Travel
Junction of the Ohio with the Mississippi--Difficulty of Ascending the latter with a Barge--Its turbid and rapid Character--Incidents of the Voyage--Physical Impediments to its Navigation--Falling-in Banks--Tiawapati--Animals--Floating Trees--River at Night--Needless and laugh...
Junction of the Ohio with the Mississippi--Difficulty of Ascending the latter with a Barge--Its turbid and rapid Character--Incidents of the Voyage--Physical Impediments to its...
2. CHAPTER II.Pass Cape Garlic--Obrazo River--Cliffs--Emigrants--Cape St. Comb --Bois Brule Bottom--Paroquet--Fort Chartres--Kaskaskia--St. Genevieve--M. Breton--The Mississippi deficient in...
3. CHAPTER III.Resolve to proceed further West--Night Voyage on the Mississippi in a Skiff--An Adventure--Proceed on foot West to the Missouri Mines--Incidents by the Way--Miners' Village of S...
4. CHAPTER IV.Horses elope--Desertion of our Guide--Encamp on one of the Sources of Black River--Head-waters of the River Currents--Enter a romantic Sub-Valley--Saltpetre Caves--Description o...
5. CHAPTER V.Descend the Valley--Its Difficulties--Horse rolls down a Precipice --Purity of the Water--Accident caused thereby--Elkhorn Spring-- Tower Creek--Horse plunges over his depth in...
6. CHAPTER VI.Abandon our Camp and Horse in search of Settlements--Incidents of the first Day--Hear a Shot--Camp in an old Indian Lodge--Acorns for Supper--Kill a Woodpecker--Incidents of the...
7. CHAPTER VII.Proceed West--Bog our Horse--Cross the Knife Hills--Reach the Unica, or White River--Abandon the Horse at a Hunter's, and proceed with Packs--Objects of Pity--Sugar-Loaf Prairie...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Obstacle produced by the Fear of Osage Hostility--Means pursued to overcome it--Natural Monuments of Denudation in the Limestone Cliffs--Purity of the Water--Pebbles of Yellow J...
9. CHAPTER IX.Proceed into the Hunting-Country of the Osages--Diluvial Hills and Plains--Bald Hill--Swan Creek--Osage Encampments--Form of the Osage Lodge--The Habits of the Beaver--Discover...
10. CHAPTER X.Depart from the Cave--Character of the Hunters who guided the Author--Incidents of the Route--A beautiful and fertile Country, abounding in Game--Reach the extreme north-western...
11. CHAPTER XI.Severe winter Weather on the Summit of the Ozarks--False Alarm of Indians--Danger of my Furnace, etc., being hereafter taken for Antiquities--Proceed South--Animal Tracks in the...
12. CHAPTER XII.Descend White River in a Canoe--Its pure Water, Character, and Scenery--Places of Stopping--Bear Creek--Sugar-Loaf Prairie--Big Creek--A River Pedlar--Pot Shoals--Mouth of Littl...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Detention at the Mouth of the Great North Fork--Natural History of the Vicinity--Great Blocks of Quartz--Imposing Precipices of the Calico Rock--A Characteristic of American Sce...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Ancient Spot of De Soto's crossing White River in 1542--Lameness produced by a former Injury--Incidents of the Journey to the St. Francis River--De Soto's ancient Marches and Ad...
15. CHAPTER XV.Proceed North--Incidents of the Route--A severe Tempest of Rain, which swells the Stream--Change in the Geology of the Country-- The ancient Coligoa of De Soto--A primitive and...
16. CHAPTER I.JUNCTION OF THE OHIO WITH THE MISSISSIPPI--DIFFICULTY OF ASCENDING THE LATTER WITH A BARGE--ITS TURBID AND RAPID CHARACTER--INCIDENTS OF THE VOYAGE--PHYSICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO ITS...
17. CHAPTER II.PASS CAPE GARLIC--OBRAZO RIVER--CLIFFS--EMIGRANTS--CAPE ST. COMB--BOIS BRULE BOTTOM--PAROQUET--FORT CHARTRES--KASKASKIA --ST. GENEVIEVE--M. BRETON--THE MISSISSIPPI DEFICIENT IN...
