Old Times on the Upper Mississippi / The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863 - George Byron Merrick

Map of the Mississippi between St. Louis and St. Paul.

Index

A. B. Chambers: steamboat, [238].
Able, Capt. Dan: [259].
Accordion: [16]. Adriatic: steamboat, [238].
Africa: [161].
Afton (Catfish) Bar: [107].
Agents, transfer: [30].
Ainsworth, Capt. J. C.: [275].
Alex. Mitchell: steamboat, [122], [124].
Alford, Capt. Pliny A.: [282], [293].
Algoma: steamboat, [18].
Allegheny River: [66].
Allen, Capt. Charles J.: [225], [226], [273].
Alma, Wis.: [293].
Alton, Ill.: [29], [188].
Alton Line. See Steamboats.
Alton Slough: [290].
Altoona: steamboat, [238].
Amaranth Island: [258].
American Fur Co.: [266], [282], [284].
American Society of Mechanical Engineers: [43].
Anchor Line. See Steamboats.
Anderson, Capt. ——: [234], [268].
Andrews, Capt. ——: [284].
Anglo-Saxons: [70], [114], [211].
Anthony Wayne: steamboat, [277].
Antietam: battle of, [215].
Appendices: [257]-[303].
Apple River: [104].
Appomattox Ct. House: battle of, [215].
Archer: steamboat, [265].
Argo Island: [259].
Armstrong, Joseph: pilot, [116], [294].
Army: [80], [83], [84], [114], [115], [141], [190], [191], [204]-[206], [209], [212]-[214], [224], [226], [241], [283], [285], [288], [292].
Arnold, John: pilot, [116].
Arrowheads: [20].
Arrow Rock, Mo.: [288].
Art and artists: [152], [155], [283], [293].
Assault: [48].
Atchinson, Capt. G. W.: [258], [271], [277], [293].
Atchison, Capt. John: [279].
Atchison, Capt. Joseph: [274].
Atchison, Capt. Mark: [284].
Atchison, Capt. Pierce: [269], [271].
Atlas Island: [259], [264], [279].
Australia: steamboat, [238].
Aymond, Capt. F.: [276].
Ayres, Lieut. Romeyn, U. S. A.: [212].
Badger State: steamboat, [260].
Baldwin, Capt. ——: [269].
Ball, ——: clerk, [292].
Baltimore, Md.: [80].
Bangor, Maine: [272].
Banks (Newfoundland): [15].
Banks, bankers, and banking: [174]-[180].
Barbers: [157].
Barger, ——: clerk, [279].
Barkeepers: [132], [135].
Barley: [169], [247].
Barnes, Charles: [246].
Barry, Capt. ——: [258].
Bass, black: [104].
Bateaux. See Ships.
Bates, Capt. ——: [257].
Bates, David G.: [270].
Battles: [20], [21] (Indian), [184], [203], [211], [212], [215], [293].
Bayous: [22], [227].
Beadle, Hiram: pilot, [116].
Beans: [29].
Bears: [22].
Beaver, Pa.: [267].
Beaver Falls: [206].
Beebe, Capt. Edward H.: [265].
Beech, Lieut. ——, U. S. A.: [293].
Beef Slough: [76], [95], [247].
Bell, Capt. Edwin: [258], [285].
Bellefontaine Bend: [276].
Belle Plaine, Minn.: [209].
Belle Vernon, Pa.: [269], [274], [276], [279], [287], [289], [293].
Bellevue, Iowa: [118].
Ben Campbell: steamboat, [117].
Ben Franklin: name for steamboats, [229].
Berger, Capt. ——: [286].
Berlin, Ger.: [201].
Bersie, Capt. Hiram: [271], [289].
Biddle, Maj. John: [187].
Big Stone Lake: [269].
Bissell, Capt. James: [275], [282], [289].
Black, James (Jim): pilot, [80], [116], [268].
Black Hawk: Indian chief, [184], [293].
Black River: [113], [260].
Blacksmiths: [35], [188].
Blaisdell: family in Prescott, [22].
Blaisdell, Nathaniel: [35], [277] (engineer).
Blake, Capt. ——: [276].
Blakeley, Capt. Russell: [113], [180], [259], [265], [270], [282].
Blanchard, Mr. ——: [56].
Bloody Island: [115].
Bloomington, Iowa: [265].
Boats. See Ships.
Boilers: [39]; how cleaned, [37]. See also Engines.
Boland, Capt. ——: [245], [253].
Books: [200].
Boston, Mass.: [80], [84].
Boughton: family in Prescott, [22].
Boulanger's Island: [223].
Boyd, Capt. ——: [260].
Brady, Capt. ——: [266].
Brandy: [108], [135].
Brickie, Capt. ——: [278].
Bridges: [148], [189], [250], [260], [266], [272].
Briggs, William: engineer, [272].
Brisbois amp; Rice: [265].
Britt's Landing, Tenn.: [150], [282].
Brock, Capt. ——: pilot, [117].
Broken Chute: [273].
Brooks, Capt. John: [257].
Brown, Capt. L.: [293].
Brownsville, Pa.: [95], [258], [260], [263], [266], [267], [277], [278], [285], [287], [289], [294].
Brownsville Chute: [261].
Brunette: steamboat, [238].
Bryant, ——: clerk, [279].
Buchanan, Pres. James: [144].
Buffalo, N. Y.: [187].
Buford, Capt. Thomas B.: [280].
Bull Run: battle of, [215].
Bunnell, Dr. Lafayette: Hist. of Winona, cited, [150], [300], [302].
