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Roughing it. Twain, Mark, (1835–1910).

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CAMPING IN THE SNOW.

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THE MINER'S DREAM.

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ROUGHING IT

MARK TWAIN. (SAMUEL L. CLEMENS.)

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HARTFORD, CONN.: AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. F. G. GILMAN & CO., CHICAGO, ILL.. W. E. BLISS, TOLEDO, OHIO.; NETTLETON & CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO.; D. ASHMEAD, PHILADELPHIA, PENN. J. W. GOODSPEED, NEW ORLEANS, LA.; A. ROMAN & COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

1872.

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Entered according to act of Congress, in year 1872, by AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

TO
CALVIN H. HIGBIE,
Of California,
An Honest Man, a Genial Comrade, and a Steadfast Friend,
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED
By the Author,
In Memory of the Curious Time
When We Two
WERE MILLIONAIRES FOR TEN DAYS.

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PREFATORY.

THIS book is merely a personal narrative and not a pretentious history or a philosophical dissertation. It is a record of several years of variegated vagabondizing, and its object is rather to help the resting reader while away an idle hour than afflict him with metaphysics, or goad him with science. Still, there is information in the volume; information concerning an interesting episode in the history of the Far West, about which no books have been written by persons who were on the ground in person, and saw the happenings of the time with their own eyes. I allude to the rise, growth and culmination of the silver-mining fever in Nevada—a curious episode, in some respects; the only one, of its peculiar kind, that has occurred in the land; and the only one, indeed, that is likely to occur in it.

Yes, take it all around, there is quite a good deal of information in the book. I regret this very much; but really it could not be helped: information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious ottar of roses out of the otter. Sometimes it has seemed to me that I would give worlds if I could retain my facts; but it cannot be. The more I calk up the sources, and the tighter I get, the more I leak wisdom. Therefore, I can only claim indulgence at the hands of the reader, not justification.

THE AUTHOR.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS BY FAY & COX 15 NASSAU ST. N.Y.

