LETTER XVI.—We leave Cheyenne—Arrival at Omaha—The barber's 197

shop—Narrow escape from having my head shaved—Arrival at Chicago—Niagara Falls

CONCLUSION 202

APPENDIX 205

How to obtain Government Land 205

Pre-Emptions 206

Homesteads 207

Timber Culture Claims 209

Desert Land 211

Government Land Offices 213

Diagram of Time across the American Continent 214

FRANK'S RANCHE;

OR,

MY HOLIDAY IN THE ROCKIES.