| PAGE |
| I. | Prelude | [5] |
| II. | Gathering Information | [9] |
| III. | Preparations | [13] |
| IV. | The First Shipwreck | [23] |
| V. | The Canal | [27] |
| VI. | The Illinois River | [40] |
| VII. | Building the Boat | [46] |
| VIII. | The Lower Illinois | [55] |
| IX. | Towing | [68] |
| X. | St. Louis | [77] |
| XI. | The Mississippi | [81] |
| XII. | Cairo and the Ohio | [90] |
| XIII. | Duck Shooting | [103] |
| XIV. | Snagged in Tennessee Chute | [109] |
| XV. | Mooring | [116] |
| XVI. | A Levee Camp | [118] |
| XVII. | Vicksburg | [128] |
| XVIII. | River Pirates | [133] |
| XIX. | The Atchafalaya | [136] |
| XX. | Melville. Deer Hunting | [141] |
| XXI. | Baton Rouge. The Panther | [150] |
| XXII. | The Bobcat | [163] |
| XXIII. | Ascending the Atchafalaya | [167] |
| XXIV. | Ducking at Catahoula Lake | [173] |
| XXV. | Some Louisiana Folks | [185] |
| XXVI. | From Winter to Summer in a Day | [192] |
| XXVII. | Voyage Ended | [196] |
| XXVIII. | Dangers and Delights | [199] |
| XXIX. | Results | [205] |