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Title: The Voyage of the Rattletrap

Author: Hayden Carruth

Illustrator: H. M. Wilder

Release Date: August 24, 2005 [EBook #16586]

Language: English

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THE VOYAGE OF THE RATTLETRAP

BY
HAYDEN CARRUTH

AUTHOR OF "THE ADVENTURES OF JONES" ETC.

ILLUSTRATED
BY H. M. WILDER

NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS 1897

TO

JOHN BRIAR

A POOR COOK BUT A GOOD FELLOW

CONTENTS

CHAP
I. Getting Ready
II. Outward Bound
III. From Lookout Lake To The Missouri River
IV. Into Nebraska
V. Across The Niobrara
VI. By Canyons To Valentine
VII. Through The Sand Hills
VIII. On The Antelope Flats
IX. Off For The Black Hills
X. Among The Mountains
XI. Deadwood
XII. Homeward Bound

ILLUSTRATIONS

MAP
The Voyage First Suggested
Preparations
Grandpa Oldberry Presages Disaster
Snoozer
Mutiny Of The Pony
Effect Of A Strange Noise
Plan For Rousing A Sound Sleeper
First Lesson In Hay Twisting
Investigations
Hats
Milking The Heifer That Wore A Sleigh Robe
Wet But Hopeful
Anti-Horse Thieves
Jack Shoots A Grouse
Flight Of The Blacksmith
Studying Botany
"When The Winds Are Breathing Low"
Sad Result Of Dishonesty
First Night Camp In The Sand Hills
Dark Doings Of The Cook
No Horse-Feed
The Careful Corn Owner
A Study In Red Men
A Good Salesman
Big Bear Looks Into The Educational Situation
A Lesson In Finance
The Rattletrap In The Storm
Effect Of A Dog On A Mexican
Post-Mortem On A Grizzly
'gene Starts A Cook-Book
Lack Of Confidence In Mankind
Flying Cord-Wood
The Deserted Ranch
Old "Blenty Vaters"
In The Prairie Fire
Well! Well! Well!

[Frontispiece: Map of the voyage]

THE VOYAGE OF THE RATTLETRAP

I: GETTING READY

Perhaps we were pretty big boys--Jack and I. In fact, I'm
afraid we were so big t