This account of the adventures of two young men in the days of '46 gives rare insight into the early pioneer and emigrant time, adn teh opening up of our western country before it became civilized. It gives the experiences of a part of English and American gentlemen who crossed the continent for the pure pleasure of discovery and exploration. This book gives a close view of the prairie in all its beauty and dangers, the picturesqueness and idiosyncrasies of the motley group.