Paquita
Subtitle: the Indian heroine ; a true story ... presenting graphic pictures of Indian home life in peace and war, as beheld by the author during his residence of four years among the red men
By: by Joaquin Miller.
Publisher: American publishing company
Published: 1881
Place of publication: Hartford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913.; Modoc Indians.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California.; California -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Work titles: Life amongst the Modocs
Table of contents: label: CHAPTER I
title: SHADOWS OP SHASTA Mount Shasta Mining Camps The Miners of Old The Original Pos sessors of the Forests A Race without a Historian A Word for the Indian The Ben "Wright Massacre of Indians Retaliation and Revenge My First Sight of Shasta Monument of Stones
pagenum: 17; label: CHAPTER II
title: EL VAQUERO Wild Horses and Wild Men Engaged with a Drover An Indian AttackA Merciful Savage Among the Shastas Lonely Life of the Indian How he Spends his Evenings The "Indian Question" from an Indian's Point of View
pagenum: 32; label: CHAPTER III
title: THE FINGER BOARD OF FATE Neither a Boy nor a Man The letter "I" The pronoun "We" Massacre of my Indian Friends The beautiful Klamat The Prince The discomfited Boatman
pagenum: 46; label: CHAPTER IV
title: HIGH, LOW, JACK AND THE GAME The Prince meets an Acquaintance " Boston's Best" Clean broke How it was Done Yreka All right Now The Negro Stable Keeper
pagenum: 60; label: CHAPTER V
title: IN A CALIFORNIA MINING CAMP Alone in a City Men to be Avoided Stolen Slumbers A Peep at the Mines and Miners The One-Eyed Negro A Desperate Race How dy-do? Take a Drink? The Bar Room The Swoon The Moon- Eyed Heathen Nurse Recovery
pagenum: 72; label: CHAPTER VI
title: DOWN AMONG THE LIVE MEN The Prince En-Route for Humbug Three Thousand Men, not a Woman or a Child "The Forks" "The Howlin' Wilderness " "Long Dan" The Bet Dying with Boots on The Cigars Won
pagenum: 87; title: Xll 'V CHAPTER VII SNOW ! NOTHING BUT SNOW ! A Struggle for Life Winter Life in the Mines The Prince in Extremi ties
pagenum: 99; label: CHAPTER VIII
title: BLOOD ON THE SNOW Hard Times with the Indians Model White Men A Man Killed Rally to the Bar and take a Drink Death to the Indian No Quar ters to Women or Children The " Sydney Duck " Rescue of Paqui- ta and Klamath
pagenum: 110; label: CHAPTER IX
title: A WORD FOR THE RED MAN The True Indian False Testimony against them The White Man's side of the Story Who tells the Indians' side? A Quaker's Experi ence with Indians Treatment of the Indians by the Government The Prince and his Proteges The Doctor
pagenum: 125; label: CHAPTER X
title: TWO LITTLE INDIANS Paquita and Klamath The New Alcade and his Hat Six Foot Sandy' The Judge and his new Beaver
pagenum: 145; label: CHAPTER XI
title: A MAN FOR BREAKFAST The Judge set to Work The Trial of Spades Murder of the Judge- Fate of the Beaver Hat
pagenum: 159; label: CHAPTER XII
title: BONE AND SINEW Still in the Mines The Pet of the Camp The Doctor under a Cloud The Doomed Race Why the Indians Die The last of his Race
pagenum: 175; label: CHAPTER XIII
title: A STORM IN THE SIERRAS Paquita's Story Indians as Travelers The coming Storm Flood and Ruin 136 CHAPTER XIV A HOME TO LET The Departure Cabin to Let The blind Trail Klamat as a Leader A Pursuing Party Braying of a Mule The Flight
pagenum: 194; title: Xlll ' CHAPTER XV TURN TO THE RIGHT AS THE LAW DIRECTS Difficulties of Mountain Travel Sight of Shasta Delight of Paquita The Pursuers and what they wanted The Run Camping out Cap tured The Table Turned The Captors Prisoners
pagenum: 206; label: CHAPTER XVI
title: HOME The Doctor recovers Suddenly The Journey Proceeds Camp in the Wilderness The famous "Last Cabin" Paquita's Journey The Indians at Home
pagenum: 229; label: CHAPTER XVII
title: THE LOST CABIN Winter again The Elk The Black Bear Klamat as a Hunter The Winter passes, and Spring comes once more Paquita not returned Gold found by the Prince and Doctor The Doctor leaves Paquita returns Her Story Her Brothers The Prince's Oath The Prince and the Child Followed
pagenum: 241; label: CHAPTER XVIII
title: GOOD-BYE Indian Habits The Autumn Feasts Paquita in her Maidenhood The Prince Thoughtful and Sad The Prince says Good-Bye
pagenum: 252; label: CHAPTER XIX
title: THE INDIANS' ACCOUNT OP THE CREATION At night in the Indian Camp The Great Spirit The Creation Ascent of Mount Shasta The Missionary's Visit Thejndians around Mount Shasta Their thirst for Knowledge Story Tellers Teaching Geog raphyMoralsSuperstitions The Creation of the Tribe The Griz zly Bear sacred Thoughts on Death and Burial The Indians' Heaven Marriage Ceremony
pagenum: 262; label: CHAPTER XX
title: THE LAST OF THE LOST CABIN A Chiefs views of our Language and Bible Burning of the Cabin Thirst for Gold an Evil
