Isabella Lucy Bird's ''A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains'': an annotated text

543 Pages·1999·2.21 MB·English

by  Isabella Lucy Bird

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Page i
Isabella Lucy Bird's "A Lady's Life in the Rocky
Mountains"
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Isabella Bird Bishop in later life. Courtesy Colorado Historical Society.
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Isabella Lucy Bird's "A Lady's Life in the Rocky
Mountains"
An Annotated Text
Edited by Ernest S. Bernard
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 18311904.
[Lady's life in the Rocky Mountains]
Isabella Lucy Bird's "A lady's life in the Rocky Mountains" : an
annotated text / edited by Ernest S. Bernard.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8061-3112-8 (cloth: alk. paper)
1. Rocky MountainsDescription and travel. 2. Bird, Isabella L.
(Isabella Lucy), 18311904JourneysRocky Mountains.
3. WomenRocky MountainsBiography. 4. Frontier and pioneer
lifeRocky Mountains. 5. West (U.S.)Description and travel.
6. Estes Park (Colo.)Biography. I. Bernard, Ernest S., 1944
II. Title.
F782.R6B55 1999
917.804'2dc21 98-41396
CIP
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and
durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book
Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc.
New edition copyright © 1999 by the University of Oklahoma Press,
Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved.
Manufactured in the U.S.A.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Preface x
Introduction 3
Letter I 23
Lake TahoeMorning in San FranciscoDustA Pacific mail-
trainDigger IndiansCape HornA mountain hotelA pioneerA
Truckee livery stableA mountain streamFinding a
bearTahoe
Letter II 37
A lady's "get-up"Grizzly bearsThe "Gem of the Sierras"A
tragic taleA carnival of color
Letter III 43
A Temple of MorpheusUtahA "God-forgotten" townA
distressed coupleDog villagesA temperance colonyA
Colorado innThe bug pestFort Collins
Letter IV 56
A plague of fliesA melancholy charioteerThe Foot HillsA
mountain boarding-houseA dull life"Being
agreeable"Climate of ColoradoSoroche and Snakes
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Letter V 63
A dateless day"Those hands of yours"A
puritanPersevering shiftlessnessThe house-motherFamily
WorshipA grim SundayA "thick-skulled Englishman"A
morning callAnother atmosphereThe Great Lone Land"Ill
found"A log campBad footing for
horsesAccidentsDisappointment
Letter VI 82
A bronco mareAn accidentWonderlandA sad storyThe
children of the TerritoriesHard greedHalcyon
hoursSmartnessOld-fashioned prejudicesThe Chicago
colonyGood luckThree notes of admirationA good
horseThe St. VrainThe Rocky Mountains at last"Mountain
Jim"A death hugEstes Park
Letter VII 101
Personality of Long's Peak"Mountain Jim"Lake of the
LiliesA silent forestThe camping ground" Ring"A lady's
bowerDawn and sunriseA glorious viewLinks of
diamondsThe ascent of the PeakThe "Dog's Lift"Suffering
from thirstThe descentThe bivouac
Letter VIII 120
Estes ParkBig game"Parks" in ColoradoMagnificent
sceneryFlowers and pinesAn awful roadOur log
cabinGriffith EvansA miniature worldOur topicsA night
alarmA skunkMorning gloriesDaily routineThe
panic"Wait for the wagon"A musical evening
Letter IX 140
"Please Ma'ams"A desperadoA cattle huntThe musterA
mad cowA snow-stormSnowed upBirdieThe PlainsA
prairie schooner-DenverA findPlum Creek"Being
agreeable"SnowboundThe grey mare
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Letter X 159
A white worldBad travelingA millionaire's homePleasant
ParkPerry's ParkStock-raisingA cattle kingThe Arkansas
DivideBirdie's sagacityLuxuryMonument ParkDeference
to prejudiceA death sceneThe ManitouA loose shoeThe
Ute PassBergens ParkA settler's homeHayden's
DivideSharp criticismSpeaking the truth
Letter XI 179
Tarryall CreekThe Red RangeExcelsiorImportunate
pedlarsSnow and heatA bison calfDeep driftsSouth
ParkThe Great DivideComanche BillDifficultiesHall's
GulchA Lord DundrearyRidiculous fears
Letter XII 190
Deer ValleyLynch lawVigilance committeesThe silver
spruceTaste and abstinenceThe whisky
fiendSmartnessTurkey Creek CanyonThe Indian
problemPublic rascalityFriendly meetingsThe way to the
Golden CityA rising settlementClear Creek
CanyonStagingSwearingA mountain town
Letter XIII 202
The blight of miningGreen LakeGolden
CityBenightedVertigoBoulder CanyonFinancial straitsA
hard rideThe last centA bachelor's home"Mountain Jim"A
surpriseA night arrivalMaking the best of itScanty fare
Letter XIV 213
A dismal rideA desperado's tale"Lost! Lost! Lost!"Winter
gloriesSolitudeHard timesIntense coldA pack of
wolvesThe beaver damsGhastly scenesVenison steaksOur
evenings