ILLUSTRATIONS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PUBLISHER'S PREFACE ix
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. GRANDMA SAID xiii
5. CONTENTS xix
6. ILLUSTRATIONS xxi
7. MAPS xxi
8. 1. CHEROKEE GOLD 1
9. 2. THE FIRST AURARIA 9
10. 3. THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT 17
11. 4. STAMPEDE TO THE SIERRAS 22
12. 5. EARLY RUSSELL LUCK 31
13. 6. "THE RUSSELL BOYS" 37
14. 7. TO RALSTON'S CREEK 42
15. 8. THIRTEEN STAYED 51
16. 9. DRIFT GOLD 56
17. 10. RUMORS RAN RIFE 62
18. 11. TWO-WAY GOLD TRAILS 68
19. 12. THE NEW AURARIA 74
20. 13. CHRISTMAS IN THE ROCKIES 84
21. 14. WAITING OUT THE WINTER 93
22. 15. GREGORY'S STRIKE CAME FIRST 102
23. 16. GREEN'S WAS NOT FAR BEHIND 107
24. 17. RUSSELL GULCH AND GREELEY 114
25. 18. BOOM-TOWN PROBLEMS 126
26. 19. NECKTIE JUSTICE AND A MATTRESS 134
27. 20. WINTER INTERLUDE IN GEORGIA 140
28. 21. DENVER WAS A GOOD NAME 147
29. 22. WAR CLOUDS 155
30. 23. THE COMANCHES TAKE A HAND 162
31. 24. FOUR MONTHS AT FORT UNION 169
32. 25. HOME WITH THE GOLD 177
33. 26. SEPARATE ROADS WEST 184
34. 27. TEXAS LURES LEVI AND OLIVER 191
35. 28. THE END OF THE ROAD FOR GREEN 199
36. 29. FREETHINKING IS NOT FREE 207
37. 30. THE LAST STAND OF THE OLD PROSPECTORS 211
38. Appendix: Genealogical Tables 217
39. BIBLIOGRAPHY 223
40. INDEX 229