INDEX.

A
Abraham Lincoln, Fort, [386], [387]
Arrival of Far West at, [390]
Agency system, [362]
Agents, Indian, situation of, [360]
Alder Gulch, discovery of, [271]
Amanda, the, impressed by Peace Com. of 1866, [405]
American Fur Company, questionable methods of, [25], [43], [59], [64], [135], [159], [183], [215], [290], [320], [329], [343], [344], [360]
sells its business on the river, [239], [260]
sends steamboat to Fort Benton, [218]
Annuities, delivery of, in 1863, [301]
Annuity system, abuses of, [177], [359], [360]
Anthony, Col. R. D., [254]
Appropriations for improving the Mo. r., [421–3]
Aricara Indians, Ashley’s fight with, [5]
Army, the, in Indian affairs, [365] et seq.
Arrival of steamboat at trading post, [132]
Ash Hollow, battle of, [367]
Ashley, Gen. W. H., [5], [8]
transports furs by bullboat, [101]
Assiniboine, the, ascends Mo. r. to Poplar r., [139], [218]
Assiniboine Indians, [352]
break peace with Blackfeet, [228]
Astor, John Jacob, [134], [138]
Astorian expedition, [107]
Atkinson, Gen. Henry, takes expedition to Yellowstone in 1825, [376], [383]
Aubrey, Felix X., ride of, [114]
Audubon the naturalist and the black squirrel, [150]
on board the Omega, [141] et seq.
unpopularity of, [150]
B
Bad Axe, battle of, [24]
Bad lands, first military expedition through, [375]
Bailey, pilot of the Spread Eagle, 1863, [290], [291]
Bannock City, [269]
Barry, William, kills Captain Spear, [412]
released from arrest, [414]
tried and acquitted, [415]
Bell of the Saluda, [125]
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, [442]
Beneetse, discoverer of gold in Montana, [266]
Ben Johnson, the, transports Peace Com. of 1863, [397]
Benteen, Captain, in Custer campaign, [381]
Benton, Fort, christening of, [235]
growth of, [237]
head of navigation, [220], [222]
historical sketch of, [222] et seq.
ruined by the railroads, [419]
Benton, Thos. H., bequeaths name to Fort Benton, [235]
defends Am. F. Co., [27], [159], [235], [348]
faith of, in the West, [348]
Benton Transportation Company, [420]
Bercier accompanies La Barge on war party, [46]
death of, [46]
Berger, Jacob, attacks Malcolm Clark, [232]
goes on mission to the Blackfeet, [223]
Bible lost on the Naomi, [79]
Big Mound, battle of, [372]
Bishop, the, lost in whirlpool, [122]
Bismarck, first railroad at, [419]
Black Dave, adventure of, [149]
Blackfeet Indians, annuities for, [315] et seq.
enemies of Crows, [223], [228]
sketch of, [226], [352]
trade relations with, [223]
treaty with Assiniboines, [225]
treaty with whites, [237], [359]
Black Squirrel, Audubon and the, [150]
Blair, Frank, and La Barge, [257]
Bloody Island, [185]
Boats, kinds of, on the Mo. r., [91] et seq.
