*** start of the project gutenberg ebook 1015 *** the oregon trail by francis parkman, jr. contents i the frontier ii breaking the ice iii fort leavenworth iv jumping off v the big blue vi the platte and the desert vii the buffalo viii taking french leave ix scenes at fort laramie x the war parties xi scenes at the camp xii ill luck xiii hunting indians xiv the ogallalla villagr xv the hunting camp xvi the trappers xvii the black...