Seven Years on the Pacific Slope Kindle Edition

This volume is from 1914; no illustrations are included in this Kindle version. This time Mrs. Fraser remembers our great Northwest region. A short sample of the book's chapters: 1. The Chinook state: The incorporation of Washington in the Union — Quarrels over boundary lines — Its unique geographical position — Twenty-three million acres of forest and five rivers — The call of free spaces — A man-sized country 2. The Far West at Close Range: Travelling through forest fires — Silence, the first lesson of the West — A steamerette on the Columbia — The mail bag and the mail carrier — I "hit" the hotel— Sixty miles of stage over switchback trails — My landlady and her philosophy —A bachelor's cabin 3. Neck of the Woods: Pioneers and stay-at-homes — The good Samaritan at the half-way house — Amazing scenery — Solitary homes — The spirit of madness — Voices in the cook-stove ! — The triumph of Winter —Whiat the rancher has to face 4. Life and Ethics in the Methow: Schoolmaster's dilemma — Mr. Hasketh's wedding — A hunt for a minister — A stormy wedding trip — One o'clock, and raining cats and dogs! — The bride and the lantern — Something in the cornfield ! — Four-legged visitors — The circus on the porch — Halloween celebrations — The travels of a cook-stove — The mysterious adventures of a yellow-wheeled buggy — An outburst of flowers 5. The " Nebrasky Outfit ": The Chief of the clan starts a town of his own —The Mackenzie shack — Pictures through the door-frame — Mother Flanagan — A baby's funeral — Chan philosophises — A treacherous parent and a bag of feathers — A waiting bride — The preacher's good advice — A lantern, a blanket 6. All About the Neighbours: How Mrs. Dick teamed back to Nebraska — A waggon-load of children — Huckleberry hunting — The moon, the berries, and the big brown bear — When school is out — Girls and horses — Teachers and their trials — A loyal wife — A terrible fire — The horses saved 7. The Spirit of Chance: Luck's revenges — A riotous evening — Bill's dreadful discovery — The skeleton Hand! — How the news was broken to the family — "Someone stayed ! " — "Take me home!" — A survival of feudalism — How the carpenter became a permanency 8. The Canning Season: Our popular berry patch — A carnival of fruit — The Judge has the blues and explains why — An expensive hat — Splitting up the spring — The Judge prophesies — A nervous moment in the printing office — That black bull of Chapman's! — The bear tries the gate — Tracks in the snow — Women and guns 9. In a Forest Garden : A powder headache — The stuff that "comes in handy" — Kitty takes command — Gramophones and ranchers — The New England conscience — A great expedition — The fairy woods — A hothouse in the open air — The white log cabin — A bachelor host — A night with the stars — Tom and Polly — A doomed cat — How Polly was fixed up for the winter 10. Tragedy and Comedy: A troubled mind — A single shot — A sad procession — The genial drummer — "Beer for mine" — Dick's bad joke — The sawmill and the Owner — New wine in old bottles — A record morning's work — Silent noon — In the engine-room — The boiler behaves like a perfect lady 11. Happy-Go-Lucky: The bag of salt — Fireworks — A haunted chimney — Desolation Hill — An enthusiast — The colour scheme — Solitude and peace —Condemned but left standing 12. The Thoroughbred and His Cousins : We decide to improve the breed — A dazzling apparition — Illusive prosperity — A wave of optimism — A lost fine gentleman An interlude at the creamery — Mr. Robinson's opinion of double entry — A horse-tamer's methods — Breaking a " bucker " — A four-footed hypocrite — Beauty and Saidie Plus there are 10 more chapters. Read more