Burbank amp; Co., J. C.: [258].
Burke, Capt. ——: [281].
Burlington, Iowa: [264].
Burlington: name for steamboats, [230].
Burnett, Ellsworth: [205].
Burns, Thomas (Tom): pilot, [78], [80]-[88], [103], [116], [240]-[242], [245], [248], [249], [253], [268].
Cables: [144].
Cairo, Ill.: [185], [187], [188], [242], [253].
California, Pa.: ships built at, [257], [260], [269], [271], [273], [276], [277], [281], [283], [284], [291], [292].
Campbell, Capt. ——: [273].
Campbell amp; Smith (Steamboat Co.): [265].
Campbell's Chain: [264].
Canada: [21], [64], [196].
Canals: [79], [199], [223], [225].
Canoes. See Ships.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.: [188].
Captains (of steamboats): [59], [93], [95], [99], [112], [124], [126], [143], [144], [157], [161], [163], [167], [170], [173], [193], [199], [229].
Cards, Playing: [139]-[141].
Carlisle College: [216].
Carlton, E.: clerk, [267].
Carpenters: [50], [163], [175], [194], [213], [275].
Carson's Landing, Mo.: [278].
Casey, ——: clerk, [288].
Cassville, Wis.: [167].
Cassville Crossing: [86], [95].
Cassville Slough: [250].
Casualties: [69], [74], [76], [96], [103], [104], [172], [192]-[195], [210], [211], [214], [215], [227], [229]-[239], [257]-[293].
Catfish Bar (Reef): [107], [108], [192]. See also Afton.
Cat Island: [280].
Catlin, George: artist, [293].
Cedar Creek, Va.: [152].
Celts: [70]. See also Irish.
Centennial: steamboat, [124].
Chain of Rocks: [264].
Challenge: steamboat, [238].
Chambers, Capt. Ludlow: [281].
Champlin, Capt. A. T.: [263], [282].
Channels: in river, how kept, [40].
Charlevoix, Pierre François Xavier de, S. J.: Hist., cited, [21].
Charters, bank: [176].
Chicago, Ill.: [16], [175], [176], [242], [248].
Chicago River: [113].
Chickens: [127], [128].
Chippewa: name for steamboats, [230]. See also Indians.
Chippewa River: [113]-[115], [190], [263], [276], [289].
Chittenden, Capt. H. M., U. S. A.: cited, [186], [230], [232], [233].
Cholera: [274].
Cincinnati, Ohio: [144], [175], [184], [187], [242], [259], [265], [268], [269]-[272], [276], [280]-[283], [292].
City Belle: steamboat, [101].
City of Quincy: steamboat, [117].
Clara: steamboat, [239].
Clark, Capt. J.: [276], [281].
Clarkesville, Ind.: [188].
Clarkesville Island: [281].
Clayton, Iowa: [60].
Clerks (on steamboats): [14], [37], [59], [71], [167], [179], [251], [252], [267], [270], [275], [276], [278], [279], [281]-[283], [286], [288], [292]-[294]; first or chief, [52], [55]-[57], [65], [72], [136], [157], [163], [170], [240], [242], [268]; second or "mud," [52], [57], [58], [61], [65], [163], [170], [240], [242], [248], [268].
Cleveland, Pres. Grover: [84].
Cline, ——: [284].
Clinton, Iowa: [29].
Clothing: [26].
Cochrane, Capt. John: [280].
Coffin, ——: clerk, [292].
Cold Harbor, Va.: [203].
Cole, Capt. George B.: [284], [291].
Colonel Bumford: steamboat, [184], [187].
Commerce: large on Mississippi, [13]; on St. Joseph River, [15]; trading posts, [21]; lines of, [79], [80] (see also Steamboats); Mississippi may regain, [80]; lessens on Mississippi, [221].
Commissions, shipping: [30].
Confederates: [50], [211], [212], [231], [273], [290].
Congregationalists: [216].
Congress: [221], [222], [225].
Connolly, Capt. P.: [270].
Constans, William: [280].
Contractors: [222]-[225], [227].
Conway, Capt. ——: [267].
Cook, Samuel: clerk, [292].
Cooks: [126], [128], [199].
Cooley, K. C.: clerk, [283].
Coones, Capt. ——: [289].
Coon Slough: [84], [103], [278], [283].
Cora: steamboat, [287].
Cormack, Pleasant: pilot, [113].
Corwith Bros.: [294].
Corwith, Henry L.: [265].
Cossen, ——: [258].
Cottonwood Prairie (now Canton): [188].
Council Bluffs, Iowa: [264].
Coureur du bois: [113].
Crawford, Capt. ——: [112].
Crawford County: [113].
Creeks: [22].
Crows: [206].
Cuba: [185].
Culver, Capt. ——: [281].
Cumberland River: [250].
Cupp, William: pilot, [116].
Cupps, William: [289].
Cushing, Thomas (Tommy, Tom): pilot, [73], [78], [80], [86], [88], [99], [116], [159], [268], [293].
Dacota City, Nebr.: [283].
Daily Bugle: newspaper, [180], [181].
Dakota, territory: [80].
Dakota, Minn.: [270].
Dakota Co., Minn.: [180].
Dalles, Wis.: [202].
Dalton, Stephen: pilot, [116].
Dams: [85], [225], [227], [228].
Danube: name for steamboats, [230].
Davidson, Payton S.: [124], [125], [267], [268].
Davidson, Com. William F.: [122]-[124], [267], [269].
Davidson Line. See Steamboats.
Davis, Capt. ——: [124].
Davis, Charles: pilot, [264].
