A look at the work of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, and how their work helped to settle and open the West.

"Comprising descriptions of the INdian 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." -- original T.p.

The Indians of the plains -- Comanche Indians -- Indian warfare -- Pueblo Indians -- Red River expedition -- [Turning homeward] -- Indian reservations -- Winter expedition over the Rocky Mountains -- Return trip to Utah -- Unexplored territory -- Hunting -- Pioneers of the West -- Mountaineers -- Captain Martin Scott.