Boller, Henry A., cited, [300], [307], [313], [361]
Bonneville, Captain, ships furs by bullboat, [101]
Boone, Daniel, burial of, [57]
Boonville, battle of, [255]
Bozeman, J. M., [268]
Bradley, James H., historical researches of, [238]
Brasseaux Houses, [374], [375], [385]
Bridger, Fort, La Barge at, [335]
Brulé, Fort, origin of name, [232]
Bruyère tries to break up La Barge’s expedition, [61]
Buffalo, adventure with, [163]
Bullboat, description of, [96]
Indian type of, [101]
noted voyages of, [100]
Burgwin, Captain, inspects the Omega, [144]
Burials along the Missouri r., [36]
Burleigh, Dr. W. A., [341]
C
Cabanné, John P., affair of, with Leclerc, [24–7]
California, conquest of, [172]
discovery of gold in, [173]
Calvary cemetery, St. Louis, [442]
Campbell, Robert, criticises La Barge, [395]
Canoe, description of, [91]
Cargo of steamboats, [126]
Cass, Fort, [228]
Catholic sisters on La Barge’s boat, [434]
Catlin, George, on board the Yellowstone, [137]
Championship among steamboat employees, [128]
Channel of the Missouri, changes in, [76]
Chantier, description of, [96]
Chappelle, Phil. A., assistance acknowledged, [vi]
Chardon, F. A., and Blackfoot massacre, [231]
relieves Alexander Culbertson, [231]
Chardon, Fort, [232], [237]
Chase, Salmon P., La Barge’s experience with, [343]
Chatillon, Henry, hunter for steamboats, [126]
Cheyenne Indians, [352]
Chicago and N. W. R. R. reaches Council Bluffs, [418]
Chippewa, the, reaches head of navigation, [218], [219]
Cholera on the St. Ange, [189]
on the Yellowstone, [31]
Chouteau Bluffs, origin of name, [137]
Chouteau, C. P., [201], [219]
encounter with Col. Dimon, [261]
Chouteau, Edward Liguest, La Barge’s companion, [19], [345]
Chouteau, Pierre, Jr., colloquy with La Barge, [292]
offers stand of colors to La Barge, [240]
quoted, [35], [134]
Civil War, the, effect of, on Indians, [368]
relation of, to Mo. r. commerce, [249] et seq.
termination of, [368]
Clark, Fort, [139]
Clark, Malcolm, attacks Alexander Harvey, [233]
kills Owen McKenzie, [233]
Clergymen as Indian agents, [143], [362]
Cook, Camp, [410], [413]
Cordelle, the, description of, [103]
Cottonwood bark as forage, [49]
Coues, Dr. Elliott, quoted, [313]
Council Bluffs, first railroad at, [418]
Crazy Wolf, Yanktonais Indian, [402]
Crook, General, in campaign of 1876, [378], [379]
Crooks, Ramsay, quoted, [138]
Crow Indians, [352]
enemies of Blackfeet, [223], [228]
experience with Peace Com. of 1866, [404]
Crow Indian prisoner killed by Pawnee, [31]
Culbertson, Alexander, career at Fort Benton, [227] et seq.
Cummings, Alfred, makes treaty with Blackfeet, [236], [359]
Curtis, General, mem. Peace Com. 1866, [397] et seq.
Custer, General, campaign of 1876, [380]
command of, annihilated, [380]
tries to arrest La Barge, [431]
Custer massacre, first news of, [388]
D
Dauphin, Louis, hunter for steamboats, [126]
subaqueous adventure of, [303]
Dawson, Andrew, receives property of La Barge, Harkness & Co., [327]
Dead Buffalo Lake, battle of, [372]
Deadman, meaning of term in steamboating, [122]
Deer Lodge, the, boats met by, in 1866, [273]
Deer Lodge Valley, discovery of gold in, [266], [267]
De Lacey, W. W., [237], [295]
Departure from port, [127]
De Smet, Father P. J., at Fort Laramie, arrived in 1851, [358]
goes from Fort Union to Fort Laramie, [193]
on the St. Ange in 1851, [189]
stories of, [194]
Diamond R Company, [329]
Dimon, Col. Charles A. R., [260] et seq.