18. CHAPTER III.RESOLVE TO PROCEED FURTHER WEST--NIGHT VOYAGE ON THE MISSISSIPPI IN A SKIFF--AN ADVENTURE--PROCEED ON FOOT WEST TO THE MISSOURI MINES--INCIDENTS BY THE WAY--MINERS' VILLAGE OF S...
19. CHAPTER IV.HORSES ELOPE--DESERTION OF OUR GUIDE--ENCAMP ON ONE OF THE SOURCES OF BLACK RIVER--HEAD-WATERS OF THE RIVER CURRENTS --ENTER A ROMANTIC SUB-VALLEY--SALTPETRE CAVES--DESCRIPTION...
20. CHAPTER V.DESCEND THE VALLEY--ITS DIFFICULTIES--HORSE ROLLS DOWN A PRECIPICE--PURITY OF THE WATER--ACCIDENT CAUSED THEREBY-- ELKHORN SPRING--TOWER CREEK--HORSE PLUNGES OVER HIS DEPTH IN F...
21. CHAPTER VI.ABANDON OUR CAMP AND HORSE IN SEARCH OF SETTLEMENTS--INCIDENTS OF THE FIRST DAY--HEAR A SHOT--CAMP IN AN OLD INDIAN LODGE-- ACORNS FOR SUPPER--KILL A WOODPECKER--INCIDENTS OF TH...
22. CHAPTER VII.PROCEED WEST--BOG OUR HORSE--CROSS THE KNIFE HILLS--REACH THE UNICA, OR WHITE RIVER--ABANDON THE HORSE AT A HUNTER'S, AND PROCEED WITH PACKS--OBJECTS OF PITY--SUGAR-LOAF PRAIRIE...
23. CHAPTER VIII.OBSTACLE PRODUCED BY THE FEAR OF OSAGE HOSTILITY--MEANS PURSUED TO OVERCOME IT--NATURAL MONUMENTS OF DENUDATION IN THE LIMESTONE CLIFFS--PURITY OF THE WATER--PEBBLES OF YELLOW J...
24. CHAPTER IX.PROCEED INTO THE HUNTING-COUNTRY OF THE OSAGES--DILUVIAL HILLS AND PLAINS--BALD HILL--SWAN CREEK--OSAGE ENCAMPMENTS--FORM OF THE OSAGE LODGE--THE HABITS OF THE BEAVER--DISCOVER...
25. CHAPTER X.DEPART FROM THE CAVE--CHARACTER OF THE HUNTERS WHO GUIDED THE AUTHOR--INCIDENTS OF THE ROUTE--A BEAUTIFUL AND FERTILE COUNTRY, ABOUNDING IN GAME--REACH THE EXTREME NORTH-WESTERN...
26. CHAPTER XI.SEVERE WINTER WEATHER ON THE SUMMIT OF THE OZARKS--FALSE ALARM OF INDIANS--DANGER OF MY FURNACE, ETC., BEING HEREAFTER TAKEN FOR ANTIQUITIES--PROCEED SOUTH--ANIMAL TRACKS IN THE...
27. CHAPTER XII.DESCEND WHITE RIVER IN A CANOE--ITS PURE WATER, CHARACTER, AND SCENERY--PLACES OF STOPPING--BEAR CREEK--SUGAR-LOAF PRAIRIE--BIG CREEK--A RIVER PEDLAR--POT SHOALS--MOUTH OF LITTL...
28. CHAPTER XIII.DETENTION AT THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT NORTH FORK--NATURAL HISTORY OF THE VICINITY--GREAT BLOCKS OF QUARTZ--IMPOSING PRECIPICES OF THE CALICO ROCK--A CHARACTERISTIC OF AMERICAN SCE...
29. CHAPTER XIV.ANCIENT SPOT OF DE SOTO'S CROSSING WHITE RIVER IN 1542-- LAMENESS PRODUCED BY A FORMER INJURY--INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY TO THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER--DE SOTO'S ANCIENT MARCHES AND A...
30. CHAPTER XV.PROCEED NORTH--INCIDENTS OF THE ROUTE--A SEVERE TEMPEST OF RAIN, WHICH SWELLS THE STREAM--CHANGE IN THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY--THE ANCIENT COLIGOA OF DE SOTO--A PRIMITIVE AND M...