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Title: The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West
Author: D. W. Belisle
Release Date: February 15, 2008 [EBook #24621]
Language: English
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[Illustration: THE PRAIRIE ON FIRE.]
THE
AMERICAN FAMILY ROBINSON;
OR,
The Adventures of a Family
LOST IN THE
GREAT DESERT OF THE WEST.
BY
D. W. Belisle
With Illustrations
PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.
Preface.
The lofty mountains, mighty forests, rivers and valleys of the West, many portions of which have never been
explored, furnish abundant resources for the gratification of the Naturalist, the Lapidary, and the Antiquarian.
It is with the view of directing attention to these sources of information, that the author has grouped together
in this little work, many startling incidents in prairie life, and alluded to relics of antiquity, bearing
unmistakable indications of a high order of civilization and science, in regard to which subsequent discoveries
have proved the hypothesis he assumes correct. That this country has been peopled by a civilized race of
sentient beings anterior to the existence of the present tribes of Indians or their ancestors, is no longer a matter
of uncertainty; for everywhere throughout the West, and in many places East of the Mississippi Valley,
incontrovertible evidences attest the high antiquity of monuments and relics of a people, whose race, name
and customs have been lost in the deep gloom that hangs over the mighty past. In order more successfully to
call attention to these ancient reminiscences of our own country, and to incite a spirit of inquiry in the minds
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of the young, he has incidentally alluded to them while following the family of Mr. Duncan in their toilsome
journey and wanderings through the Great American Desert. To those unacquainted with the antiquarian
characteristics of this continent, some of the allusions may appear improbable; yet sufficiently competent
authority has been consulted in the preparation of this work to give the allusions reliable authenticity. If we
shall be successful in awakening such an inquiry, we shall be content, and feel that our labors have not been
unrewarded.
Philadelphia 1853.
Contents.
* CHAPTER I. PAGE
Mr. Duncan's Discontentment. He starts for the West in search of a place of Settlement. 9
* CHAPTER II.
The Journey. Encampment. Buffalo hunt. Anne and Edward lost. They discover an old fort. Fight with a Wolf.
Take refuge in a Tree. Rescued by Howe and Lewis. Return to the Camp. 16
* CHAPTER III.
Howe's Story of a singular piece of Metal, resembling a shield or helmet, found on Lake Superior. 36
* CHAPTER IV.
Their journey continued. Finding a Prairie. Encamping for the Night. Singular incident. A Mirage on the
Prairie. The Prairie on fire. Flight to the Sand Hills. Their final escape. Finding a stream. Encampment. 49
* CHAPTER V.
Heavy Storm. Straggling Indians seen. Preparations for defence. A friendly Indian approaches and warns them
of their danger. The Camp Attacked. Capture of Five in the Camp. Recovery of some of the Captured. 62
* CHAPTER VI.
Strength of the Tabagauches. Attack of their camp. Flight of the Whites. Pursuing the Indians. Desperate
Engagement. Taken Prisoners. Carried off captives. Singular Springs of Water. Kind treatment by the Indians.
Discovery of Gold. 81
* CHAPTER VII.
Their continued Captivity. They are cautiously watched and guarded. A singular Cave. Preparations to escape
into it. Lassoing the Guard. Enter the Cavern and close the Door. They are missed by the Indians. They follow
the Cavern. Mysterious discoveries. Discovery of an outlet. They halt for repose. 100
* CHAPTER VIII.
Entering the unknown Wilds. Their encampment attacked by Panthers. They save themselves. The Panthers
kill one of their pack. They continue their journey. Whirlwind becomes lost. Everything strange about them.
Encampment at the base of a mountain. 122
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* CHAPTER IX.
Encounter with a Wolf. Sidney seriously wounded. Whirlwind procures medicine. They Build a Cabin. Fears
entertained of Sidney's death. Talk of Pow-wowing the disease. Miscellaneous conversation on the matter.
Their final consent to the Pow-wow. 137
* CHAPTER X.
The apparent solemnity of Whirlwind. The Pow-wow. Its effects upon Sidney. Favourable turn in his fever.
His health improves. They proceed on their way. Encamp for the night. Singular trees discovered.
