218 pages, Limited edition, # 618 of 1005 copies, illustrations, new condition. Reprinted from the 1851 edition. Wagner-Camp 181:3 " Major Cross's report presents a detailed description of the emigrant trail to Oregon with thirty-six lithographed views of scenes along the route from Ft. Laramie to The Dalles. The troops thus moved to the new military posts on the Pacific Coast." Howes C923, Mintz 112, "Cross speaks of the emigrants and their problems, as well as relating on a regular basis his own troubles with his men, the trail, and many undernourished animals in his company."