CHAPTER XXVII.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER--its source--its tributaries--Wisconsin and Illinois--Missouri, its source and tributaries--gates of the Rocky mountains--Ohio river, its general character and appearance--White, Arkansas and Red rivers--outlets of the Mississippi--falls of St. Anthony--Dacota Indian woman--river banks--width of the stream and depth of water--Mississippi swamp--serpentine course--color of the waters--the most interesting river in the world. 246