"Captain Boone's journal of an expedition over the western prairies" [May 14 - July 31, 1843] : p. 181-237.

Soldiers on the frontier, 1829-1830 -- On the way to Jefferson Barracks -- In winter quarters at Camp Jackson -- The expedition to the Pawnee Pict Village -- Colonel Kearny on the River Des Monies -- Prairie travels to the Rocky Mountains -- The Western military frontier 1837-1840 -- Patrol and garrison duties in Iowa Territory -- On the Canadian and Arkansas Rivers -- Captain Allen's journey to the Northwest -- Captain Sumner's visits among the Sioux -- Colonel Kearny on the Oregon Trail to South Pass -- Flying camps from South Pass to Fort Leavenworth -- With the Army of the West -- The campaign to California -- Major Wood's visit to the Red River of the North -- Soldier life at Old Fort Leavenworth -- Appendix. Captain Boone's journal of an expedition over the Western Prairies.