CRUSOE'S ISLAND: A Ramble in the footsteps of Alexander Selkirk. WITH SKETCHES OF ADVENTURE IN CALIFORNIA AND WASHOE.
BYJ. ROSS BROWNE,
AUTHOR OF "ETCHINGS OF A WHALING CRUISE," "YUSEF," &c.NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1864.Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by HARPER & BROTHERS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
CONTENTS.
CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
- I. THE BOAT ADVENTURE. 9
- II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND. 22
- III. GOING ASHORE. 25
- IV. CONDITION OF THE ISLAND IN 1849. 28
- V. ROBINSON CRUSOE'S CAVE. 37
- VI. THE VALLEY ON FIRE. 48
- VII. THE CAVE OF THE BUCCANEERS. 54
- VIII. LODGINGS UNDER GROUND. 55
- IX. COOKING FISH. 62
- X. RAMBLE INTO THE INTERIOR. 71
- XI. THE VALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT. 75
- XII. A STRANGE DISCOVERY. 77
- XIII. THE STORM AND ESCAPE. 86
- XIV. THE AMERICAN CRUSOE. 91
- XV. CASTLE OF THE AMERICAN CRUSOE. 96
- XVI. DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND THE DOUBTER. 99
- XVII. THE MURDER. 106
- XVIII. THE SKULL. 112
- XIX. THE GOVERNOR'S VISION. 117
- XX. THE DOUBTER'S DYSPEPTIC STORY. 120
- XXI. BAD DREAM CONCERNING THE DOUBTER. 123
- XXII. THE UNPLEASANT AFFAIR OF HONOR. 127
- XXIII. DR. STILLMAN'S JOURNAL. 142
- XXIV. CONFIDENTIAL CHAT WITH THE READER. 147
- XXV. EARLY VOYAGES TO JUAN FERNANDEZ. 151
- XXVI. ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. 161
A DANGEROUS JOURNEY.
- I. THE CANNIBAL. 167
- II. THE MIRAGE. 172
- III. A DEATH STRUGGLE. 180
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- IV. THE OUTLAW'S CAMP. 189
- V. THE ESCAPE. 201
- VI. A LONELY RIDE. 209
- VII. THE ATTACK. 214
- VIII. SAN MIGUEL. 222
- IX. A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE. 228
- X. A TRAGEDY. 235
OBSERVATIONS IN OFFICE.
- I. MY OFFICIAL EXPERIENCES. 249
- II. THE GREAT PORT TOWNSEND CONTROVERSY, SHOWING HOW WHISKY BUILT A CITY. 270
- III. THE INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA. 284
A PEEP AT WASHOE.
- I. INTRODUCTORY. 309
- II. START FOR WASHOE. 322
- III. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. 350
- IV. AN INFERNAL CITY. 365
- V. SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA CITY. 385
- VI. ESCAPE FROM VIRGINIA CITY. 394
- VII. MY WASHOE AGENCY. 404
- VIII. START FOR HOME. 416
- IX. ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO. 430
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
- Map of Juan Fernandez. 9
- Leaving the Ship. 13
- Boat in a Storm. 16
- Struck by a Flaw. 18
- Shipwrecked Sailor. 19
- Juan Fernandez. 23
- Crusoe's Castle. 26
- Crusoe at Home. 27
- Plan of the Convict Cells. 28
- Convict Cells. 30
- Chilian Huts. 31
- Walrus, or Sea Lion. 36
- Crusoe's Cave. 39
- A Relic of Crusoe. 40
- Crusoe's Devotions. 41
- The Valley with the Cave and Cliff. 42
- Dream-land Crusoe. 44
- Fairy Cove. 45
- Rescue of Friday. 46
- Crusoe asleep. 48
- The Californians in Juan Fernandez. 51
- Fishing. 53
- Crusoe and his Comrades. 57
- Cooking in Juan Fernandez. 62
- The Cliff. 64
- Abraham on the Peak. 69
- The Trogon. 74
- The Valley. 76
- The Skull. 85
- The American Crusoe. 92
- Tragic Fate of the Scotchman. 107
- The Lovers. 109
- Grave of the murdered Man. 111
- The Doubter. 121
- The Footprint in the Sand. 124
- The Savage Orgies. 125
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- The Doubter back again. 133
- Swallowing an Island. 140
- Dreams and Realities. 145
- Peak of Yonka. 146
- Scenery of Juan Fernandez. 148
- Killing Savages. 149
- The Author à la Robinson Crusoe. 150
- Chilian and Chilienne. 157
A DANGEROUS JOURNEY.
- Mirage in the Salinas Valley. 168
- Pass of San Juan. 173
- Antelopes in the Mirage. 175
- Vulture in the Mirage. 176
- A Duel à la Mort. 186
- The Camp. 192
- Jack. 193
- A lonely Ride. 210
- The Attack. 217
- San Miguel. 224
- A Spanish Caballero. 226
- Valley of Santa Marguerita. 230
- Lassoing a Grizzly. 233
- The Belle of the Fandango. 239
OBSERVATIONS IN OFFICE.
- The Duke of York, Queen Victoria, and Jenny Lind. 274
- The Diggers at Home. 285
- Out in the Mountains. 301
- Protecting the Settlers. 305
A PEEP AT WASHOE.
- The Bummer. 311
- Going to Kern River. 312
- Returning from Kern River. 313
- Ho! for Frazer River. 315
- Returned from Frazer River. 318
- Hurrah for Washoe. 321
- The Agency. 323
- "I say, Cap!" 326
- Dollars with Spider legs (a Dream). 327
- "Go it, Washoe!" 329
- The Pocket Pistol. 331
- California Stage-driver. 333
- Whisky below. 334
- "Carambo! Caraja—Sacramento!—Santa Maria!—Diavolo!" 335
- Board and Lodging. 337
- Grindstones. 339
- A Speculator. 341
- Dinner at Strawberry. 345
- The Lay-out. 348
- The Stocking-thief. 349
- The Trail from Strawberry. 351
- "We are waiting for you." 354
- A short Cut. 355
- Diogenes. 358
- Carson City. 362
- The Stage. 369
- The Devil's Gate. 371
- Virginia City. 373
- A Question of Title. 375
- "My Claim, Sir!" 377
- Gold Hill. 379
- San Francisco Speculators. 380
- Assay Office. 381
- A Fall. 384
- The Comstock Lead. 386
- The Claims. 389
- "Silver, certain, Sir." 391
- "Indications, sure!" 393
- An old Friend. 399
- Carson Valley. 403
- Holding on to it. 405
- Mount Ophir. 407
- Croppings. 408
- The Flowery Diggings. 409
- Honest Miner. 410
- "A gloomy Prospect." 411
- Return from Washoe. 417
- Outgoing and Incoming. 419
- The Jew's Boots. 421
- Snow Slide. 424
- The Grade. 427
- Return to San Francisco. 433
- Reading extra Bulletin. 436