Dodge, Grenville M., assistance acknowledged, [vi]
relations with Lincoln, [243], [244]
Dog, a, causes steamboat wreck, [116]
chloroformed by Gen. Harney, [202]
Durack, John, lassoes a buffalo, [163]
E
Edgar, Henry, discoverer of Alder Gulch, [271]
Edmunds, Newton, mem. Peace Com. of 1866, [397]
Edna, the, explosion of, [124]
Effie Deans, the, burned, [394]
length of voyage in one season, [336]
purchase of, [332]
voyage of, in 1864, [319]
El Paso, the, reaches Milk r., [218]
Embalming, new method, [413]
Emilie, the, [240], [241]
voyage of, in 1862, [288]
Evans, Dr., on the St. Ange in 1851, [190]
Exploration of the West, [174]
Express, the, description of, [41]
F
Fairweather, William, discoverer of Alder Gulch, [271]
Far West, the, part played by, in campaign of 1876, [387], [388]
Fire canoe of the Indians, [111]
Fisk James L., leader of Northern Overland Expedition, [270]
Flood of 1844, [154]
Floods of Missouri and Mississippi, [83], [155]
Fremont, General John, as an explorer, [348]
inaccessibility of, [347]
La Barge’s acquaintance with, [347]
Freight rates on the Missouri, [276]
Fuel for steamboats, [117]
Fur trade, relation of, to the Indians, [353]
use of steamboats in, [3]
G
Galpin, Charles E., [341]
Galpin, Fort, [293]
Galvanized Yankees, [260]
Gardner, Johnson, transports furs by bullboat, [101]
Garreau, Pierre, [197]
Gibbon, General, in Custer campaign, [378]
Gilbert, Colonel, incident concerning, [427]
Gold, discovery of, in California, [173]
discovery of, in Montana, [237], [265] et seq., [368]
Gold dust, first sale of, in Montana, [267]
great quantity shipped by the Octavia, [413]
transportation of, [275], [333]
Good, Frederick, lost from the Trover, [286]
Government work on the Missouri r., [421] et seq.
Grant, General, La Barge’s acquaintance with, [347]
La Barge’s resemblance to, [443]
Grattan massacre, [366], [367]
Great Falls of the Missouri, [75]
first white woman to see, [294]
Great Falls City, Mont., [420]
Great fire of St. Louis, [185]
Great Northern R. R. reaches Helena, [417], [418]
Greer, Capt. W. B., witnesses transactions at Fort Union, [316], [320], [321]
Grismore, Nathan, La Barge’s mate, [181]
Guerette, Louis, killed on the Saluda, [24], [124]
Guerette, Pelagie wife of Capt. La Barge, [71]
Guerrillas in Missouri, [250]
H
Half breeds, British, among the Indians, [369]
Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R. reaches the Mo. r., [241], [417], [418]
Hard, C. D., arrests La Barge, [432]
Harkness, James, connection of, with firm of La Barge, Harkness & Co., [286], [293], [324], [329]
journal of, [290]
Harney, General, campaign of 1855, [367], [383]
chloroforms a dog, [202]
experience with Captain La Barge’s father, [6]
friend of the Indians, [201]
quoted, [356]
Harvey, Alexander, attacked by Malcolm Clark, [234]
desperate character of, [229] et seq.
Harvey, Primeau & Co., [234]
Hat, Louis Dauphin’s, [303]
Hawley, Hubbell & Co., buy out Am. F. Co., [239], [260]
Hayden, Dr. F. N., on La Barge’s boat, [209]
Helena, Mont., rise of, [272]
Hill, Father W. H., preaches La Barge’s funeral sermon, [440]
Hodgkiss, Wm., agent at Fort Union, [316], [320]
Hoecken, Father, death of, [191]
Hooper, Mormon acquaintance of La Barge’s, [334]
Hopkins, Mormon acquaintance of La Barge’s, [334]
Horrigan, Lieutenant, with troops on Octavia, [410]
Hortiz, Eulalie, mother of Capt. La Barge, [11]
Hortiz, Joseph Alvarez, [11]
Hubbell, J. B. assistance acknowledged, [vi]
cited, [284]
mackinaw voyage of, in 1866, [283]
Hunters for steamboats, [125]
Hyde, Orson, Mormon preacher, [375]
I
Ice break up of 1856, [204]
Ice gorges, [81]
Illinois Central R. R. reaches Sioux City, [418]
Improvement work on the Mo. r., [241] et seq.