Davis, Jefferson: [114].
Davis, Capt. John B.: [269], [283], [292].
Dawley, ——: clerk, [271].
Day, Capt. ——, U. S. A.: [293].
Day, Capt. Henry R.: [291].
Dayton Bluff: [103], [155], [283].
Dean, William: [282].
Deck hands: [163], [193], [194], [215], [250], [262].
Deer: [22].
DeMarah (Demerer—corruption), Louis: earliest steamboat pilot of upper Mississippi, [112], [113].
Demerer, Louis. See DeMarah.
Denmark: name for steamboats, [230].
De Soto, Hernando: [247].
Des Plaines River: [113].
Detroit, Mich.: [187].
Diamond Bluff: [26], [35], [60], [246].
Diamond Jo Line. See Steamboats.
Dikes: [85], [225], [227], [228], [239].
Dinan, J. W.: clerk, [270].
Ditto, ——: clerk, [281].
Di Vernon: steamboat, [259].
Divers: [124].
Dr. Franklin: name for steamboats, [184], [230], [288].
Dodge, Col. ——: U. S. Engineer, [228].
Doemly, Ingenuous: [139], [180].
Dogs: [200].
Donnelly, Patsey: barkeeper, [135], [136], [140].
Dousman, H. L.: [265].
Dove, Bill: gambler, [139], [141].
Dove, Sam: gambler, [139], [141].
Dozier, Capt. ——: [289].
Dredges: [228].
Dreming, T. G.: pilot, [116].
Du Barry, Lieut. Beekman: [212].
DuBois, J. D.: clerk, [283].
Dubuque, Iowa: [61], [66], [123], [135], [164], [172], [265], [268], [269], [270], [291].
Dubuque: name for steamboats, [230].
Dubuque amp; St. Paul Packet Co. See Steamboats.
Duck Creek Chain: [275].
Ducks: [23].
Dunleith, Ill. (now E. Dubuque): [30], [56], [130], [144], [147], [164], [167], [168], [172], [179], [180], [258], [268], [271], [279], [280], [283], [292].
Dutch: [114]; Pennsylvania, [66], [70].
Dynamos: [79].
Eads amp; Nelson: [238].
East Dubuque, Ill.: its former name, [30].
Eden, Capt. and Maj. Robert (Bob) C.: son of English baronet, [196]-[205], [266].
Editors: [182], [196].
Edward Bates: steamboat, [233].
Electricity: [34], [89], [245], [247], [249].
Elizabeth, Ky.: [272], [283].
Elizabeth, Pa.: [260].
Elizabethtown, Ky.: [280].
Emigrants: [65].
Emilie Bend: [266].
Endors: steamboat, [233].
Engineers (generally of steamboats, although at times army and civil): [14], [35], [42], [56], [57], [72], [73], [79] (govt.), [96], [105], [110], [112], [148], [163], [170], [184], [199], [207], [208], [210], [213], [216], [222], [224]-[227], [230], [242], [246], [247], [265], [268], [270], [272], [277], [283], [284], [287], [289], [290], [292], [294]; assistant or "cub," [39], [50], [52]; two types, [46]; description and duties, [35]-[40], [43]-[51].
Engine-room, of ship: [38]-[45], [193], [207], [246].
Engines (of steamboats): [51], [75], [96], [97], [102], [150], [151], [163], [194], [207]-[209], [213], [246], [248], [263], [276], [279], [289]; described, [36], [38], [39], [47]; of stern-wheelers, [39] (two); on side-wheelers, [40]-[43]; poppet-valve, [41], [44]; repaired, [36]; danger of centering, [41]; stroke, defined, [41]; how power of, increased, [41], [42].
England: [203], [204].
English: [114].
Enterprise: steamboat, [199], [200], [279].
Enterprise Island: [266].
Equator: steamboat, [191], [194].
Estes, Capt. J. B.: [273].
Ethiopians: [70]. See also Negroes.
Europe: [185].
Excelsior: steamboat, [132], [156], [157], [177].
Explosions (on steamboats): [39], [73], [230]-[232], [262], [265]; cause, [39], [42], [43], [47].
Falls City: steamboat, [234], [238].
Fanny Harris: steamboat, [35], [38], [49], [51], [74], [80], [84], [99], [118], [120], [135], [139], [150], [206], [210], [214], [234], [237], [245], [269].
Farley, ——: clerk, [264].
Farmer, Capt. John: [269].
Farms: [60], [80], [176], [185], [187], [195], [222].
Father of Waters: [152]. See Mississippi River.
Faucette, Capt. William: [48], [55], [61], [258], [268].
Favorite: steamboat, [101].
Fay, Capt. ——: [274].
Federal Arch: steamboat, [238].
Fevre River: [74], [80], [117], [270], [275].
Fifield: family in Prescott, [22].
Fifield, Hon. Samuel S.: lieut.-gov. of Wis., [35], [276].
Firearms: [20], [200], [201], [211], [213], [214].
Fire Canoe: steamboat, [234].
Firemen: [47], [48], [158], [194], [199], [208], [215], [242], [247], [250], [287].
Fires: [232]-[234], [262], [263], [265].
Fish: [19], [23], [104], [189], [199].
Fisher, Capt. William: pilot, [78], [116], [117], [121], [123], [260], [276], [292].
Fishing tackle: [200].
Flaherty, Capt. ——: [294].
Floods: [13], [207]-[211], [216], [238].
Flour: [29], [96], [169].
Forest Rose: steamboat, [239].
Forges: [35].
Fort Armstrong: [188].
