PART I--THE GREAT MARCH

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I. CROSSING THE PLAINS 17 II. DOWN THE COLUMBIA IN '51 34 III. THE SETTLEMENT AT ALKI 41 IV. FOUNDING OF SEATTLE AND INDIAN WAR 63 V. THE MURDER OF McCORMICK 96 VI. KILLING COUGARS 105 VII. PIONEER CHILD LIFE 113 VIII. MARCHING EXPERIENCES OF ESTHER CHAMBERS 151 IX. AN OLYMPIA WOMAN'S TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 1851 168 X. CAPTAIN HENRY ROEDER ON THE TRAIL 177