Western Stage Company, 142 Westling, J. A., 133 Weston, John B., 43 Wharton, Rev. Fletcher L., 213 Wheeler, Judge, 213 Wheeler, Major, 123, 246 Whiskey Run, 169 Whitaker, ----, 103 Whitaker, Sabra Brumsey, 101 White, Rev. A. G., 291 White, Capt. Charles, 43 White Eagle (Pawnee Chief), 194 White, Luke, 100 White, Sammy, 98, 100 Whiterock, Kansas, 131 Whitewater, Jim (Otoe half-breed), 116, 117, 144 Whiting, A. V., 155 Whitney family, 213 Whittaker, Mrs. Clifford, _A Good Indian_, 74 Wiggins, Horace S., 15 Wigton, A. L., 15, 17 Wigton, J. W., 17 Wilbur, Nebraska, 163 Wild Bill (James B. Hickok), 139, 153, 270 Wild Cat banks, 237 Wilds, M. B., 291 Wiley, Araminta, 96 Wiley, Gertrude Miranda, 93 Wiley, Hattie, 96 Wiley, Dr. William Washington, 93 Wilkinson, Emma, 305 Wilkinson, Ida, 305 Wilkinson, Nettie, 306 Wilkinson, Thomas, 305, 306 Wilkinson, Mrs. Thomas, 305, 306 Wilkinson, William W., 306 Williamson, John, 194, 195 Wilson, ----, 58 Wilson, Capt., 280 Wilson, Luther, 78 Wilson, Perley, 56 Wilson, W. R., 82 Wiltse, Chauncey Livingston, _The Pawnee Chief's Farewell_, 208-210 Winslow, Edward, 171 Winslow, Eleazer, 171 Winslow, George, 168-174 Winslow, Mrs. George, 170 Winslow, George E., 170 Winslow, George Edward, 171 Winslow, Henry O., 170, 171 Winslow, Mrs. Henry, 168 Winslow, James, 171 Winslow, Jesse, 170, 173 Winslow, Josiah, 171 Winslow, Kenelm, 170, 171 Winslow, Shadrach, 171 Wint, Brig. Gen. Theodore, 189 Woerner, Mike, 216 Wolf creek, 117 _Woman's Journal_, 277, 278 Woman's suffrage, 275-278 Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Kentucky, 91 Wood river, 27, 60, 66 Wood River Centre, 27, 28 Woodhurst, Mrs., 182 Woodhurst, Warden, 182 Woods, Jim, 139 Work, George F., _Historical Sketch of Adams County_, 11 Wright, Eben, 13 Wyncoop, Col. ----, 270 Wyoming Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 338 Wyoming Society Sons of the American Revolution, 338 Wyuka cemetery, Nebraska City, 297 Yankee Hill, 177 Yankton, South Dakota, 247 Young, Brigham, 65 * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Punctuation has been standardised. Minor printer errors (e.g. omitted, superfluous or transposed characters) have been fixed. Kearny and Kearney are both used in this text. Page 13, "Rhoderic" changed to "Roderick" (Roderick Lomas) [per internet search] Page 25, "Eldorado" changed to "El Dorado" (trip to the new El Dorado) Page 96, "Asch" changed to "Asche" (A. Dove Wiley Asche) [per internet search] Page 125, "benumed" changed to "benummed" (being benummed myself) [per Webster's 1828 Dictionary] Page 170, "daguerrotype" changed to "daguerreotype" (daguerreotype of Mr.) (daguerreotype of George) Page 171, "1833" changed to "1633" (colony in 1633) Page 219, "repellant" changed to "repellent" (seemed repellent, irksome) Page 226, "repellant" changed to "repellent" (and repellent fear) Page 226, "arborially" changed to "arboreally" (arboreally interred)