Fort Crawford: [114], [115].
Fort Edwards, Ill.: [188].
Fort Haskell: [203].
Fort Henry: [84].
Fort Ridgeley, Minn.: [206], [211]-[220].
Fort Snelling, Minn.: [112], [187], [207], [210], [215], [257], [259], [261], [263], [265], [266], [269], [270], [271], [274], [276]-[279], [281], [282], [284], [285], [287]-[291], [293].
Fort Sterling: [268].
Fort Sumter, S. C.: [209], [213].
Fort Winnebago (now Portage, q. v.), Wis.: [279], [288].
Foundries: [161].
Fowl, wild: [22].
Fox River: [112], [196], [199], [202], [279], [281].
France: [112].
Frank Steele: steamboat, [101].
Frauds: bank and land, [174]-[183].
Freedom, Pa.: [263], [266], [273].
Freight: [19], [29], [30], [33], [34], [52], [55], [57], [64], [65], [74], [76], [109], [137], [143], [147], [149], [151], [162], [164], [167]-[169], [171]-[173], [179], [185], [233], [240], [241], [246], [248], [250], [252], [266], [267], [270], [291], [292].
French: [21], [113], [114], [301].
Frenchman's: sand bar, [223].
Frontier: steamboat, [184].
Fruit: [23].
Fuel: on river boats, [59]-[63].
Fulton, Capt. L.: [263].
Fulton City, Iowa: [273].
Furman, Charles: clerk, [266].
Furs: [22], [164], [169].
Fur-traders: [112].
F. X. Aubrey: steamboat, [239].
Gabbert, Capt. W. H.: [118], [258], [268], [271], [272], [283], [292].
Galena, Ill.: [19], [36], [37], [55], [56], [66], [71], [80], [83], [84], [99], [115], [117], [118], [127], [129], [148], [149], [164], [167]-[169], [172], [182], [184], [187]-[189], [237], [257]-[294].
Galena: name for steamboats, [230].
Galena, etc., Packet Co. See Steamboats.
Gallipolis, O.: [272].
Gambling: [124], [138]-[142].
Game: [22], [199], [201].
Gasconade River: [279].
Gates, William R., brother-in-law of G. B. Merrick: [30].
Gauge, steam: [48].
General Brooke: steamboat, [152].
Gilbert, Capt. ——: [268].
Gilpatrick, Henry: pilot, [116].
Girdon, G. R.: clerk, [294].
Glasgow, O.: [289].
Gleim, Capt. E. H.: [281], [284], [287], [293].
Gleim, F. M.: clerk, [272].
Glenmont, Wis.: [195].
Gloucester, Mass.: [15].
Gody, Alex.: pilot, [116].
Gold: in mountains near Missouri River, [164].
Golden Era: steamboat, [80].
Golden State: steamboat, [270].
Goll, Capt. C. B.: [270], [273].
Goodell, Capt. ——: [286].
Gordon, Gen. ——: [203].
Grafton, Mo.: [273].
Grant, Maj.-Gen. Ulysses S.: [212].
Gray, Capt. ——: [107], [108], [109], [271].
Gray, Capt. R. C.: [264], [273], [286].
Gray, Capt. S. E.: [80].
Gray, Capt. William: [273].
Great Northwestern Stage Lines: [258].
Great River: appellation of Mississippi (q. v.), [13].
Green, ——: clerk, [286].
Green, Capt. Asa B.: [190]-[195], [267], [292].
Green Bay, Wis.: [112], [279].
Greenlee, Capt. ——: [262].
Grey Cloud: sand bar, [95], [223].
Grey Eagle: steamboat, [41], [144], [147], [148], [152], [184].
Griffith, Capt. Thomas H.: [262], [285].
Griffiths, Capt. ——: [294].
Guardapie, Joe: pilot, [113], [114].
Guttenburg Channel: [249].
Guttenburg Landing, Iowa: [274].
Guyandotte: [263].
Haddock, William: [182].
Half-breeds: [112], [113], [115]. See also Indians.
Hall, Peter: pilot, [116].
Halliday, Edward W.: clerk, [278].
Hamilton, William ("Billy"): engineer, [35], [38], [46]-[51], [73], [159], [268].
Hanks, Stephen: pilot, [116].
Hanna, Capt. Phil: [279].
Hannibal, Mo.: [29], [188], [229].
Hardman, Capt. ——: [259].
Hargus, Charles (Charley): clerk, [55], [56], [61], [62], [135], [180], [268], [271], [276].
Harlow, Capt. ——: [271].
Harlow, Samuel (Sam): pilot, [116], [276], [279].
Harriman, Gen. Samuel: [141].
Harris Bros.: [265].
Harris, Capt. Daniel Smith: [144], [148], [149], [184], [187], [189], [265], [270], [272], [274], [276], [282], [284], [286], [288]-[290], [292], [293].
Harris, Jackson (Jack): pilot, [103], [116], [283], [292].
Harris, James: [184].
Harris, Keeler: engineer, [290].
Harris, Meeker K.: [265], [278], [289], [294].
Harris, Capt. Nathaniel: [276].
Harris, Oliver: [287].
Harris, R. Scribe: [184], [265], [270], [284], [285], [289], [292].
Harris Slough: [74], [80].
Hastings, Minn.: [20], [21], [115], [122], [140], [168], [191], [195], [245], [273].
Hatcher, Capt. J. R.: [269], [277], [293].
Havaszthy, Augustin: Count de Castro, [287].
Hawes, Chaplain ——: officiates at wedding, [204].
Hay, Capt. ——: [281].
