History of Antelope County
From its first settlement in 1868 to the close of the year 1883

By A. J. Leach
Originally published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1909
265 pages

Dedicated
To the Pioneers, who were not dismayed by winter storms nor summer droughts; By Indian raids nor the scourge of grasshoppers; But who had the grit and courage to endure until they had converted the Great American Desert into a Fruitful Field.


Introduction
Chapter I. Location, Area, Altitude, Topography, Streams, Native Timber, Soil
Chapter II. Location of Indian Tribes - Treaties - Indian Relics & Graves - Buffalo
Chapter III. Elk or Wapiti Deer - Antelope - Disappearance of Game
Chapter IV. The County as it Appeared to the First Settlers
Chapter V. Erroneous Opinions - Olney's Geography - Doubts of Settlers
Chapter VI. Temporary Settlement
Chapter VII. Tide of Immigration - Rolling Lands Settled Last
Chapter VIII. Settlements in 1869-1871
Chapter IX. The First County Convention
Chapter X. The Grasshoppers
Chapter XI. The First Indian Raid
Chapter XII. Indian Raids
Chapter XIII. A Talk with the Indians
Chapter XIV. End of the Indian Troubles
Chapter XV. "Doc" Middleton - Horse Thieves
Chapter XVI. Stolen Stock - Going to Market
Chapter XVII. The Markets - Log Houses - Dugouts - Sod Houses
Chapter XVIII. Storms
Chapter XIX. Old Soldiers' Colony
Chapter XX. Old Settlers Experiences
Chapter XXI. Buffalo Hunt
Chapter XXII. Antelope - Grasshoppers - April Storm
Chapter XXIII. A Chapter of Incidents
Chapter XXIV. Second General Election
Chapter XXV. Elections - Bridges Built
Chapter XXVI. The County Seat War
Chapter XXVII. Settlement of the County
Chapter XXVIII. Condition of County Finances
Chapter XXIX. Assessed Valuation - Internal Improvements
Chapter XXX. Schools -- from 1872 to 1883
Chapter XXXI. Experiences of a School Teacher in Early Days, by C.D. Bon of Oakdale
Chapter XXXII. Experiences of a School Teacher in Early Days, continued
Chapter XXXIII. A Mother's Experiences in Raising a Family in Early Days
Chapter XXXIV. A Little Girl's Life in Antelope County in Early Days
Chapter XXXV. Pioneers of Antelope County
Chapter XXXVI. Reminiscences of Early Days
Chapter XXXVII. Character and Nationality of the Early Settlers
Chapter XXXVIII. Sunday School
Chapter XXXIX. First Mail Route
Chapter XL. District & County Courts
Chapter XLI. County Courts and Members of the Bar
Chapter XLII. County Courts and Members of the Bar, continued
Chapter XLIII. County Courts and Members of the Bar, continued
Chapter XLIV. Botany
Chapter XLV. The Climate