Across the plains in '64 : incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha--reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General Grant's old home PDF
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ACROSS THE PLAINS M tlOif S» COL^IwI mf:> mmmmmmi Digitized by the Internet Ai-chive in 2007 witii funding from p« IVIicrosoft Corporation Iittp://www.arcliive.org/details/acrossplainsin6400collricli <P-^S^ JOHN S. COLLINS '64 Across the Plains in -^^^ Incidents of Early Days Westofthe Missouri River — Two Thousand Miles in—an Open Boat From Fort Benton to Omaha Reminiscences of THE Pioneer Period of Galena, Gen- eral Grant's Old Home. -^K^ By JOHN S. COLLINS. -^e^ OMAHA, NEBRASKA. NATIONAL PRINTING COMPANY. 1904. COPYRIGHT BY JOHN 8. COLLINS TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS VOLUME Yielding to thecontinuedsolicitation ofhisfriends, afterthe first volume of"Across the Plains in '64" waspublished, Mr. John S. Collinsfinally decided to add to the volumeseveralof the more noteworthy happenings which were a part of his remarkably adventurous life in the real west, before railroads had made transcontinental travel easy. When most of the manuscripthad beenprepared it was deemed best to incorporate thefirst volume and the latter additions in one volume. Mr. Collins' sudden death upset all plansfor theproduction ofthe new volumeat the timehehad decided topublish it. But. acting upon the impulse tocarryout the wishes oftheir uncle, just as ifhe were with them, the nephews and nieces of Mr. Collins decided to have the new volume published as a memorial to their uncle who had done a pioneer's share in the tamingofthe wilderness. The relatives of Mr. Collins who have made itpossible that this hitherto unwritten historyofthewestshallremain a lasting monument to his memory, are in possession ofscores ofletters from distinguished menand women who received thefirstvolume from its author, which commend in unstinted measure their pleasureatreceivingsuchagift. Probably therearefewvolumes which have been so highly commended by "the men of the country"for truthfulness and real merit. One oftheforemost literary journals in America compared the first volume with the works of Francis Parkman, which it resembled in many particulars. The undersigned, who had charge of the editing of Mr- Collins' manuscript, has lefi itjust as it was written byhim, the work of editing concerning almost entirely punctuation and capitalization. Mr. Collins made no pretense to literary style- He had been a business man allhis lifeandhehaspreparedsuch a volume as a business man who had a remarkable memory would write. R. F. G. Omaha,Neb., January, 1911. ILLUSTRATIONS Cover Design By Doane Powell Frontispiece (Part I) John S. Collins Frontispiece (Part II) "FiveTerrorsoftheWind RiverRange" Three Days' Kill Opposite page 61, Part II Bat and the Bear Skins Opposite page 64, Part II Indians in Camp Opposite page 64, Part II Leaving Fort Fetterman Opposite page 66, Part II Bunched Up in the Road Opposite page 66, Part II Crossing the Platte Opposite page 66, Part II "Antelope Very Cunning" Opposite page 76, Part II Ready for the Hunt Opposite page 82, Part II "Fussin' " About Camp Opposite page 86, Part II Author's Keys Which Went Through San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Opposite page 139, Part II
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