Hay, Col. John: cited, [46].
Haycock, Capt. ——: [271], [289].
Hempstead, William: [294].
Henderson, Billy: [132], [267].
Herculaneum, Mo.: [188].
Hewitt, Capt. Stephen: [280].
Highland Mary: steamboat, [282].
Hight, Capt. ——: [261].
Hill, Capt. John B.: [285].
Hill, Capt. Thomas B.: [281].
Hoffman, Capt. ——: [263].
Holcomb, E. V.: pilot, [116], [277], [280].
Holloway, J. F.: describes steamboat race, [41], [43]-[45].
Hooper, Capt. William H.: [258], [279], [290].
Hopkins, ——: clerk, [274].
Horton, Charles: clerk, [275].
Hoskins, Capt. H.: [278].
Hotelling, Capt. Peter: [279].
Howard's Bend: [289].
H. S. Allen: steamboat, [80], [104], [106], [108].
Hudson, Wis.: [29], [83], [108], [109], [148], [195], [201].
Humbertson, Capt. ——: [281].
Hungarians: [65].
Hunt, Hiram: engineer, [272].
Hunt, W. E.: [264].
Hunters: [20].
Hurd, Capt. J. Y.: [272], [283].
Huron, Lake: [300].
Ice: steamboats crushed in, [234], [237], [238], [239], [257], [258].
Illinois, state: [18], [30], [64], [80], [84], [175], [188].
Illinois River: [231], [250], [259], [265].
Immigrants and immigration: [19], [62].
Improvements: cost of, [222], [223], [226]; on upper Mississippi (1866-76), [297].
Indiana, state: [175].
Indian Mission: [262].
Indians: [13], [18]-[28], [113], [114], [184], [187], [189], [201], [202], [209], [211]-[213], [219], [220], [287], [293]; numerous about Mississippi River, [20]; chiefs, [21], [22]; squaws, [22]; characteristics, [23]; nomenclature and legends, [300]-[303]. Various tribes— Chippewa, [19], [20], [21], [112]-[114], [200], [219], [271], [300]; Dakota (Dakotah), [20], [112], [300]-[302] (see also below Sioux); Hurons, [112]; Sioux, [19], [20], [21], [22] (Red Wing band), [82], [182], [200], [206], [211], [212] (agency), [216], [219] (various bands), [284]; Winnebago, [301].
Indian Territory: [211].
Indies: [185].
Industries: [29], [30], [113], [161], [162].
Insurance: [162], [234].
Intoxication: [66], [115], [140], [141], [157].
Iowa, state: [64], [89], [219], [248].
Iowa Island: [275].
Irish: [48], [49], [65], [66], [69], [70], [114], [135], [215], [241].
Iron and steel: [163].
Irvine, Capt. ——: [286].
Islands: [21], [22], [110], [111], [188], [189], [223], [224], [232], [248], [257]-[259].
Italians: [65].
Itasca: steamboat, [84], [144], [147], [151], [277].
Jackins, Capt. ——: [268].
James, Capt. ——: [284].
Jameson, Capt. ——: [292].
Jenks, ——: [172], [291].
Jenks, Capt. J. B.: [280].
Jesuits: [301].
Jewell, Charles (Charley): pilot, [80], [106], [192], [193], [267], [273].
J. M. White: steamboat, [41].
John M. Chambers: steamboat, [264].
Johnson, ——: [291].
Johnson, E. A.: clerk, [292].
Johnson, John: [182].
Jones, Gen. George W., U. S. A.: [293].
Jones, Joseph: [118].
Josephine: steamboat, [249].
Josie: steamboat, [249].
Kansas, state: [222].
Kate Cassell: steamboat, [35], [84], [115], [150].
Keithsburg, Iowa: [285].
Kendall, Ned: musician, [157].
Kennett, Capt. S. M.: [278].
Kent, Capt. ——: [282].
Kentucky: steamboat, [279].
Keokuk, Iowa: [188], [232], [239]. See also Steamboats.
Keokuk Rapids: [117].
Keoxa: Indian village, [302].
Key City: steamboat, [84], [89], [101], [103], [148], [149], [151], [275], [277], [280], [282].
Kinestone, James: engineer, [283].
King, ——: [289].
King, Capt. George L.: [282].
King, John: pilot, [78], [116].
Kingman, Capt. ——: [267], [292].
Kinnickinnic Bar: [107].
Kinnickinnic River: [204], [205].
Knapp, Geo. B.: [270].
La Barge, Capt. Joseph: [264], [266], [271], [274], [284].
La Crosse, Wis.: [29], [112], [150], [167], [183], [208], [216], [260], [267]-[269], [271], [275], [281], [283], [284], [287], [292], [293].
Lady Franklin: steamboat, [171].
Lafferty, Capt. ——: [285], [288].
Lagrange, Mo.: [279].
Lake City, Minn.: [246].
Lakeland, Minn.: [29], [108].
Lakes: [19], [29]; Great, [117], [187], [200], [300].
Lambs: [127].
Land: government, [60]; frauds, [180]-[183].
Lansing, Iowa: [89], [122], [123].
La Pointe, Charles: pilot, [115].
Laughton, Capt. W. H.: [122]-[124], [270], [271], [283].
Lawrence, O.: [269].
Laws, banking: [174].
Lay, John: engineer, [192], [193], [194], [195], [267].
Leadlines: [92], [95].
Le Claire, Iowa: [29].
Lee, Capt. John: [281].
Lee, Gen. Robert E.: [141], [203].
Le Fevre (now Galena, q. v.), Ill.: [184].