Independence, the, first steamboat on the Missouri, [90], [219]
Indian, the, and the fur trade, [353]
and the steamboat, [364]
Indian agents, character of, [362]
Indian question, [355]
Indians attack the Martha, [179]
attack the Omega, [148]
danger to boats from, [123]
Indians of the Missouri Valley, [351]
Insurance rates, [276]
Irrigation, Congressional Act of, [448]
relation of, to Mo. r., [447]
Irving, Washington, quoted, [109]
Island City, the, wreck of, [385]
J
Jesuits honor La Barge’s memory, [440]
Johnston, General A. S., [346]
Joseph, Nez Percé chief, [392]
captured, [393]
K
Kansas City, first railroad at [417]
Kansas Indians, [351]
Keelboat, advent of, on the Missouri, [90]
description of, [102]
Kernel of corn, the, [152]
Kidder, Judge, tries murderer of Capt. Spear, [414]
Killdeer Mountain, battle of, [374]
Kimball, Heber, Mormon preacher, [335]
Kipp, James, accompanies La Barge, [70]
builds Fort Piegan, [225]
L
La Barge, A. G., assistance acknowledged, [vi]
La Barge Avenue, St. Louis, [198]
La Barge, Charles S., killed in steamboat explosion, [13], [124]
La Barge city, [295]
La Barge, Fort, established, [293]
turned over to Am. F. Co., [327]
La Barge, Harkness & Co., [270], [287]
collapse of firm, [329]
operations of, in 1862, [293]
sued, [326]
La Barge, John B., brother of Capt. La Barge, [13]
member of firm L. H. & Co., [287]
takes first steamboat to head of navigation, [219]
La Barge, Joseph, Mo. r. pilot accompanies Pawnee war party, [45]
acquaintance with the Mormons, [56]
acquaintance with prominent men, [346], [350]
adventure with Sioux war party, [38]
among the Pawnees, [27] et seq.
ancestry of, [2] et seq.
an authority on Mo. r. history, [439]
as an expert witness, [165]
at Ford’s theater, [344]
before Senate Committee, [344]
birth of, [12], [13]
captured by Pawnees, [160]
carries express to Pierre, [44]
changes during his lifetime, [441]
childhood of, [13]
claim against government, [323]
contemplates retirement, [198], [426]
death of, [iv], [440]
dictates memoirs, [iii]
education of, [17]
enters service Am. F. Co., [23], [56], [67], [200]
enters service H. & St. Joe R. R., [241], [418]
experience with Englishmen, [344]
experience with rattlesnakes, [46]
falls into an air hole, [50]
funeral of, [440]
grave of, [442]
helps prepare list of steamboat wrecks, [438]
in Cabanné-Leclerc affair, [24] et seq.
in Custer campaign, [389]
in meteoric shower, [40]
in Montana, [331] et seq.
in “opposition,” [59] et seq., [287]
in Salt Lake City, [333]
in Washington, [340] et seq.
intimate knowledge of the river, [116]
leaves service Am. F. Co., [56], [184], [199], [210], [214], [215]
marriage of, [71]
meets Dave McCann, [430]
on the Yellowstone in cholera scourge, [32]
opposes Am. F. Co., [59], et seq., [287]
personal characteristics, [443]
politics of, [444]
purchases the Sonora, [190]
religion of, [444]
remains with the Union, [253]
rescues boat from ice gorge, [207]
retires from the river, [447]
serves apprenticeship in steamboating, [55]
serves as interpreter, [22]
skill as a swimmer, [53]
works for city of St. Louis, [438]
La Barge, Joseph Marie, at Council Bluffs, [42]
sketch of, [3]
stories concerning, [6] et seq.
Laberge, Dr. Philemon, [12]
La Fayette, visits of, to St. Louis, [15]
La Framboise, Fort, [293]
Langford, N. P., assistance acknowledged, [vi]
Laramie Fort, treaty of, [358]
Larpenteur, Charles, cited, [307]
estimate of, [313]
quoted, [398]
Last Chance Gulch, [272]
Latta, S. M., Indian agent, [300]
at the Tobacco Garden, [306]
cited, [207]
quoted, [317]
Leavenworth, Colonel, in Aricara campaign, [383]
Leclerc, Narcisse, affair of, with Cabanné, [24] et seq.
disloyal to La Barge, [60], [65]
Lee, General R. E., acquaintance of La Barge with, [346]
examines Mo. r., [422]
surrender of, [336]
Lemon, R. H., transfers Fort La Barge, [327]
Lewis and Clark, expedition of, [375]
Lewis, Fort, [233] et seq.
