Across America; Or, The Great West and the Pacific CoastRusling, James Fowler
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Across America; Or, The Great West and the Pacific Coast
Rusling, James Fowler
Overland journeys to the Pacific; Pacific States -- Description and travel; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Outfit.--Getting Off.--Anaheim.--German Enterprise.--Santa
Anna River.--Laguna Grande.--A Spanish Hacienda.--Buena
Vista.--Villacito.--Colorado Desert.--Carissa
Creek.--Desolate Landscapes.--Sand Storms.--Mirage.--The
Laguna.--Alamo.--Pilot Knob.--The Country generally.--Stage
Stations.--Carissa Creek again.--A Stray Texan.--Bill
of Fare.--Indians.--A Border Outrage.--Gambling
Charley.--Mexican Exiles.--Maximilian.--"Inside" and
"Outside." 339-354
CHAPTER XXII.
_Fort Yuma to Tucson._
Fort Yuma itself.--Arizona City.--Rio Colorado.--Difficult
Navigation.--High River Freights.--A Yuma Sand
Storm.--The Thermometer at Yuma.--Yuma Indians.--Old
Pasquol.--Good Missionary Ground.--Gov. McCormick,
etc.--"Outfit."--Off for Tucson.--Gila City.--The Gila
itself.--General Scenery.--Gila Bottoms.--Bunch-grass and
Mesquite Trees.--Arizona Settlers.--Gila Bend.--Maricopa
Desert.--A Dangerous Cañon.--Painted Rocks.--The
Country generally.--Big Cactus.--Maricopa and Pimo
Indians.--Well-to-do Aborigines--Indian Traders.--Pimo
Wigwams.--Our then Indian Policy.--Good Roads.--Sparse
Population.--Big Cactus and Bunch-grass.--Picacho and Point
of Mountains.--Climate.--Apaches, etc. 355-373
CHAPTER XXIII.
_Tucson to Prescott._
Tucson.--Misses a "Sensation."--Population.--A
Mexican Padre.--High Prices.--The Santa
Cruz.--Climate.--Apaches.--Blackbirds.--Rip Van Winkle
Town.--Headquarters of Military District.--Route
of Supplies.--Libertad and Guaymas Routes.--Copper
and Silver Mines.--Church at San Xavier.--Maricopa
Wells again.--Freshets in the Gila and Salado.--Col.
Crittenden, etc.--An Out-of-the-way Place.--A Fortunate
Discovery.--Crossing the Gila.--Brave Louis Heller.--Mules
on a Swim.--Crossing the Salado.--Fort McDowell.--Down
the Salado.--Among the Apaches.--Poor Cavalry-horses.--A
Blind Road.--The Agua Frio.--White Tanks.--A Supperless
Night.--Up the Hassayampa.--A Hard Road to Travel.--Arizona
Quicksands.--No Hurry for Population or Business.--Roads and
Bridges Wanted. 374-389
CHAPTER XXIV.
_Tuscon to Prescott_ (continued).
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