the Exodus--An Impending War--General Harney's Expedition--Mormon
Tactics--Destroy the Supplies--Privations of the United States army
--President backs down--Salt Lake City--Brigham Young's Vision--
The Temple.

CHAPTER VII. MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE. Mountain Meadows Massacre--
Indians attack the Wagons--Lee offers Protection--Ambushed by Lee--
Lee flies to the Mountains--Mormon Church acquitted--Execution of
John D. Lee--Temporary Toll-bridges--Indian Raids on Cattle Ranches--
Stuttering Brown--Graves along the Trail.

CHAPTER VIII. THE PONY EXPRESS. The Problem of the Mails between
Atlantic and Pacific--The World-famed Pony Express--Necessity for it
--Its Originator--The Firm of Majors, Russell, & Waddell--The Route--
Organization--Its Paraphernalia--Daring Riders--J. G. Kelley's Story--
Colonel Cody's Story--Incidents and Stories--Old Whipsaw and Little
Cayuse, the Pawnee--Slade, the Desperado--The Lynching of Slade--
Establishment of the Telegraph.

CHAPTER IX. THE STAGE ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC. Discovery of Gold near
Pike's Peak--Exodus from Missouri--The Creation of the Overland Stage
Route to the Pacific Coast--Messrs. Russell and Jones' Failure--
Russell, Majors, & Waddell's Successful Establishment of a New Line--
Hockaday and Liggett's "One-horse" Affair--Advent of the First
Stage-coach into Denver--Financial Embarrassment--Ben Holliday--
Description of the Outfit of the Route--Incidents and Adventures.

CHAPTER X. SCENERY ON THE TRAIL. Scenery and Historical Localities
on the Route of the Old Trail--Loup Fork--De Smet's Account of a
Waterspout--Wood River--Brady's Island--Ash Hollow--Johnson's Creek--