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ROUGHING IT, By Mark Twain
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Roughing It, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: Roughing It Author: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Release Date: August 18, 2006 [EBook #3177] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ROUGHING IT ***
Produced by David Widger
CONTENTS Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8.
Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter I. XI. XXI. to to to X. XX. XXX. XL. L. LX. LXX. Appendix
XXXI. to XLI. LI. LXI. to to to
LXXI. to
INDEX OF CHAPTERS 1
CHAPTER I. My Brother appointed Secretary of Nevada —I Envy His Prospective Adventures—Am Appointed Private Secretary Under Him—My Contentment Complete —Packed in One Hour—Dreams and Visions—On the Missouri River—A Bully Boat CHAPTER II. Arrive at St. Joseph—Only Twenty-five Pounds Baggage Allowed—Farewell to Kid Gloves and Dress Coats—Armed to the Teeth—The "Allen"—A Cheerful Weapon—Persuaded to Buy a Mule—Schedule of Luxuries —We Leave the "States"—"Our Coach"—Mails for the Indians—Between a Wink and an Earthquake—A Modern Sphynx and How She Entertained Us—A Sociable Heifer
CHAPTER III. "The Thoroughbrace is Broke"—Mails Delivered ...

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ROUGHING IT, By Mark TwainThe Project Gutenberg EBook of Roughing It, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Roughing ItAuthor: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)Release Date: August 18, 2006 [EBook #3177]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ROUGHING IT ***Produced by David WidgerCONTENTSPart 1. Chapter I.to X.Part 2.ChapterXI.toXX.Part 3.ChapterXXI. toXXX.Part 4.ChapterXXXI.toXL.Part 5.ChapterXLI. toL.Part 6.ChapterLI. toLX.Part 7.ChapterLXI.toLXX.Part 8.ChapterLXXI.toAppendixINDEX OF CHAPTERS1CHAPTER I. My Brother appointed Secretary of Nevada—IEnvy His Prospective Adventures—Am Appointed PrivateSecretary Under Him—My Contentment Complete—Packedin One Hour—Dreams and Visions—On the Missouri River—A Bully BoatCHAPTER II. Arrive at St. Joseph—Only Twenty-fivePounds Baggage Allowed—Farewell to Kid Gloves andDress Coats—Armed to the Teeth—The "Allen"—A CheerfulWeapon—Persuaded to Buy a Mule—Schedule of Luxuries—We Leave the "States"—"Our Coach"—Mails for the Indians—Between a Wink and an Earthquake—A Modern Sphynxand How She Entertained Us—A Sociable HeiferCHAPTER III. "The Thoroughbrace is Broke"—MailsDelivered Properly—Sleeping Under Difficulties—A JackassRabbit Meditating, and on Business—A Modern Gulliver—Sage-brush—Overcoats as an Article of Diet—Sad Fate of a

Camel—Warning to ExperimentersCHAPTER IV. Making Our Bed—Assaults by theUnabridged—At a Station—Our Driver a Great and ShiningDignitary—Strange Place for a Frontyard—Accommodations—Double Portraits—An Heirloom—Our Worthy Landlord—"Fixings and Things"—An Exile—Slumgullion—A WellFurnished Table—The Landlord Astonished—Table Etiquette—Wild Mexican Mules—Stage-coaching and RailroadingCHAPTER V. New Acquaintances—The Cayote—A Dog'sExperiences—A Disgusted Dog—The Relatives of theCayote—Meals Taken Away from HomeCHAPTER VI. The Division Superintendent—TheConductor—The Driver—One Hundred and Fifty Miles' DriveWithout Sleep—Teaching a Subordinate—Our Old FriendJack and a Pilgrim—Ben Holliday Compared to MosesCHAPTER VII. Overland City—Crossing the