Lincoln, Abraham, assistance of, [261], [336]
at Council Bluffs, [241]
commutes sentence of Indians, [371]
election of, [247]
interest in Indian question, [342]
on La Barge’s boat, [246]
on Missouri r., [241] et seq.
presented with fur robe, [340]
Little Crow, Sioux Chief, incites massacre, [370]
Liquor, importation of, prohibited, [25], [141]
Lisa, Manuel, voyage of, in 1811, [106], [107]
Loan, Brig. Gen., quoted, [251]
Log book kept by Captain Sire, [139]
quoted, [146], [159]
Lyon, General, goes to Illinois r. for pilots, [249]
La Barge’s experience with, [257], [258]
M
Mackinaw boat, description of, [94] et seq.
party are massacred, [277], [278]
voyages of, [275], [284]
Majors, Alexander, saves La Barge, [254]
Mandan Indians, [252]
Marine Insurance Companies, frauds upon, [420]
Marmaduke, General, impresses the Emilie, [255]
Marquette and Joliet discover Mo. r., [87]
Marsh, Captain Grant, important services of, [387]
master of the Far West, [388]
Massacre, Custer, [380]
Massacre on the Marias r., [279]
Matlock, Indian Agent, [178]
Maximilian, Prince of Wied, at Fort McKenzie, [228]
voyage of, in 1833, [139]
Maybrick, Mrs., case of, compared with that of Capt. Spear, [415]
Meteoric shower, [40]
Mexico, war with, [171]
Miles, General, in Nez Percé campaign, [392]
Miller, mate on the Robert Campbell, [396]
Miller, Dr. Geo. L., quoted, [203]
Miller, Joseph, Indian agent at Bellevue, [156]
Miner, the, caught in a whirlpool, [122]
Minnesota massacre, [370]
Minnetarees, or Gros ventres of the Missouri, [352]
Missouri Indians, [351]
Missouri Pacific R. R. reaches Kansas City, [416]
Missouri River, The
burials along shore, [36]
commercial importance of, [iv], [73]
destiny of, [445]
discovery of, [87]
early exploration of, [89]
first navigation of, [87]
first steamboat to enter, [90]
head of navigation on, [220]
highest point reached by steam, [220]
improvement of, by the government, [422] et seq.
Indian tribes along, [351]
kinds of boats used on, [91] et seq.
modern view concerning, [445]
navigation of, [115]
origin of name, [88]
physical characteristics of, [74] et seq.
relation of, to gold regions of Montana, [273]
scenery of, [83]
sediment carried, [78]
source of, [74]
Missouri River Commission, abolition of, [424], [448]
creation of, [422]
Mitchell, D. D., attends Council at Fort Laramie, [358]
builds Fort McKenzie, [226]
Montana, first railroads in, [419]
gold fields of, [265]
Montana Historical Society, [239]
Mormons, the, in Missouri, [65]
La Barge’s acquaintance with, [175], [333]
migration of, to Great Salt Lake, [171]
relation of, to commerce of Mo. r., [171]
sketch of, [167]
McCann, Dave, meets La Barge, [430]
McCune, John S., relations with La Barge, [337], [396], [435]
McKenzie, Fort, [137]
burned, [232]
founding of, [227]
sketch of, [228]
McKenzie, Kenneth, [134]
opens trade with the Blackfeet, [223]
McKenzie, Owen, killed by Malcolm Clark, [233]
McPherson, W. W., government contractor, [409]
N
Naomi, the, discovery of a Bible belonging to, [79]
Negro boys lost, [285]
New Mexico, conquest of, [172]
Nez Percé campaign, steamboat in, [392]
Nicollet, J. J., [347]
Nimrod, the, injured by hailstorm, [164]
inspection of, at Bellevue, [156]
voyage of, in 1844, [154]
Northern Overland Expedition, [270]
Northern Pacific R. R. reaches Bismarck, [419]
reaches Montana, [419]
Northwestern Fur Company, [239], [260]
Northwestern Treaty Commission—See “[Peace Commission of 1866]”
Nutt, H. C., quoted, [369]
O
Octavia, the, built, [396]
great profit on voyage of, [416]
voyage of, 1867, [408]
Omaha, first railroad at, [418]
Omaha Indians, [351]
Omega, the, voyage of 1843, [141] et seq.
