Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. Introduction xi
5. NOTE ON THE TEXT xxix
6. PREFACE 1
7. CHAPTER I. Commencement of The Latter-day Saints’ Emigration~History Until the Suspension in 1846 5
8. CHAPTER II. Memorial to the Queen~Re-opening of the Emigration~History Until 1851 9
9. CHAPTER III. History of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund~Act of Incorporation by the General Assembly of Deseret 21
10. CHAPTER IV. History of the Emigration from 1851 to 1852~Contemplated Routes via the Isthmus of Panama and Cape Horn 28
11. CHAPTER V. History of the Emigration from 1852 to April, 1854~Extensive Operations of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company 35
12. CHAPTER VI. Foreign Emigration Passing Through Liverpool 38
13. CHAPTER VII. Statistics of The Latter-day Saints’ Emigration from the British Isles 40
14. CHAPTER VIII. Mode of Conducting the Emigration 49
15. CHAPTER IX. Instructions to Emigrants 54
16. CHAPTER X. Departure from Liverpool~San Domingo~Cuba~The Gulf of Mexico~The Mississippi River~The Balize~Arrival at New Orleans~Attempts of “Sharpers” to Board the Ship and Pilfer from the Emigrants 62
17. CHAPTER XI. Louisiana~the City of New Orleans~Disembarkation 71
18. CHAPTER XII. Departure from New Orleans~Steam-Boats~Negro- Slavery~Carrollton~the Face of the Country~Baton Rouge~Red River~Mississippi~Unwholesomeness of the Waters of the Mississippi~Danger in Procuring Water from the Stream~Washing Away of the Banks of the River~Snags~Landing at Natchez at N i g h t - Beautiful Effect Caused by Reflection on the Water of the Light from the Steam-Boat Windows- American Taverns and Hospitality~Rapidity at Meals ~American Cooking-Stoves and Washing-Boards~ Old Fort Rosalie~An Amateur Artist 73
19. CHAPTER XIII. Perpetual Motion~Fiat-Boats~Vicksburgh~ “Lynching” of Gamblers~An Hibernian’s Defence of Printing~Walnut Hills~Yazoo River~Arkansas~Arkansas River~Tennessee~Memphis~German Reverence for Art~Negroes; Quarrel Between Two Rival Teamsters; Love of Finery; Piquing a White Dandy; Negro Blood in European Veins 80
20. CHAPTER XIV. Plumb Point Bars~Missouri~Little Prairie~Kentucky~The Ohio River~Cairo City and Ohio City~Illinois~Cornice Rocks~Devil's Bake Ovens~ Kaskaskia River, and the Great American Bottom~Fort Chartres~St. Louis 85
21. CHAPTER XV. Departure from St. Louis~Sketching Apparatus and Seat~American Inquisitiveness~Alton~Quincy~Arrival at Keokuk~The Camp, its Situation and Arrangement~“Spiritualism and Spirit Rapping” 89
22. CHAPTER XVI. Visit to Nauvoo~The Temple~The Icarians~ Interview with Lucy Smith~Sketch of Her Life~ Joseph and David Smith, Sons of the Prophet~Visit to Carthage Jail~Sketches of the Lives of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Willard Richards, and John Taylor 93
23. CHAPTER XVII. Return to St. Louis~Iowa~Kanesville~The Necessity of Great Care in Procuring an Outfit~Shoeing Oxen~Costume for the Plains~Council Bluffs Ferry and Group of Cottonwood Trees~Crossing the Missouri into Indian Territory; Nebraska and Kansas~Winter Quarters~Council Bluffs and the Missouri River from an Elevation~Organizing for the Plains~Importance of Herding and Guarding the Cattle 97
24. CHAPTER XVIII. Departure from Council Bluffs~Six Mile Grove~ “Geeing” and “Hawing”~Ludicrous Efforts of the Teamsters~Pappea Creek~A Night on Guard- Fright Among the Oxen~Elk Horn Ferry~Prairie Dogs~Shell Creek~Accident to Henry Randell; Surgery on the Plains~Pawnee Indians; Theft~Indian Marksmanship~Double Team to Get Through a Slough~Loup Fork Ferry~Elder Miller’s Mules Stray; Unsuccessful Search for Them; The Mules Found~Prairie Creek; Dangerous Descent to the Bridge; A Wagon Upset into the Creek~Wood River~Elm Creek~Buffalo Hunt~Mosquitoes Impede the Progress of the Train~Indian Subtlety~Skunk Creek~A Drink at a Stream, and a Snake~Wide Creek~Halt for General Repairs 105
25. CHAPTER XIX. Departure from Wide Creek~Cooking with Buffalo Chips~Death of Elder Cooley’s Child~A Delicate Morsel for a Cow~The “Lone Tree”~Ancient Bluff Ruins~Chimney Rock~Meeting of Missionaries from G. S. L. Valley-Scott’s Bluff-Laramie’s Peak- Separation of the Company 116
26. CHAPTER XX. Proceed in Advance of the Main Company~Plan of Travel~Account of Mr. Furze’s Death~Alkali Lakes~Rock Independence~Devil’s Gate~The “South Pass” of the Rocky Mountains~Prairie Hens~Utah Territory~Fort Bridger~Witches’ Bluffs~Arrival at Great Salt Lake City 121
27. CHAPTER XXI. Great Salt Lake City~Brigham Young~Heber C. Kimball~Jedediah M. Grant~Father John Smith 127
28. Appendix I. by Linforth: Emigration Appendix 129
29. APPENDIX II. Linforth’s Notes to Piercy’s Narrative 138
30. Index 303