pagenum: 282; label: CHAPTER XXI
title: MY FIRST BATTLE Mountain Joe Devil's Castle The Eve of the Battle Struck by an Arrow The Indian Squaw Her Mournings and Reproaches A Re turn to Old Friends
pagenum: 290; label: XIV
title: CHAPTER XXII MY NEW REPUBLIC A Plan for Peace Among the Modoc's A Hobby Means to accom plish my Ends Winter Camps on the M'Cloud The Pit River Val ley Massacre 29 & CHAPTER XXIII DOWN IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH A Visit to the Scene of the Massacre An Indian Camp The Valley of p ea th_Indian Squaws Sam Lpckhart A Prisoner at Yreka A Poor Reward for a Dangerous service
pagenum: 306; label: CHAPTER XXIV
title: A PRISONER Expedition against the Indians Its Motives " The Man who lived with the Indians" His Doom Foretold Gideon S Whiting From a Prisoner to a Leader Physical Courage The Expedition a Success White Butchers Return to Yreka Good-bye to the Expe dition An Attempt at Assassination Squaw Valley
pagenum: 313; label: CHAPTER XXV
title: A NEW DEPARTURE Sitting on two Chairs Casting lot with the Indians The "Rubicon" Crossed An Indian is an Indian No distinction in Tribes A visit to Yreka A Dangerous Enterprise Obtaining Ammunition Flight  with Booty An Explosion Wailing for the Dead
pagenum: 323; label: CHAPTER XXVI
title: A BLOODY MEETING Bill Hirst the famous Man-Killer Scene in a Billiard Saloon Antago nists Face to Face A Second Meeting The Battle opens The Result
pagenum: 333; label: CHAPTER XXVII
title: BRADLEY AND HIRST An Enemy Returned Fast Friends Hanging Highwaymen My first Client Hirst in Court A Desperate Fight Refusing to Die Aston ishing Recovery Another Fight Another wonderful Recovery Killed again, and another Recovery Still Living
pagenum: 338; label: CHAPTER XXVIII
title: BATTLES ON THE BORDER Effect of Bullets Friends appear Return to the Indians Indian Sig- ^ nals Another Friend Another Massacre of Indians A Splendid Horse and Ride The Camp Blood ! Blood ! Blood ! Klamat Paq- uita Indian Heroines A Battle A Council of War A Mission of Peace Sympathy of the Mexicans Approach to the White Camp
pagenum: 340; label: XV
title: CHAPTER XXIX MY MISSION OF PEACE A Warm Reception Eeal Freedom Why Wars ContinueNo Ex cuse for A Soldier An Appeal to God as Higher Authority Re sponsibility of Poets and Historians Again purchasing Ammunition Watched Stratagem and Escape The Pursuit Wounding my Horse Procuring Another In Camp Taken Prisoner
pagenum: 362; label: CHAPTER XXX
title: DEATH OP PAQUITA In Prison A Noble Lawyer A Night Call Paquita to the Rescue The True Savage Heroine A Week's Work Released and Free To the Mountains A Curse on the City Shasta City of To-DaySwim ming Rivers The Sacramento Pitt River An Ambuscade A Des perate Leap A Struggle for Life A Shower of Bullets Cool and deliberate Murder The Dying Girl My Poor Paquita Dead ! Dead Alas ! Alas ! Paquita
pagenum: 375; label: CHAPTER XXXI
title: THE LAST BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC A Funeral Pile The "Tale of the Tall Alcade "Arrival at the Indian v Camp Mourning and Lamentations A General Despondency Carrying the War into Africa Premeditated Attack on Yreka A Visit to the City A Settler's Home Among Christians A Compari son Yreka Defenceless Yielding to Compassion A Council of War A Wrong Decision Indian Belief in the gift of Prophecy Klamat Paints his Face Black Victory or Death He Reveals a Se cretThe Doctor Vindicated A Battle Death of Klamat The Reservation or Annihilation The New Republic Gone An Indian Chiefs Gift Away to Nicaragua
pagenum: 390; label: CHAPTER XXXII
title: AFTER A DOZEN TEARS Return to my Old Home The Stage Coach A Nervous Man's remark, and the Answer " How's that for High!" Mount Shasta Once More "Limber Jim" P Archibald Brown, alias Ginger Efiects of Hanging, on the Nerves An Empty Village Blind Pits Indian Girls A Popular Delusion Indians getting Civilized Arrival at Camp An Indian Welcome A Great Talk Sad Stories Indian Eloquence ' im
pagenum: 405; title: Xvl CHAPTER XXXIII THE LAST OF THE CHILDREN OF SHASTA Reflections A Little Brown Girl A Secret A Search for the Maid en The Maiden and her Mother A Last Farewell A Battle in my Heart A Visit to the Doctor Noble old Man Self Forgetfulness A Promise Made My New Home Little " Calli Shasta" The "Prince" Peace and Happiness The Prince's History Plain James Thompson, yet still a Prince My Regrets Return to the World Origin of " The Modoc War "Captain Jack The Reserva tionA Night Onslaught The Peace Commissioners Following an Example Undoubted Courage and heroic Deeds Honesty toward the Indians The Day of Judgment A New Thermopylae " Calli Shasta" At School in San Francisco Whose Child is She? What the Press say A Possible Joke What will become of Her? The Last of the Children of Shasta
pagenum: 419