1. THE MINERS' DREAM (FULL PAGE,) Face Page FRONTISPIECE.
2. ENVIOUS CONTEMPLATIONS. 20
3. INNOCENT DREAMS. 21
4. LIGHT TRAVELING ORDER. 23
5. THE "ALLEN." 23
6. INDUCEMENTS TO PURCHASE. 24
7. THE FACETIOUS DRIVER. 25
8. PLEASING NEWS. 26
9. THE SPHYNX. 27
10. MEDITATION. 32
11. ON BUSINESS. 33
12. AUTHOR AS GULLIVER. 33
13. A TOUGH STATEMENT. 35
14. THIRD TRIP OF THE UNABRIDGED. 38
15. A POWERFUL GLASS. 41
16. AN HEIRLOOM. 42
17. OUR LANDLORD. 42
18. DIGNIFIED EXILE. 43
19. DRINKING SLUMGULLION. 44
20. A JOKE WITHOUT CREAM. 45
21. PULLMAN OAR DINING-SALOON. 47
22. OUR MORNING RIDE. 49
23. PRAIRIE DOGS. 50
24. A CAYOTE. 51
25. SHOWING RESPECT TO RELATIVES. 52
26. THE CONDUCTOR. 55
27. TEACHING A SUBORDINATE. 57
28. JACK AND THE ELDERLY PILGRIM. 58
29. CROSSING THE PLATTE. 61
30. I BEGAN TO PRAY. 62
31. A NEW DEPARTURE. 63
32. SUSPENDED OPERATIONS. 65
33. A WONDERFUL LIE. 68
34. TAIL-PIECE. 69
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35. HERE HE COMES. 71
36. CHANGING HORSES. 72
37. RIDING THE AVALANCHE. 73
38. INDIAN COUNTRY. 76
39. A PROPOSED FIST FIGHT. 81
40. FROM BEHIND THE DOOR. 82
41. SLADE AS AN EXECUTIONER. 84
42. AN UNPLEASANT VIEW. 85
43. UNAPPRECIATED POLITENESS. 88
44. SLADE IN COURT. 92
45. A WIFE'S LAMENTATIONS. 95
46. THE CONCENTRATED INHABITANT. 99
47. THE SOUTH PASS (FULL PAGE,) Face Page100
48. THE PARTED STREAMS. 101
49. IT SPOILED THE MELON. 102
50. GIVEN OVER TO THE CAYOTE AND THE RAVEN. 108
51. "DON'T COME HERE." 104
52. "THINK I'M A FOOL." 105
53. THE "DESTROYING ANGEL." 106
54. EFFECTS OF "VALLEY TAN." 109
55. ONE CREST. 110
56. THE OTHER. 110
57. THE VAGRANT. 111
58. PORTRAIT OF HEBER KIMBALL. 112
59. PORTRAIT OE BRIGHAM YOUNG. 113
60. THE CONTRACTORS BEFORE THE KING. 116
61. I WAS TOUCHED. 117
62. THE ENDOWMENT, TAIL-PIECE. 118
63. FAVORITE WIFE AND D. 4. 120
64. NEEDED MARKING. 121
65. A REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE. 124
66. THE FAMILY BEDSTEAD. 126
67. THE MIRACULOUS COMPASS. 131
68. THREE SIDES TO A QUESTION. 137
69. RESULT OF HIGH FREIGHTS. 138
70. A SHRIVELED QUARTER. 139
71. AN OBJECT OF PITY. 140
72. TAIL-PIECE. 141
73. TAIL-PIECE. 145
74. GOSHOTT INDIANS HANGING AROUND STATIONS. 147
75. THE DRIVE FOR LIFE. 148
76. GREELEY'S RIDE. 150
77. BOTTLING AN ANECDOTE. 154
78. TAIL-PIECE. 156
79. CONTEMPLATION. 158
80. THE WASHOE ZEPHYR. 159
81. THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSE. 161
82. DARK DISCLOSURES. 162
83. THE IRISH BRIGADE. 163
84. RECREATION. 164
85. THE TARANTULA. 165
86. LIGHT THROWN ON THE SUBJECT. 166
87. I STEERED. 169
88. THE INVALID. 170
89. THE RESTORED. 171
90. OUR HOUSE. 172
91. AT BUSINESS. 174
92. FIGHT AT LAKE TAHOE (FULL PAGE,) Face Page176
93. "YOU MIGHT THINK HIM AN AMERICAN HORSE." 179
94. UNEXPECTED ELEVATION. 180
95. UNIVERSALLY UNSETTLED. 181
96. RIDING THE PLUG. 182
97. WANTED EXERCISE. 183
98. BORROWING MADE EASY. 186
99. FREE RIDES. 188
100. SATISFACTORY VOUCHERS. 190
101. NEEDS PRAYING FOR. 191
102. MAP OF TOLL ROADS. 192
103. UNLOADING SILVER BRICKS. 194