Preparations for spending the winter. 151
* CHAPTER XI.
Search for winter quarters. Strange Discoveries. Works of the lost people. Their search among the Ruins.
Walls, roads, and buildings found. Their state of Preservation. They prepare to locate themselves. A salt
spring. Their joy at their discoveries. 163
* CHAPTER XII.
Astonishment of the Children. The Antiquity of the Ruins. The Chief's contentment. Strange discoveries.
Discovery of wild horses. The chief captures a colt. The winter sets in. A series of storms prevail. They
discover an Indian woman and her papoose. 174
* CHAPTER XIII.
Jane's reception of the Indian woman. Condition of the party. They cannot calculate the day nor month. The
chief imagines he has found the Arapahoes' hunting grounds. Deer chased by a wild man. The chief lassoes
him. A desperate struggle. The wild man captured and taken into camp. 193
* CHAPTER XIV.
The return of spring. Their thoughts of home. Preparations to continue their journey. Escape of the Wild Man.
They suffer from want of water. A party of Indians. A beautiful Landscape. A terrific storm. The chief
rendered insensible by a stroke of lightning. He recovers and returns to the camp. 214
* CHAPTER XV.
They endeavour to conceal themselves from the Indians. They are discovered. A frightful encounter. Escape
of Mahnewe. They pursue their journey in the night. Discovery of a river over which they cross. Come to a
prairie. Approach a sandy desert. They provide themselves with ample provisions and set out over the
cheerless waste. 231
* CHAPTER XVI.
Encampment in the sand. An island discovered. Singular appearance of rocks. Human skeletons found. Dreary
prospects. They arrive at an oasis. They come to a lake. They discover a cavern in which they find mysterious
implements. The cavern supposed to have been an ancient mine. Its remarkable features. 240
* CHAPTER XVII.
Recovery, and continuance of their journey. A joyous prospect. It changes to gloom. Discovered and followed
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by Indians. They finally escape. They wander on unconscious of their way. They meet with friendly Indians
who give them cheering intelligence. They rest with them a few days. 263
* CHAPTER XVIII.
They proceed on their journey. Jane bitten by a rattlesnake. Taken back to the village. It causes a violent fever
to set in. She becomes delirious, but finally recovers. A war party returns having two white prisoners.
Minawanda assists them to escape by a sound imitating that of a whippoorwill. They proceed on their flight
unmolested. 281
* CHAPTER XIX.
They arrive at a stream of considerable magnitude over which they cross. They ride in the water to elude their
pursuers. Jones and Cole give them information relative to their friends. The joyful reception of the news.
Arrival at the base of the Sierra Nevada. Fear of crossing the mountains in the snow. They construct
themselves winter quarters. 298
* CHAPTER XX.
The cold increases. Abundant supplies of game. Jones and Cole tell some of their adventures in the gold
regions. Comfortable condition of the children. Howe describes an adventure he experienced near Lake
Superior. Whirlwind relates a circumstance that occurred to himself and Shognaw. 309
* CHAPTER XXI.
Departure of winter. Joy at the fact of knowing which way they were travelling. They reach the first ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains. Discovery of gold. Discovery of singular ancient walls. An engraved slab of
granite. They reach the foot of the Sierra in safety. They arrive at the residence of a Spanish Curate. They
tarry awhile at his house. 319
* CHAPTER XXII.
Return to the family of Mr. Duncan. Lewis and his father succeed in getting back to camp. Cole and the chief
reach the camp of the Arapahoes. They continue their course to Mr. Duncan's camp. Joy at the news they
bring. They start again for the west. Thirty Arapahoes accompany them. They arrive at the Sierra Nevada. 335
* CHAPTER XXIII.
The Curate becomes much attached to the Wanderers. Arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and family. Whirlwind
demands Jane in marriage. Jane refuses, and the Indians take their departure. The curate gives an account of
the discoveries he made of a singular road, city and pyramid. Prosperous condition of Mr. Duncan's family.
The lapse of twelve years. Change of their condition. Conclusion. 342
THE WANDERERS:
OR,
LIFE IN THE WESTERN WILDS.

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