Trees.—­Eating Crow and
Hawk.—­After Sore Trials They Reach a Fertile Land.—­Kindly
Treated.—­Returning with Food and Animals.—­The Little Mule Climbs a
Precipice, the Horses are Left Behind.—­Finding the Body of Captain
Culverwell.—­They Reach Their Friends just as all Hope has Left
Them.—­Leaving the Wagons.—­Packs on the Oxen.—­Sacks for the
Children.—­Old Crump.—­Old Brigham and Mrs. Arcane.—­A Stampede
[Illustrated.]—­Once more Moving Westward.—­“Good-bye, Death Valley.”

Chapter XI.  Struggling Along.—­Pulling the Oxen Down the Precipice [Illustrated.]—­Making Raw-hide Moccasins.—­Old Brigham Lost and Found.—­Dry Camps.—­Nearly Starving.—­Melancholy and Blue.—­The Feet of the Women Bare and Blistered.—­“One Cannot form an Idea How Poor an Ox Will Get.”—­Young Charlie Arcane very Sick.—­Skulls of Cattle.—­Crossing the Snow Belt.—­Old Dog Cuff.—­Water Dancing over the Rocks.—­Drink, Ye Thirsty Ones.—­Killing a Yearling.—–­ See the Fat.—­Eating Makes Them Sick.—­Going down Soledad Canon—­A Beautiful Meadow.—­Hospitable Spanish People.—­They Furnish Shelter and Food.—­The San Fernando Mission.—­Reaching Los Angeles.—­They Meet Moody and Skinner.—­Soap and Water for the First Time in Months.—­Clean Dresses for the Women.—­Real Bread to Eat.—­A Picture of Los Angeles.—­Black-eyed Women.—­The Author Works in a Boarding-house.—­Bennett and Others go up the Coast.—­Life in Los Angeles.—­The Author Prepares to go North.

Chapter XII.  Dr. McMahon’s Story.—­McMahon and Field, Left behind with Chief Walker, Determine to go down the River.—­Change Their Minds and go with the Indians.—­Change again and go by themselves.—­Eating Wolf Meat.—­After much Suffering they reach Salt Lake.—­John Taylor’s Pretty Wife.—­Field falls in Love with her.—­They Separate.—­Incidents of Wonderful Escapes from Death.

Chapter XIII.  Story of the Jayhawkers.—­Ceremonies of Initiation—­Rev. J.W.  Brier.—­His Wife the best Man of the Two.—­Story of the Road across Death Valley.—­Burning the Wagons.—­Narrow Escape of Tom Shannon.—­Capt.  Ed Doty was Brave and True.—­They reach the Sea by way of Santa Clara River.—­Capt.  Haynes before the Alcalde.—­List of Jayhawkers.

Chapter XIV.  Alexander Erkson’s Statement.—­Works for Brigham Young at Salt Lake.—­Mormon Gold Coin.—­Mt.  Misery.—­The Virgin River and Yucca Trees.—­A Child Born to Mr, and Mrs. Rynierson.—­Arrive at Cucamonga.—­Find some good Wine which is good for Scurvy.—­San Francisco and the Mines.—­Settles in San Jose.—­Experience of Edward Coker.—­Death of Culverwell, Fish and Isham.—­Goes through Walker’s Pass and down Kern River.—­Living in Fresno in 1892.