104. VIEW IN HUMBOLDT MOUNTAINS. 195
105. GOING TO HUMBOLDT. 199
106. BALLOU'S BEDFELLOW. 201
107. PLEASURES OF CAMPING OUT. 202
108. THE SECRET SEARCH. 205
109. "CAST YOUR EYE ON THAT." 207
110. "WE'VE GOT IT." 210
111. INCIPIENT MILLIONAIRES. 212
112. ROCKS—TAIL-PIECE. 214
113. "DO YOU SEE IT?" 216
114. FAREWELL SWEET RIVER. 218
115. THE RESCUE. 219
116. "MR. ARKANSAS." 222
117. AN ARMED ALLY. 225
118. CROSSING THE FLOOD. 227
119. ADVANCE IN A CIRCLE. 229
120. THE SONGSTER. 230
121. THE FOXES HAVE HOLES—TAIL-PIECE. 231
122. A FLAT FAILURE. 233
123. THE LAST MATCH. 234
124. DISCARDED VICES. 236
125. FLAMES—TAIL-PIECE. 237
126. CAMPING IN THE SNOW (FULL PAGE,) Face Page238
127. IT WAS THUS WE MET. 240
128. TAKING POSSESSION. 242
129. A GREAT EFFORT. 244
130. REARRANGING AND SHIFTING. 246
131. WE LEFT LAMENTED. 249
132. PICTURE OF TOWNSEND'S TUNNEL. 250
133. QUARTZ MILL. 253
134. ANOTHER PROCESS OF AMALGAMATION. 254
135. FIRST QUARTZ MILL IN NEVADA. 256
136. A SLICE OF RICH ONE. 257
137. THE SAVED BROTHER. 260
138. ON A SECRET EXPEDITION. 263
139. LAKE MONO (FULL PAGE,) Face Page265
140. RATHER SOAPY. 266
141. A BARK UNDER FULL SAIL. 266
142. A MODEL BOARDING HOUSE. 268
143. LIFE AMID DEATH. 271
144. A JUMP FOR LIFE. 273
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145. "STOVE HEAP GONE." 275
146. INTERVIEWING THE "WIDE WEST." 279
147. WORTH A MILLION. 280
148. MILLIONAIRES LAYING PLANS. 282
149. DANGEROUSLY SICK. 287
150. WORTH NOTHING. 288
151. THE COMPROMISE. 290
152. ONE OF MY FAILURES. 293
153. TARGET SHOOTING. 294
154. AS CITY EDITOR. 595
155. THE ENTIRE MARKET. 296
156. A FRIEND INDEED. 297
157. UNION—TAIL-PIECE. 298
158. AN EDUCATIONAL REPORT. 301
159. NO PARTICULAR HURRY. 302
160. BIRDS EYE VIEW OF VIRGINIA CITY AND MT. DAVIDSON. 304
161. A NEW MINE. 307
162. TRY A FEW. 309
163. PORTRAIT OF MR. STEWART. 310
164. SELLING A MINE. 311
165. COULDN'T WAIT. 315
166. THE GREAT "FLOUR SACK" PROCESSION (FULL PAGE,) Face Page317
167. TAIL-PIECE. 319
168. A NABOB. 321
169. MAGNIFICENCE AND MISERY. 323
170. A FRIENDLY DRIVER. 326
171. ASTONISHES THE NATIVES. 327
172. COL. JACK WEAKENS. 328
173. SCOTTY BRIGGS AND THE MINISTER. 331
174. REGULATING MATTERS. 335
175. DIDN'T SHOOK HIS MOTHER. 337
176. SCOTTY AS S. S. TEACHER. 338
177. THE MAN WHO HAD KILLED HIS DOZEN. 340
178. THE UNPREJUDICED JURY. 342
179. A DESPERADO GIVING REFERENCE. 344
180. SATISFYING A FOE. 346
181. TAIL-PIECE. 351
182. GIVING INFORMATION. 353
183. A WALKING BATTERY. 355
184. OVERHAULING HIS MANIFEST. 358
185. SHIP—TAIL-PIECE. 359
186. THE HEROES AND HEROINES OF THE STORY. 361
187. DISSOLUTE AUTHOR. 362
188. THERE SAT THE LAWYER. 365
189. JONAH OUTDONE. 367
190. DOLLINGER. 370
191. LOW BRIDGE. 371
192. SHORTENING SAIL. 372
193. LIGHTENING SHIP. 373
194. THE MARVELLOUS RESCUE. 375
195. SILVER BRICKS. 377
196. TIMBER SUPPORTS. 379
197. FROM GALLERY TO GALLERY. 380
198. JIM BLAINE. 384
199. HUBBAH FOR NIXON. 385
200. MISS WAGNER. 386
201. WAITING FOR A CUSTOMER. 387
202. WAS TO BE THERE. 388
203. THE MONUMENT. 389