Platte—Bemis's Buffalo Hunt—Assault by a Buffalo—Bemis's HorseGoes Crazy—An Impromptu Circus—A New Departure—Bemis Finds Refuge in a Tree—Escapes Finally by aWonderful MethodCHAPTER VIII. The Pony Express—Fifty Miles WithoutStopping—"Here he Comes"—Alkali Water—Riding anAvalanche—Indian MassacreCHAPTER IX. Among the Indians—An Unfair Advantage—Laying on our Arms—A Midnight Murder—Wrath of Outlaws—A Dangerous, yet Valuable CitizenCHAPTER X. History of Slade—A Proposed Fist-fight—Encounter with Jules—Paradise of Outlaws—Slade asSuperintendent—As Executioner—A Doomed Whisky Seller—A Prisoner—A Wife's Bravery—An Ancient EnemyCaptured—Enjoying a Luxury—Hob-nobbing with Slade—Too Polite—A Happy Escape.2CHAPTER XI. Slade in Montana—"On a Spree"—In Court—Attack on a Judge—Arrest by the Vigilantes—Turn out ofthe Miners—Execution of Slade—Lamentations of His Wife—Was Slade a Coward?CHAPTER XII. A Mormon Emigrant Train—The Heart ofthe Rocky Mountains—Pure Saleratus—A Natural Ice-House—An Entire Inhabitant—In Sight of "Eternal Snow"—TheSouth Pass—The Parting Streams—An Unreliable LetterCarrier—Meeting of Old Friends—A Spoiled Watermelon—Down the Mountain- -A Scene of Desolation—Lost in theDark—Unnecessary Advice—U.S. Troops and Indians—Sublime Spectacle—Another Delusion Dispelled—Among theAngelsCHAPTER XIII. Mormons and Gentiles—ExhilaratingDrink, and its Effect on Bemis—Salt Lake City—A GreatContrast—A Mormon Vagrant—Talk with a Saint—A Visit tothe "King"—A Happy SimileCHAPTER XIV. Mormon Contractors—How Mr. StreetAstonished Them—The Case Before Brigham Young, andHow he Disposed of it—Polygamy Viewed from a NewPositionCHAPTER XV. A Gentile Den—Polygamy Discussed—Favorite Wife and D. 4—Hennery for Retired Wives—Children Need Marking—Cost of a Gift to No. 6—A Penny-whistle Gift and its Effects—Fathering the Foundlings—ItResembled Him—The Family BedsteadCHAPTER XVI. The Mormon Bible—Proofs of its Divinity—Plagiarism of its Authors—Story of Nephi—WonderfulBattle—Kilkenny Cats OutdoneCHAPTER XVII. Three Sides to all Questions—Everything"A Quarter"—Shriveled Up—Emigrants and White Shirts at aDiscount—"Forty-Niners"—Above Par—Real HappinessCHAPTER XVIII. Alkali Desert—Romance of CrossingDispelled—Alkali Dust—Effect on the Mules—UniversalThanksgivingCHAPTER XIX. The Digger Indians Compared with theBushmen of Africa—Food, Life and Characteristics—Cowardly Attack on a Stage Coach—A Brave Driver—TheNoble Red Man

CHAPTER XX. The Great American Desert—Forty Mileson Bones—Lakes Without Outlets—Greely's RemarkableRide—Hank Monk, the Renowned Driver—Fatal Effects of"Corking" a Story—Bald-Headed Anecdote.3CHAPTER XXI. Alkali Dust—Desolation andContemplation—Carson City—Our Journey Ended—We areIntroduced to Several Citizens—A Strange Rebuke—AWashoe Zephyr at Play—Its Office Hours—Governor'sPalace—Government Offices—Our French Landlady BridgetO'Flannigan—Shadow Secrets—Cause for a Disturbance atOnce—The Irish Brigade—Mrs. O'Flannigan's Boarders—The Surveying Expedition—Escape of the TarantulasCHAPTER XXII. The Son of a Nabob—Start for LakeTahoe—Splendor of the Views—Trip on the Lake—CampingOut—Reinvigorating Climate—Clearing a Tract of Land—Securing a Title—Outhouse and FencesCHAPTER XXIII. A Happy Life—Lake Tahoe and itsMoods—Transparency of the Waters—A Catastrophe—Fire!Fire!