Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. With the facilities for food, transportation and travel, and for education and classified occupations, universally provided in our day, the generation now living can little appreciate the inconveniences, troubles, and even sufferings and hardships, that were endured by the noble men and women who conquered the West, and who, by their sacrifices, provided for the temporal comforts we of today enjoy.