Le Seuer, Pierre Charles: French explorer and trader, [21].
Lewis, W. S.: clerk, [275].
Libbie Conger: steamboat, [249].
Liberty Landing, Mo.: [259].
Limestone: [301].
Lincoln, Abraham: [161], [215].
Lindergreen, Henry: printer, [181].
Link, Henry: pilot, [102], [245], [247], [252], [253].
Liquors: [66], [108], [130]-[137], [140].
Little Crow: Sioux chief, [211].
Little Washington, on Missouri River: [281].
Locomotives: reversing gear of, [40]. See also Railroads.
Lodwick, Capt. Kennedy: [259], [263], [270].
Lodwick, Capt. M. W.: [259], [260], [261], [265].
Lodwick, Capt. Preston: [265], [282], [283].
London, Eng.: [201].
Long, Maj. ——, U. S. A.: [303].
Long Island Sound: [42].
Longstreet, Gen. James: [203].
Louis XIV: king of France, [301].
Louisiana, Mo.: [18], [188].
Lover's Leap: [155], [302] (Legend). See also Maiden Rock.
Lucas, Capt. M. E.: [278].
Lucy Bertram: steamboat, [277].
Ludloff, Louis: [215].
Luella: steamboat, [18], [184].
Lumber and lumbering: [29], [113], [114], [162], [185], [190], [191], [221].
Lusk, Capt. J. H.: [281].
Lynn, Lewis F.: [278].
Lyon, Capt. ——: [259].
Lyon, Kimball (Kim): [16], [17].
Lyons, Capt. ——: [292].
McAllister, Capt. ——: [274].
McClintock, Capt. ——: [274].
McClure, Capt. John: [265].
McCoy, Capt. E. M.: [288].
McCoy, James B.: pilot, [115], [116], [268].
McDonald, George: engineer, [46], [241], [245], [246], [253], [268].
McGregor, Iowa: [179], [248], [249].
McGuire, Capt. ——: [258].
McKeesport, Pa.: [257], [258], [261], [264], [271].
McLagan, Capt. Ed.: [280].
McMahan, Capt. ——: [286], [287].
McPhail, Sandy: raftsman, [114], [115].
Machinery: [35], [36], [72], [110], [111], [227], [272], [284].
Mackinac, Mich.: [112].
Madison, Iowa: [258].
Maiden Rock (near Winona): [155], [283], [302], [303].
Mail: [147].
Maitland, ——: clerk, [282].
Malin, Capt. J. W.: [278].
Mallen, Bill: [139], [141].
Malta Bend: [279].
Manning, Charley: pilot, [116].
Maratta, Capt. ——: [285].
Marquette, Jacques, S. J.: [113].
Marshall, Sam: musician, [158], [159].
Martin, Capt. ——: [264], [267], [281].
Maryland, state: [47].
Mary Morton: steamboat, [102], [240]-[242], [245], [247], [249], [250].
Mason, Capt. Isaac M.: [259], [260], [269].
Massacres, Indian: [206], [213].
Mates (on steamboats): [64]-[73], [75], [77], [93], [95], [126], [136], [194], [251], [253], [277]; first, [163]; second, [71], [72], [163].
Mathers, Charles (Charley): clerk, [240], [245], [253].
Maxwell, Capt. O. H.: [261], [290], [293].
Melville, Geo. R.: clerk, [265].
Mendota, Minn.: [206].
Mermaid: steamboat, [289].
Merrick: family in Prescott, [22].
Merrick, Col. ——: [211].
Merrick, George B. (author): ancestry, [15]; birthplace, [15]; early impressions, [15]-[19]; first glance of Mississippi River, [18]; escapes from drowning, [26]; chased by wolves, [27], [28]; enters river service, [35]; becomes ship pantry boy, [35], [276]; printer, [35], [181]; second or "mud" clerk, [37], [52]-[58], [268]; second engineer, [38]-[45]; never centered his engine, [41]; bashful, [52]; appointment as clerk becomes permanent, [56]; threatened with loss of position, [61]; pilot, [80], [266], [267], [273]; his initiation as pilot, [106]-[110]; on "Golden Era," [80]; on "Equator," [192]; accident to his boat, [104]; engaged by Eden, [199]; his experience with wild-cat money, [179]; knows game haunts, [200]; great reader, [201]; visits Maiden Rock, [303]; enlists and serves during Civil War, [51], [83], [190], [268]; marries, [83]; agent and superintendent of N. Y. Steamship Co., [83]; railroad agent, [83], [240]; newspaper man, [83]; his trip on "Mary Morton," [240]-[253].
Merrick, L. H., father of G. B. M.: [29], [30].
Merrick amp; Co., L. H.: [30]-[33], [55].
Merrick, Samuel, brother of G. B. M.: [25], [26].
Messenger: steamboat, [149].
Methodists: [190], [191].
Metropolitan: steamboat, [132].
Mexico, Gulf of: [64].
Miami Bend: [276].
Michigan, state: [15], [19], [175], [186], [199], [201]; possible etymology of, [300], [301].
Michigan, Lake: [300], [301].
Middleton, Capt. ——: [284].
Miller: family in Prescott, [22].
Miller, Capt. ——: [274].
Miller, John S.: [188].
Mills: [18], [169], [221], [222], [284].
Milwaukee, Wis.: [248].
Mines, lead: [184].
Minks: [22].
Minneapolis, Minn.: [96], [169], [183], [226]. See also St. Anthony.
Minnesota, territory and state: [19], [20], [62], [80], [116], [117], [129], [152], [155], [162], [164], [180]-[182], [206], [211], [213], [219], [222], [248].