—A Magnificent Spectacle—Homeless Again—We taketo the Lake—A Storm—Return to CarsonCHAPTER XXIV. Resolve to Buy a Horse—Horsemanshipin Carson—A Temptation—Advice Given Me Freely—I Buythe Mexican Plug—My First Ride—A Good Bucker—I Loanthe Plug—Experience of Borrowers—Attempts to Sell—Expense of the Experiment—A Stranger Taken InCHAPTER XXV. The Mormons in Nevada—How toPersuade a Loan from Them—Early History of the Territory—Silver Mines Discovered—The New Territorial Government—A Foreign One and a Poor One—Its Funny Struggles forExistence—No Credit, no Cash—Old Abe Currey Sustains itand its Officers—Instructions and Vouchers—An Indian'sEndorsement—Toll-GatesCHAPTER XXVI. The Silver Fever—State of the Market—Silver Bricks—Tales Told—Off for the Humboldt MinesCHAPTER XXVII. Our manner of going—Incidents of theTrip—A Warm but Too Familiar a Bedfellow—Mr. BallouObjects—Sunshine amid Clouds—Safely ArrivedCHAPTER XXVIII. Arrive at the Mountains—Building OurCabin—My First Prospecting Tour—My First Gold Mine—Pockets Filled With Treasures—Filtering the News to MyCompanions—The Bubble Pricked—All Not Gold ThatGlittersCHAPTER XXIX. Out Prospecting—A Silver Mine At Last—Making a Fortune With Sledge and Drill—A Hard Road toTravel—We Own in Claims—A Rocky CountryCHAPTER XXX. Disinterested Friends—How "Feet" WereSold—We Quit Tunnelling—A Trip to Esmeralda—MyCompanions—An Indian Prophesy—A Flood—Our QuartersDuring It.4CHAPTER XXXI. The Guests at "Honey LakeSmith's"—"Bully Old Arkansas"—"Our Landlord"- -Determined to Fight—The Landlord's Wife—The BullyConquered by Her—Another Start—Crossing the Carson—ANarrow Escape—Following Our Own Track—A New Guide—Lost in the SnowCHAPTER XXXII. Desperate Situation—Attempts to Makea Fire—Our Horses leave us—We Find Matches—One, Two,Three and the Last—No Fire—Death Seems Inevitable—WeMourn Over Our Evil Lives—Discarded Vices—We ForgiveEach Other—An Affectionate Farewell—The Sleep ofOblivionCHAPTER XXXIII. Return of Consciousness—RidiculousDevelopments—A Station House—Bitter Feelings—Fruits ofRepentance—Resurrected VicesCHAPTER XXXIV. About Carson—General Buncombe—Hyde vs. Morgan—How Hyde Lost His Ranch- -The GreatLandslide Case—The Trial—General Buncombe in Court—AWonderful Decision—A Serious AfterthoughtCHAPTER XXXV. A New Travelling Companion—All Full

and No Accommodations—How Captain Nye found Room—and Caused Our Leaving to be Lamented—The Uses ofTunnelling—A Notable Example—We Go into the "Claim"Business and Fail—At the BottomCHAPTER XXXVI. A Quartz Mill—Amalgamation—"Screening Tailings"—First Quartz Mill in Nevada—FireAssay—A Smart Assayer—I stake for an advanceCHAPTER XXXVII. The Whiteman Cement Mine—Story ofits Discovery—A Secret Expedition—A Nocturnal Adventure—A Distressing Position—A Failure and a Week's HolidayCHAPTER XXXVIII. Mono Lake—Shampooing Made Easy—Thoughtless Act of Our Dog and the Results—Lye Water—Curiosities of the Lake—Free Hotel—Some Funny Incidentsa Little OverdrawnCHAPTER XXXIX. Visit to the Islands in Lake Mono—Ashes and Desolation—Life Amid Death Our Boat Adrift—AJump For Life—A Storm On the Lake—A Mass of Soap Suds—Geological Curiosities—A Week On the Sierras—A NarrowEscape From a Funny Explosion—"Stove Heap Gone"CHAPTER XL. The "Wide West" Mine—It is "Interviewed"by Higbie—A Blind Lead—Worth a Million—We are Rich AtLast—Plans for the Future.5CHAPTER XLI. A Rheumatic Patient—Day Dreams—AnUnfortunate Stumble—I Leave Suddenly—Another Patient—Higbie in the Cabin—Our Balloon Bursted—Worth Nothing—Regrets and Explanations—Our Third PartnerCHAPTER XLII. What to do Next?