisposition ; Kindness of the foreign residents, &c. ; Preparation by the Chilian government for an expedition against Peru ; Foreign adventurers ; Disaffection of Vidaurre and other officers in the Chilian army ; Murder of Signor Portales by the rebels ; Preparation for invading the town of Valparaiso ; Consternation of the inhabitants ; A battle ; Defeat of the insurgents ; Capture and imprisonment of Vidaurre and seven officers ; Florine, the murderer ; Sentence of the court martial ; A military execution ; Appearance of the bodies after death ; Sail for the United States ; Cape Horn ; Pernambuco ; Cape Henlopen ; A gale ; Arrival at Philadelphia.

Appendix. Catalogue of quadrupeds found in the Territory of Oregon. Catalogue of birds found in the Territory of Oregon.