Early explorations of Louisiana Territory
Establishment of Fort Smith in 1817
Expeditions of Fowler and James to Santa Fe, 1821
Establishment of Fort Gibson in 1824
Earliest known traders on Arkansas river
Washington Irving at Fort Gibson, 1832
Peace attempts with Western Prairie Indians, 1833
Colonel Dodge reaches villages of Western Indians
Success of the expedition and the cost
Governor Houston at his trading post on the Verdigris
Governor Huston's life among the Indians
The Stokes Treaty Commission
Governor Stokes's views and difficulties
Indian warfare between Texas and Mexico
Expeditions of Bonneville and other early traders
Governor Stokes's uncompleted plans
Warfare on the Texas Border, 1836
