Preface.The Editor | 9 |
Journal of Travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the Mouth of the Columbia River; Made during the Years 1845 and 1846: containing minute descriptions of the Valleys of the Willamette, Umpqua, and Clamet; a general description of Oregon Territory; its inhabitants, climate, soil, productions, etc., etc.; a list of Necessary Outfits for Emigrants; and a Table of Distances from Camp to Camp on the Route. Also; A Letter from the Rev. H. H. Spalding, resident Missionary, for the last ten years, among the Nez Percé Tribe of Indians, on the Kooskooskee River; The Organic Laws of Oregon Territory; Tables of about 300 words of the Chinook Jargon, and about 200 Words of the Nez Percé Language; a Description of Mount Hood; Incidents of Travel, &c., &c. Joel Palmer. | |
| Copyright Notice | 24 |
| Author's Dedication | 25 |
| Publishers' Advertisement | 27 |
| Text: Journal, April 16, 1845-July 23, 1846 | 29 |
| Necessary Outfits for Emigrants traveling to Oregon | 257 |
| Words used in the Chinook Jargon | 264 |
| Words used in the Nez Percé Language | 271 |
| Table of Distances from Independence, Missouri; and St. Joseph, to Oregon City, in Oregon Territory | 277 |
| Appendix: | |
| Letter of the Rev. H. H. Spalding to Joel Palmer, Oregon Territory, April 7, 1846 | 283 |
| Organic Laws of Oregon (with amendments). | 299 |