viu CONTENTS. 
BOOK II. 
JOURNEY TO THE NORTH OF MEXICO, &c. 
CHAPTER I. 
Objects of the Journey — Trade with Chihuahua — From New York to the 
Frontier of Missouri — Railway Journey and Scenery between New York 
and Lake Erie — Cincinnati — On the Ohio, the Mississippi, and the Mis- 
souri — Western Philosophers — Dangers by Steamers — Weyne City — 
Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 203 
CHAPTER II. 
Stay at Independence — Frontier Places of Missouri — Caravans of Traders 
and Emigrants — Means of Conveyance — Northern and Southern Metho- 
dists — Negro Belief — Censorship and Indulgence — A Religious Curiosity 
— Historical and Political Views — - A Political Murder — Preparations for 
Departure — Beyond the Limits of Civilization .. .. 216 
CHAPTER III. 
The Caravan, its Arrangements — Waggons, Freight and Requirements for 
the Journey — The Commander and his Men — Anglo-Americans and 
Mexicans — Man and Animal — ■ Characteristic of the Mule — Aristocrats, 
Mes- alliances, Parvenus, and Rabble in the Animal Kingdom — The First 
Breaking-in and Harnessing Wild Mules — The Corral — Order of Journey 
and Prairie Roads — The Camp and its Comforts — Night Watches, and 
Usages of Caravan Life — Astronomical and Musical Amusements — Dan- 
gerous Charms of the Wilderness . . . . . . . . . . 225 
CHAPTER IV. 
Departure from Independence — Outskirts of the Prairie — Commencement of 
the Caravan Journey — Indian Signal Station — Wolves and Indians — 
Uncomfortable Night-Quarters — Journey by Moonlight — Solitude of the 
Prairie — Breeds of Dogs, and Races of Men — Geological Remarks — The 
Prairie — Council Grove — Ycrba-loco — Small Prairie Rivers — Land- 
scape Scenery — Buffalo Herds, and Hunting — Marmots and their Vil- 
lages — Their Companionship with Owls and Rattlesnakes — Californian 
Ground-Squirrel — Meteorological Observations . . . . . . 242 