Minnesota Packet Co. See Steamboats.
Minnesota River: [206], [207], [209], [216], [258], [259], [261], [264], [265], [267]-[269], [271], [273], [275], [276], [280], [281], [285], [288]-[290], [293], [294].
Minnesota: steamboat, [152].
Minnesota Belle, steamboat: [18], [19], [152].
Mishawaka, Mich.: [187].
Missionaries: [190], [301].
Mississippi River: its former glory, [13]; navigation impaired, [13], [56]; diminished in size, [13]; boats of, compared to others, [15]; railroads lessen traffic on, [18], [83]; traffic of, dead, [221], [250]; great traffic on, [19]; tributaries to, [19], [20], [199], [206]; Indians numerous near, [20], [219], [301]; islands in, [21], [110], [111], [188], [223], [232], [248], [258], [259], [264], [266], [277], [279]-[281], [287], [288], [290], [301]; sloughs in, [21], [283], [301]; description of banks and valley, [21], [88], [89], [156], [188], [189], [239]; trading posts and towns on, [21], [29], [30]; storms on, [25], [110], [122], [123], [231], [249]; saloons along, [29]; warehouses on, [30], [33]; sand bars and reefs in, [36], [41], [74], [76], [85], [92], [93], [223], [224]; steamboats of, described, [36], [42]; explosions on, frequent, [39]; channels, [40]; Com. Porter opens, [50]; requirements necessary for offices on ships of, [55]; woodyards along, [59]; farms along, [60]; slavery on west bank of, [64]; beginning of its trade boom, [66]; change in character of crews on, [69], [70]; code of honor of, [74]; accidents during low water, [74], [76]; obstructions in, [78]; piloting and navigation on (difficulties, etc.), [78]-[99], [101]-[103], [111]-[116], [223], [224]; improvements on, [79], [221]-[228], [299]; may regain prestige in commerce, [79], [80]; boats aground in, [80]; Twain's Life on the Miss., cited, [83]; numerous turns in, [85]; dams and dikes in, [85], [225]; difficulties of paddling on, [85]-[91]; pilots must know, [86]-[88]; "knowing" it, [92]-[109]; official etiquette on, [109]; pioneer steamboats of, [111], [112], [187], [257]; modern boats, [110]; fur-traders on, [112]; raftsmen on, [113], [114]; incidents of river life on, [117]-[125]; steamboatmen on, [124]; morals on, [125], [251]; menus of boats on, [126]-[131]; water of, used as beverage, [129]-[131]; contaminated by sewage, [131]; gambling on, [138]-[142]; life of steamboats on, [161]; duration of navigation, [170]; keel boats on, [188]; legends of, [302]; floods on, [216], [225], [238]; mills along, [221], [222]; commission, [226]; wrecks on, [227]; snags removed from, [227]; dredging in, [228]; losses of steamboats on, [229]-[239]; reliving old days on, [240]-[253]; steamboats on upper, before 1863, [257]-[294]; rapids in, [257]; origin and etymology of name, [300]; its French names, [301].
Missouri Point: [273].
Missouri River: [112], [130], [131], [164], [186], [222], [226], [227], [230]-[233], [237], [250], [257], [259], [260], [262]-[266], [271], [274], [276], [279], [281]-[285], [287]-[290].
Mitchell, Capt. A.: [292].
Molasses: [29].
Molino del Rey, Mex.: battle of, [212].
Money: wild-cat, [174]-[180].
Monongahela, Pa.: [263], [291].
Monopolies: [56], [173].
Monterey, Mex.: battle of, [212].
Montford, Capt. A. G.: [289].
Montgomery, Capt. ——: [277], [285].
Montgomery, Mo. (?): [258], [260].
Moore, Seth: pilot, [116].
Moorhead, Minn.: [258].
Moquoketa Chute: [265].
Morals: along Mississippi, [114], [124], [251].
Moreau, Louis: [113]. See also Moro.
Morehouse, D. B.: [270].
Morehouse, Capt. Legrand: [268].
Moro (Morrow, Moreau), Louis: pilot, [113].
Morrison, Capt. ——: [258], [259].
Morrison, Capt. C. S.: [283].
Morrison, Capt. G. G.: [260].
Morrison, James: mate, [283].
Moulton, I. N.: [267].
Moulton, Thomas: [266], [267].
Mounds: near Mississippi, [21].
Moundsville, Va.: [292].
Mountains: [301].
Mouseau (Mo'-sho), Antoine: half-breed Indian chief, [22].
Mouseau, Louis: pioneer of St. Paul, [22].
Mules: [213], [214].
Mullen, ——: clerk, [281].
Mundy's Landing: [265].
Murraysville, Pa.: [259], [263].
Muscatine Bar: [265].
Music: [16]. See also Steamboats.
Musicians: [157].
Muskrats: [22].
Mutinies: on ships, [48], [66], [69].
Nantucket, R. I.: [15].
Nashville, Tenn.: [279].
Natchez: steamboat, [143].
Navigation: lessened on Mississippi, [13]; difficulties of, [206], [207]; improvements in, [221]-[228]; greatest disaster in western, [234], [235]; opening at St. Paul (1844-62), [295].
Nebraska, state: [222].
Nebraska: steamboat, [239].
Negroes (darkies): [47], [48], [64], [65], [70], [127], [128], [136], [157]-[160], [241], [250]-[253], [260].
New Albany, Ind.: [264], [282], [288], [291].
Newburyport, Mass.: [15].
New England: [130], [131].
