قراءة كتاب Martha of California A Story of the California Trail

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Martha of California A Story of the California Trail

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دار النشر: Project Gutenberg

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A Dangerous Trail 98 Sunflower Seeds and Antelope Stew 100 A Forest Fire 102 The Great Salt Lake 104 Eben as a Fisherman 105 Grasshopper Jam 107 A Deserted Village 109 The Great Salt Desert 111 Preparing for a Dangerous Journey 112 Bread and Coffee Making 114 Breaking Camp at Midnight 115 The Approach to the Salt Desert 117 A Plain of Salt 117 Like a Sea of Frozen Milk 119 Salt Dust 120 A Bitter Disappointment 122 Coffee instead of Water 122 A Spring of Sweet Water 123 The Oasis 125 Searching for Water 126 The Beautiful Valley 128 Snake Indians 130 A Scarcity of Food 132 Springs of Hot Water 133 In the Land of Plenty 135 The Truckee River 136 A Home in the Sacramento Valley 138 The Mission of San José 139 Our Home in California 141

MARTHA OF CALIFORNIA

A CHANGE OF HOMES

In case one should ask in the years to come how it happened that I, Martha Early, who was born in Ashley, Pike County, in the state of Missouri, and lived there until I was twelve years old, journeyed across the prairies and deserts to California, the question can be answered if I write down what I saw when so many people from our county went to make new homes in that state where gold had been found in such abundance.

For my part, I used to wonder why people should be willing to leave Missouri, enduring the many hardships they knew awaited them on the journey of two thousand miles, in