A journey to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1839 / Print
Frederick A. Wislizenus (F.A. Wislizenus, M.D.)
- Glorieta, New Mexico Rio Grande Press, Inc. 1969
- 168 p. Index Hardback book
- A Rio Grande classic .
Translated from the German, with a sketchof the author's life, by Frederick A. Wislisenus, Esq.
A geographical and historical survey -- The departure-- the caravan -- Journey to the Kansas River-- the Kanzas Indians -- Journey from the Kanzas to the Platte-- the elk-- the antelope -- Journey along the Platte to the South Fork -- The buffalo -- The Sioux-- passage of the South Fork -- Journey up the North Fork-- the prairie dog-- Fort Laramie -- Journey over Black Hills-- crossing the North Fork -- Journey along the Sweet Waters-- the Wind River Mountains -- The yearly rendezvous -- The crossing of the mountains-- the grizzly bear -- The beer spring-- journey to Fort Hall -- The Columbia River-- the Hudson's Bay Company -- Beginning the return journey-- the beaver -- The journey from Beer Spring to Fort Crocket -- Journey from Fort Crocket to the South Fork -- Return to the boundary of Missouri -- The Indians.
This is a lively, authentice report of the author's journey made in the mid-19th century.
Wislizenus, F. A. 1810-1889
Description and travel West (U.S.) Indians of North America