Ophir City, [279]
“Opposition,” meaning of term, [59]
Orleans, Fort, [88]
Osage Indians, [351]
Otrante, Comte de, [155]
P
Passenger fares on Mo. r., [276]
lists on Mo. r. steamboats, [120]
Pawnee Indians, [27], [351]
capture La Barge, [160]
La Barge’s residence among, [27]
Peace Commission of 1866, [396] et seq.
quoted, [360]
Peindry, Comte de, [155]
Piegan, Fort, founding of, [225]
Pierre, Fort, [137]
transfer of, to United States, [201], [367], [383]
Pike’s Peak Gulch, [269]
Pilcher, Joshua, in charge of Cabanné’s post, [37]
interest in young La Barge, [39], [44], [48]
Pilot, Missouri r., experiences of, [131]
important duty of, [115]
wages of, [276]
Pilot shields, [250]
Poles, use of, on keelboats, [104]
Pope, General, plans Indian campaign, [371]
quoted, [357]
Price, General Sterling, [255]
Profits in steamboat business, [276]
Prou, Mr., botanist to Audubon, [152]
Provost, Etienne, praises La Barge, [39]
outwits a botanist, [152]
settles championship, [128]
wooding the Martha, [179]
R
Racing steamboats on the Mo. r., [123]
Railroads, the enemy of the steamboat, [417]
relation of, to Mo. r., [445]
Randall, Fort, [367], [383]
Rattlesnakes, [46]
Ray, Captain, faithful conduct of, [337]
Reed, H. W., Indian Agent, [300]
advises La Barge to store annuities, [316]
cited, [207]
mem. Peace Com. 1866, [397]
quoted, [314]
Reeve, Colonel, makes Crows walk, [405]
Rencontre, Zephyr, aids La Barge, [67]
interprets for Peace Com. of 1866, [400], [402]
Reno, Major, in Custer campaign, [381], [391]
Rice, Fort, [260], [374]
Robert Campbell, the, voyage of, in 1863, [298] et seq.
Roe, John J., organizes Diamond R. Co., [328]
relations with La Barge, [325]
Rolette, agt. Am. F. Co. at Fort Union, [320]
S
Sail, use of, on keelboats, [106]
Sailors, lost from the Nimrod, [160]
Saint Ange, launching of, [184]
voyage of, in 1851, [189]
Saint Joseph, first railroad at, [417]
Saint Louis, great fire of, [185]
Salaries on steamboats, [271]
Saluda, the, explosion of, [124]
Sam Gaty, the, attack on, [251]
Sanders, W. F., assistance acknowledged, [vi]
counsel against La Barge, Harkness & Co., [328]
Sarpy, Peter A., arrests Leclerc, [26]
in charge of Cabanné’s post, [49]
Scenery of the Missouri r., [83]
Sediment carried by the Mo. r., [78]
Sheridan, General, plans campaign of 1876, [378]
Sherman, General, Commissioner to treat with Indians, [377]
gives La Barge a contract, [410]
Shreveport, the, impressed by General Sully, [385]
voyage of, in 1863, [302]
Sibley, General, in charge of operations against Sioux Indians in 1863, [370]
Sioux City, first railroad at, [418]
important river port, [419]
Sioux City and Pacific R. R. reaches Sioux City, [418]
Sioux Indians, [351]
capture Grosventre herd, [304]
non-treaty, [377]
power of, broken, [377]
Sire, Joseph A., [140]
master of the Omega, [141]
master of the Nimrod, [154]
outwits inspectors, [144], [157]
Sire log book, the, [139]
Slope of Missouri river, [83]
Smallpox among the Blackfeet, [229]
Smith, Green Clay, Governor of Montana Territory, [409]
Smith, Joseph, death of, [57], [169]
Snags in Missouri river, [80], [119], [421]
Snagboats, early, [422]
Sounding the channel, [120]
Sparring over sand bars, [121]
Spear, Capt. W. D., killed by a sentinel, [412]
takes passage on the Octavia, [411]
Spread Eagle, the, rams the Emilie, [289]
Stanley, General, arrests Custer, [431]
Statistics of steamboat traffic, [217], [275]
Steamboat, the, and the Indians, [364]
architectural beauty of, [111]
description of, [109] et seq.