—Obstacles I Had MetWith—"Jack of All Trades"—Mining Again—Target Shooting—I Turn City Editor—I Succeed FinelyCHAPTER XLIII. My Friend Boggs—The School Report—Boggs Pays Me An Old Debt—Virginia CityCHAPTER XLIV. Flush Times—Plenty of Stock—EditorialPuffing—Stocks Given Me—Salting Mines—A Tragedian In aNew RoleCHAPTER XLV. Flush Times Continue—SanitaryCommission Fund—Wild Enthusiasm of the People—Wouldnot wait to Contribute—The Sanitary Flour Sack—It is Carriedto Gold Hill and Dayton—Final Reception in Virginia—Resultsof the Sale—A Grand TotalCHAPTER XLVI. The Nabobs of Those Days—John Smithas a Traveler—Sudden Wealth—A Sixty-Thousand-DollarHorse—A Smart Telegraph Operator—A Nabob in New YorkCity—Charters an Omnibus—"Walk in, It's All Free"—"YouCan't Pay a Cent"—"Hold On, Driver, I Weaken"—Sociabilityof New YorkersCHAPTER XLVII. Buck Fanshaw's Death—The CauseThereof—Preparations for His Burial—Scotty Briggs theCommittee Man—He Visits the Minister—Scotty Can't PlayHis Hand—The Minister Gets Mixed—Both Begin to See—"All Down Again But Nine"—Buck Fanshaw as a Citizen—How To "Shook Your Mother"—The Funeral—Scotty Briggsas a Sunday School TeacherCHAPTER XLVIII. The First Twenty-Six Graves in Nevada—The Prominent Men of the County—The Man Who HadKilled His Dozen—Trial by Jury—Specimen Jurors—APrivate Grave Yard—The Desperadoes—Who They Killed—Waking up the Weary Passenger—Satisfaction WithoutFightingCHAPTER XLIX. Fatal Shooting Affray—Robbery andDesperate Affray—A Specimen City Official—A Marked Man—A Street Fight—Punishment of CrimeCHAPTER L. Captain Ned Blakely—Bill Nookes ReceivesDesired Information—Killing of Blakely's Mate—A WalkingBattery—Blakely Secures Nookes—Hang First and Be TriedAfterwards—Captain Blakely as a Chaplain—The FirstChapter of Genesis Read at a Hanging—Nookes Hung—Blakely's Regrets.6CHAPTER LI. The Weekly Occidental—A Ready Editor—

A Novel—A Concentration of Talent—The Heroes and theHeroines—The Dissolute Author Engaged—ExtraordinaryHavoc With the Novel—A Highly Romantic Chapter—TheLovers Separated—Jonah Out-done—A Lost Poem—TheAged Pilot Man—Storm On the Erie Canal—Dollinger the PilotMan—Terrific Gale—Danger Increases—A Crisis Arrived—Saved as if by a MiracleCHAPTER LII. Freights to California—Silver Bricks—Under Ground Mines—Timber Supports—A Visit to the Mines—The Caved Mines—Total of Shipments in 1863CHAPTER LIII. Jim Blaine and his Grandfather's Ram—Filkin's Mistake—Old Miss Wagner and her Glass Eye—Jacobs, the Coffin Dealer—Waiting for a Customer—HisBargain With Old Robbins—Robbins Sues for Damage andCollects—A New Use for Missionaries—The Effect—HisUncle Lem. and the Use Providence Made of Him—Sad Fateof Wheeler—Devotion of His Wife—A Model Monument—What About the Ram?CHAPTER LIV. Chinese in Virginia City—Washing Bills—Habit of Imitation—Chinese Immigration—A Visit toChinatown—Messrs. Ah Sing, Hong Wo, See Yup, &cCHAPTER LV. Tired of Virginia City—An Old Schoolmate—A Two Years' Loan—Acting as an Editor—Almost Receivean Offer—An Accident—Three Drunken Anecdotes—LastLook at Mt. Davidson—A Beautiful IncidentCHAPTER LVI. Off for San Francisco—Western andEastern Landscapes—The Hottest place on Earth—Summerand WinterCHAPTER LVII. California—Novelty of Seeing a Woman—"Well if it ain't a Child!"