From the Book - First California edition
Table of contents showing distances traveled on the overland journey and the time required
Messmates of the North Fork
preparing for the journey
Forty-one days of frontier camp life
The overland march from the Missouri camp to the Kansas River
From Kansas River to Platte River
From Grand Island, on Platte River, to camp near Fort Laramie
From camp near Fort Laramie to camp near Sweetwater River
From camp near Sweetwater River to Green River
From Green River to Salt Lake
From Salt Lake to first camp on Humboldt River
From the headwaters of the Humboldt River to the Sink
From the Sink of Humboldt River to the western base of the Sierra Nevada
From the Sierra Nevada to the Sacramento River
A first glimpse of Sacramento City and early experiences of California life
Sojourning in Sacramento City
Crossing the Isthmus of Panama
Voyage to Havana and New Orleans
Illustrations: San Francisco, August, 1849
Portrait of Wm. [William] O'H. Scully
Portrait of Wm. B. McBride
Portrait of Crawford Washington
Climbing the Sierra Nevada
Portrait of James R. Murphy and Geo. [George] R. Barclay
Lodging house in Sacramento
Garret house and post office, San Francisco
Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
Portrait of Wm. G. Johnston
Lodging house in Sacramento.
