FOOTNOTES:
[24] The Boiler-deck, in American river steamers, is the space forward of the cabin, on the lower deck, between the two chimneys which pass up through it, and top over the hurricane deck.
[25] A settler calculating on this would stand a chance of being starved.—Tr.
[26] Girdling is a bad and slovenly practice, as the girdled trees, when the rest are cleared away from around them, are very liable to be blown down, and thus endanger men and animals; again, the wood gets so very hard, that it is much more difficult to cut into lengths for logging and burning, when it is blown down.—Tr.
[27] A pfenning is German money, value 1/12th of a penny.—Tr.