in the Indian wars, [382]
in the Nez Percé campaign, [392]
last at Fort Benton, [420]
navigation of the Mo. r., importance of, [iv]
trade on Mo. r., rapid growth of, [174], [216], [274]
wrecks, causes of, [421]
voyages up the Mo. r., [127]
Stevens, I. I., makes treaty with Blackfeet, [236], [359]
Stinger, Andy, hero of the Tobacco Garden, [307], [311]
Stony Lake, battle of, [372]
Storm injures the Nimrod, [164]
Storms on the Missouri, [84]
Stuart, Fort, [293]
Stuart, James, English traveler, [4]
Stuart, James, Montana pioneer, [267], [268], [271]
Sublette & Campbell, [36]
Suit against La Barge, Harkness & Co., [328]
Sully, Fort, [373]
Sully, General, campaign of 1863, [371], [372]
campaign of 1864, [374]
impresses the Shreveport, [318]
opinion of Col. Dimon, [262]
quoted, [270], [361]
uses steamboats in his campaigns, [385]
Survey of the Missouri r., [436]
Suter, Capt, C. R., purchases the Octavia, [425]
T
Tecumseh, Fort, [137]
Terry, General Alfred, in campaign of 1876, [378]
on La Barge’s boat, [390]
Terry, Lieutenant, English officer, investigates death of Capt. Spear, [414]
Terry, M. M., writes account of voyage of Far West, [388]
Thomas, Col., Quartermaster in St. Louis, [410]
Thompson, C. W., Indian agent, [385]
Thompson, Fort, [385]
Tobacco Garden, affair at, [305] et seq.
Transportation by water and rail, [420]
Treaty of Fort Laramie, [358], [366]
with Blackfeet, [237], [259]
Treaty system, abuses of, [356]
Trover, the, wreck of, [285]
U
Union, Fort, [139]
Union Pacific Bridge at Omaha opened, [418]
Union Pacific R. R., Lincoln’s interest in, [244]
reaches Ogden, [419]
Upson, Gad E., Indian agent, [322]
Utah Northern R. R. enters Montana, [419]
V
Vallandingham, C. L., [244]
Virginia City, Mont., [272]
Volunteers, U. S., [259]
Voyage, last, to Fort Benton, [436], [437]
Voyageurs, [108]
W
Wall, Nicholas, relations with Capt. La Barge, [258], [295], [325], [326]
War with Mexico, [171]
Warping over rapids, [121]
Warren, General, on the upper Missouri, [208]
Weather, influence of, on navigation of the river, [86]
Western Engineer, the, [91], [382]
Whirlpools on the Missouri, [122]
Whitestone Hill, battle of, [373]
Winnebago Indians, transported by steamboat, [384]
Wooding steamboat, [118]
Wooding at Crow creek in 1847, [179]
Wounded Knee, battle of, [366]
Wrecks of steamboats on Mo. r., causes of, [421]
list of, [438]
Wright, Geo. B., agent for the Blackfeet, [405]
Wyeth, Nathaniel J., transports furs by bullboat, [101]
Y
Yankee Jack, adventure of, [129]
mentioned, [282]
Yanktonais, the, experience of, with Peace Com. of 1866, [399]
Yawl, importance of, to steamboat, [54], [91]
Yellowstone, the, first steamboat on the upper river, [22], [136]
cholera on, [32]
description of, [112]
public interested in voyage of, [138]
Yellowstone expedition of 1819, [382]
Yellowstone National Park, [75], [266]
Yellowstone river, [75]
falls of, [75]
La Barge ascends, [436]
Young, Brigham, [169], [175]
entertains La Barge, [334]