IntroductionHoward R. Driggs |
Chapter 1. Pioneer Days | p. 1 |
A sketch of the pioneer days in the West |
Indian troubles |
Account of desert tribes and Shoshones |
Chapter 2. My Little Indian Brother | p. 8 |
How Nick learns the Indian language |
Chapter 3. Off with the Indians | p. 12 |
Nick joins Washakie's tribe as adopted son of the chief's mother |
Experience in getting to the tribe |
Chapter 4. The Great Encampment | p. 20 |
The gathering of the Shoshone nation in Deer Lodge Valley, Montana |
Chapter 5. Breaking Camp | p. 28 |
Story of the Buffalo hunt |
Preparing meat for winter |
Chapter 6. Village Life | p. 33 |
Winter experiences in the Indian village in Idaho |
Chapter 7. My Indian Mother | p. 39 |
An Indian mother's sorrow |
How she came to want a white papoose |
Love of the red mother for the white child |
Chapter 8. The Crows | p. 44 |
Struggles of the Shoshones with their rival enemy |
Scares and war preparation |
Chapter 9. Papoose Troubles | p. 57 |
Breaking Indian poines |
A fight with bears |
Chapter 10. A Long Journey | p. 69 |
Wanderings of Washakie's tribe through the Idaho country on their trip to market their skins and robes |
Chapter 11. The Snowy Moons | p. 79 |
Another winter with the Indians |
Teaching the Indians the ways of the white man |
Days of mourning |
Chapter 12. The Fierce Battle | p. 89 |
Fight for the buffalo grounds |
Description of the battle in which Washakie settled the question of boundary lines |
Chapter 13. Lively Times | p. 98 |
An accident |
Medicine man doctoring and other Indian practices in healing |
Chapter 14. Old Morogonai | p. 106 |
The old Shoshone arrow maker and his stories of early times |
Memories of Lewis and Clark |
Chapter 15. The Big Council | p. 112 |
Indian chiefs confer as to what shall be done with the white boy |
Chapter 16. Homeward Bound | p. 119 |
Nick, equipped with ponies and Indian trappings, returns to tell his own story of how he left home |
Chapter 17. The Year of the Move | p. 128 |
The coming of Johnston's army to Utah and the leaving of their homes by the people |
Nick shows his skill at riding wild horses |
Chapter 18. The Pony Express | p. 139 |
Nick chosen as a rider |
His experiences carrying the mail |
Shot by an Indian |
Chapter 19. Johnston Punishes the Indians | p. 157 |
Nick as a guide for the United States troops |
The battle in the desert |
Chapter 20. The Overland Stage | p. 167 |
Experiences of Nick as a driver of the Overland |
Chapter 21. A Terrible Journey | p. 176 |
Establishing the mail route from Idaho to Montana |
The struggle in the snow |
Chapter 22. My Old Shoshone Friends | p. 192 |
After experiences with the Indians |
Hunting for the Indian mother's grave |
Washakie |
Chapter 23. Trapping with an Indian | p. 197 |
Nick spends a winter as a trapper |
Description of the work |
Chapter 24. Working on the Indian Reservation | p. 202 |
Nick in government employ |
Troubles in getting the tribe to settle down |
Chapter 25. Frontier Troubles | p. 207 |
Capturing a band of cattle thieves |
A chase after Indian horse-thieves |
The Jackson's Hole Indian trouble |
Closing words |
Glossary | p. 219 |