—One Hundred and Fifty Dollars fora Kiss—Waiting for a turnCHAPTER LVIII. Life in San Francisco—Worthless Stocks—My First Earthquake—Reportorial Instincts—Effects of theShocks—Incidents and Curiosities—Sabbath Breakers—TheLodger and the Chambermaid—A Sensible Fashion to Follow—Effects of the Earthquake on the MinistersCHAPTER LIX. Poor Again—Slinking as a Business—AModel Collector—Misery loves Company—Comparing Notesfor Comfort—A Streak of Luck—Finding a Dime—Wealthy byComparison—Two Sumptuous DinnersCHAPTER LX. An Old Friend—An Educated Miner—Pocket Mining—Freaks of Fortune.7CHAPTER LXI. Dick Baker and his Cat—Tom Quartz'sPeculiarities—On an Excursion—Appearance On His Return—A Prejudiced Cat—Empty Pockets and a Roving LifeCHAPTER LXII. Bound for the Sandwich Islands—TheThree Captains—The Old Admiral—His Daily Habits—HisWell Fought Fields—An Unexpected Opponent—The AdmiralOverpowered—The Victor Declared a HeroCHAPTER LXIII. Arrival at the Islands—Honolulu—What ISaw There—Dress and Habits of the Inhabitants—TheAnimal Kingdom—Fruits and Delightful EffectsCHAPTER LXIV. An Excursion—Captain Phillips and hisTurn-Out—A Horseback Ride—A Vicious Animal—Natureand Art—Interesting Ruins—All Praise to the MissionariesCHAPTER LXV. Interesting Mementoes and Relics—AnOld Legend of a Frightful Leap—An Appreciative Horse—Horse Jockeys and Their Brothers—A New Trick—A HayMerchant—Good Country for Horse LoversCHAPTER LXVI. A Saturday Afternoon—Sandwich IslandGirls on a Frolic—The Poi Merchant—Grand Gala Day—ANative Dance—Church Membership—Cats and Officials—AnOverwhelming DiscoveryCHAPTER LXVII. The Legislature of the Island—What ItsPresident Has Seen—Praying for an Enemy—Women'sRights—Romantic Fashions—Worship of the Shark—Desirefor Dress—Full Dress—Not Paris Style—Playing Empire—Officials and Foreign Ambassadors—OverwhelmingMagnificenceCHAPTER LXVIII. A Royal Funeral—Order of Procession

—Pomp and Ceremony—A Striking Contrast—A SickMonarch—Human Sacrifices at His Death—Burial OrgiesCHAPTER LXIX. "Once more upon the Waters."—A NoisyPassenger—Several Silent Ones—A Moonlight Scene—Fruits and PlantationsCHAPTER LXX. A Droll Character—Mrs. Beazely and HerSon—Meditations on Turnips—A Letter from Horace Greeley—An Indignant Rejoinder—The Letter Translated but too Late.8CHAPTER LXXI. Kealakekua Bay—Death of CaptainCook—His Monument—Its Construction—On Board theSchoonerCHAPTER LXXII. Young Kanakas in New England—ATemple Built by Ghosts—Female Bathers—I Stood Guard—Women and Whiskey—A Fight for Religion—Arrival ofMissionariesCHAPTER LXXIII. Native Canoes—Surf Bathing—ASanctuary—How Built—The Queen's Rock—Curiosities—Petrified LavaCHAPTER LXXIV. Visit to the Volcano—The Crater—Pillarof Fire—Magnificent Spectacle—A Lake of FireCHAPTER LXXV. The North Lake—Fountains of Fire—Streams of Burning Lava—Tidal WavesCHAPTER LXXVI. A Reminiscence—Another Horse Story—My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse- -A PicnicingExcursion—Dead Volcano of Holeakala—Comparison withVesuvius—An Inside ViewCHAPTER LXXVII. A Curious Character—A Series ofStories—Sad Fate of a Liar—Evidence of InsanityCHAPTER LXXVIII. Return to San Francisco—ShipAmusements—Preparing for Lecturing—Valuable AssistanceSecured—My First Attempt—The Audience Carried—"All'sWell that Ends Well."CHAPTER LXXIX. Highwaymen—A Predicament—AHuge Joke—Farewell to California—At Home Again—GreatChanges. Moral.APPENDIX. A.—Brief Sketch of Mormon History B.—TheMountain Meadows Massacre C.—Concerning a FrightfulAssassination that was never Consummated

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