The Butterfield Overland Mail by Waterman L. Ormsby. Paperback, good condition, $6.00. First published in 1942, this edition published in 1991. 179 pages. A classic first hand account of the historic overland journey by Waterman Ormsby who was a reporter in 1858 and crossed the Western States as the sole passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. I'm in Gresham Oregon by Gresham Golf Course. Text or Email ok. Thank you for looking.