204. WHERE IS THE RAM?—TAIL-PIECE. 390
205. CHINESE WASH BILL. 392
206. IMITATION. 393
207. CHINESE LOTTERY. 396
208. CHINESE MERCHANT AT HOME—TAIL PIECE. 397
209. AN OLD FRIEND. 399
210. FAREWELL AND ACCIDENT. 403
211. "GIMME A CIGAR." 404
212. THE HERALD OF GLAD NEWS. 406
213. FLAG—TAIL-PIECE. 407
214. A NEW ENGLAND SCENE. 409
215. A VARIABLE CLIMATE. 410
216. SACRAMENTO AND THREE HOURS AWAY. 413
217. "FETCH HER OUT." 416
218. "WELL IF IT AINT A CHILD." 417
219. A GENUINE LIVE WOMAN. 418
220. THE GRACE OF A KANGAROO. 420
221. DREAMS DISSIPATED. 421
222. THE "ONE HORSE SHAY" OUTDONE. 422
223. HARD ON THE INNOCENTS. 423
224. DRY BONES SHAKEN. 423
225. "OH! WHAT SHALL I DO!" 424
226. "GET OUT YOUR TOWEL MY DEAR." 425
227. "WE WILL OMIT THE BENEDICTION." 426
228. SLINKING. 429
229. A PRIZE. 431
230. A LOOK IN AT THE WINDOW. 432
231. "DO IT STRANGER." 433
232. THE OLD COLLEGIATE. 436
233. STRIKING A POCKET. 438
234. TOM QUARTZ. 440
235. AN ADVANTAGE TAKEN. 441
236. AFTER AN EXCURSION. 442
237. THE THREE CAPTAINS. 445
238. THE OLD ADMIRAL. 448
239. THE DESERTED FIELD. 449
240. WILLIAMS. 453
241. SCENE ON THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 455
242. FASHIONABLE ATTIRE. 456
243. A BITE. 457
244. RECONNOITERING. 458
245. EATING TAMARINDS. 458
246. LOOKING FOR MISCHIEF. 461
247. A FAMILY LIKENESS. 462
248. SIT DOWN TO LISTEN. 467
249. "MY BROTHER, WE TWINS." 469
250. EXTRAORDINARY CAPERS. 470
251. A LOAD OF HAY. 471
252. MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA—TAIL-PIECE. 472
253. SANDWICH ISLAND GIRLS. 474
254. ORIGINAL HAM SANDWICH. 475
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255. "I KISSED HIM FOR HIS MOTHER." 478
256. AN OUTSIDER—TAIL-PIECE. 479
257. AN ENEMY'S PRAYER. 482
258. VISITING THE MISSIONARIES. 484
259. FULL CHURCH DRESS. 485
260. PLAYING EMPIRE. 486
261. ROYALTY AND ITS SATELLITES. 488
262. A HIGH PRIVATE—TAIL-PIECE. 489
263. A MODERN FUNERAL. 492
264. FORMER FUNERAL ORGIES. 497
265. A PASSENGER. 499
266. MOONLIGHT ON THE WATER. 501
267. GOING INTO THE MOUNTAINS (FULL PAGE,) Face Page502
268. EVENING—TAIL-PIECE. 503
269. THE DEMENTED. 505
270. DISCUSSING TURNIPS. 507
271. GREELEY'S LETTER. 509
272. KEALAKEKUA BAY AND COOK'S MONUMENT. 514
273. THE GHOSTLY BUILDERS. 518
274. ON GUARD. 519
275. BREAKING THE TABU. 521
276. SURF BATHING. 525
277. SURF BATHING A FAILURE. 526
278. CITY OF REFUGE. 527
279. THE QUEEN'S ROCK. 529
280. TAIL-PIECE. 531
281. THE PILLAR OF FIRE. 533
282. THE CRATER. 535
283. BROKE THROUGH. 539
284. FIRE FOUNTAINS. 540
285. LAVA STREAM. 542
286. A TIDAL WAVE. 543
287. TRIP ON THE MILKY WAY. 545
288. A VIEW IN THE IAO VALLEY (FULL PAGE,) Face Page547
289. MAGNIFICENT SPORT. 549
290. ELEVEN MILES TO SEE. 553
291. CHASED BY A STORM. 554
292. LEAVING WORK. 555
293. TAIL-PIECE. 557
294. OUR AMUSEMENTS. 559
295. SEVERE CASE OF STAGE FRIGHT. 561
296. MY THREE PARQUETTE ALLIES. 562
297. SAWYER IN THE CIRCLE. 562
298. A PREDICAMENT. 567
299. THE BEST OF THE JOKE. 569
300. THE END. 570

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