Chapter 2

10. GETTING A NEW START IN THE NEW LAND 69

11. HUNTING FOR ANOTHER HOME SITE 78

12. CRUISING ABOUT ON PUGET SOUND 86

13. MOVING FROM THE COLUMBIA TO PUGET SOUND 99

14. MESSAGES AND MESSENGERS 106

15. BLAZING THE WAY THROUGH NATCHESS PASS 115

16. CLIMBING THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS 122

17. FINDING MY PEOPLE 128

18. INDIAN WAR DAYS 135

19. THE STAMPEDE FOR THE GOLD DIGGINGS 141

20. MAKING A PERMANENT HOME IN THE WILDS 146

21. FINDING AND LOSING A FORTUNE 154

22. TRYING FOR A FORTUNE IN ALASKA 160