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1. Thirty years of army life on the border.: Comprising descriptions of the Indians nomads of the plains; explorations of new territory; a trip across the Rocky mountains in the winter; descriptions of the habits of different animals found in the West, and the methods of hunting them; with incidents in the life of different frontier men, &c., &c./ By Colonel R. B. Marcy.

2. Incidents of travel and adventure in the far West: with Col Fremont's last expedition across the Rocky Mountains: including three months' residence in Utah, and a perilous trip across the great American desert to the Pacific./ By S. N. Carvalho, artist to the expedition.

3. Scenes and adventures in the army: or, Romance of military life. By P. St. G. Cooke ...

4. Beyond the Mississippi: from the great river to the great ocean. Life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast ... . By Albert D. Richardson ...

5. Buffalo land: an authentic account of the discoveries, adventures, and mishaps of a scientific and sporting party in the wild West; with graphic descriptions of the country; the red man, savage and civilized; hunting the buffalo, antelope ... etc., etc. Replete with information, wit. and humor. The appendix comprising a complete guide for sportsmen and emigrants./ By W.E. Webb ... Profusely illustrated from ... photographs, and ... drawings by Henry Worrall.

6. Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah,: including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains./ By Howard Stansbury, captain, Corps Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army.

7. The Pacific tourist:

8. My life on the plains.: Or, Personal experiences with Indians./ By Gen. G. A. Custer, U. S. A.

9. Westward by rail: the new route to the East./ By W. F. Rae.

10. The great West and Pacific coast: or, Fifteen thousand miles by stage-coach, ambulance, horseback, railroad, and steamer--across the continent and along the Pacific slope ... among Indians, Mormons, miners and Mexicans./ By order of the United States government. With a map of entire route and eight full-page engravings. With a chapter of advice to emigrants and settlers. By James F. Rusling.