New Orleans, La.: [47], [78], [80], [117], [143], [185], [230], [250], [272].
Newport, Minn.: [102].
New St. Paul: steamboat, [184].
Newspapers: [202], [203], [238].
New Ulm, Minn.: [213].
New York City: [51], [80], [83], [159], [182].
Nichols, George: [116].
Nicollet, ——: explorer, [290].
Niles, Mich.: [15], [17], [186], [187].
Nine Mile Island: [287].
Nininger, Minn.: land frauds at, [139], [180]-[183], [223], [270].
Nobleman, stray: [196]-[205].
Nominee: steamboat, [149], [150], [184], [274].
Norris, Frank: steward, [292].
Northern Belle: steamboat, [152], [292].
Northerner: steamboat, [148].
Northern Light: steamboat, [103], [155].
Northern Line. See Steamboats.
Northwestern Line. See Steamboats.
Northwestern: newspaper, [202].
Northwest Territories: [174], [222], [290].
Norwegian: [114].
Oak: [60], [61], [76], [303].
Ocean Wave: steamboat, [33], [101].
Ohio River: [43], [66], [161], [185], [187], [188], [290].
Ohio, state: [184].
Onawa Bend: [264].
Orchestras: [157].
Osage River: [265].
Osceola, Wis.: [29], [270], [282].
Oshkosh, Wis.: [196], [199], [202], [204].
Otter: steamboat, [290].
Oxford Univ.: [196], [201].
Owen, Capt. ——: [267].
Owens, Capt. ——: [279].
Panama, Isthmus of: [79].
Pantry boy: [52], [115].
Paris, France: [201].
Parker, ——: [115], [116].
Parker, Capt. ——: [269], [281].
Parker, Capt. J. W.: [262], [271].
Parker, Capt. N. W.: [284].
Parker, Capt. W. N.: [265].
Parkersburg, Va.: [264].
Parkman, Francis: La Salle and Disc. of Gt. West, cited, [113].
Parthenia: steamboat, [238].
Paul Jones: steamboat, [238].
Pearman, ——: clerk, [258].
Pekin, Ill.: [285].
Peltries: [112]. See also Furs.
Pemberton, Capt. John C.: [212].
Penn's Bend: [262].
Pennsylvania, state: [66], [212].
Pepin, Lake: [29], [35], [149], [234], [237], [238], [246], [259], [268]-[270], [288], [302].
Petersburg, Va.: [141], [203].
Philadelphia, Pa.: [80].
Phil Sheridan: steamboat, [152].
Physicians: [57].
Pictures. See Steamboats.
Pierce, George S.: clerk, [277].
Pigs: [127].
Pig's Eye: bad crossing on Mississippi, [95], [223], [245].
Pike: name for steamboats, [229].
Pilots: [14], [17], [35], [36], [38]-[40], [42]-[44], [47], [51], [52], [56], [57], [63], [71]-[74], [76], [80], [83], [84], [100], [101], [103]-[105], [110], [112], [115], [116], [122], [124], [130], [150], [151], [163], [170], [188], [199], [202], [207], [209], [210], [223], [224], [226]-[228], [232], [240]-[242], [246], [260], [264], [267], [268], [273], [277], [284], [292], [294]; duties and responsibilities, [78]-[99]; early, [111]-[116]; oldest of upper Mississippi, [117].
Pim, John S.: clerk, [272].
Pine Bend: [245].
Pine Ridge, S. Dak.: [216].
Pine trees and wood: [22], [34], [74], [232].
Pioneers: [185], [188].
Pitch: [147].
Pittsburg, Pa.: [30], [185], [250], [259], [262], [275], [276], [278], [280]-[282], [286]-[289], [291], [293].
Pittsburg: steamboat, [249].
Planters: [138].
Point Douglass: [49], [171], [237], [268], [273], [291].
Pokagon: Indian chief, [19].
Polar Star: steamboat, [239].
Pontoosuc, Ill.: [290], [296].
Poplar River: [262].
Population: [19], [188].
Pork: [29], [30], [241].
Portage, Wis.: [197], [279], [288].
Portages: [113].
Porter, Com. ——: [50].
Post Boy: name for steamboat, [230].
Potatoes: [56], [169].
Potosi, Wis.: [268], [282], [290].
Prairie Belle: steamboat, [46].
Prairie du Chien, Wis.: [56], [69], [112]-[114], [144], [147], [151], [164], [167]-[169], [171], [172], [202], [248], [261], [275], [280], [284].
Prairie Grove: battle of, [211].
Prairies: [21], [27], [28], [107], [188], [209]-[211].
Preachers: [190], [193].
Pre-Emption: steamboat, [184].
Presbyterians: [46].
Prescott, Wis.: [19], [20], [21], [22], [27]-[29], [34], [49], [55], [60], [80], [85], [95], [106]-[108], [114], [140], [148], [152], [171], [179], [191], [193], [195], [199], [201], [215], [223], [225], [245], [268], [273], [282]; typical river town, [29]; transfer and shipping point, [29], [30].
Prescott Island: [223].
Prices and values: [59], [62], [64], [65], [80], [124], [139], [144], [155], [161]-[164], [167]-[169], [171], [172], [181], [184], [216], [219], [222], [223], [225], [226], [234], [262], [265], [267], [269], [271], [272], [274], [275], [280], [282], [289]-[291].
Pringle: steamboat, [239].
Printers: [35], [95], [181], [182].
Prize fights: [115], [116].
Profits: [170]-[172].
Providence, Mo.: [285].
Provisions: [29], [30], [127], [128], [149], [163], [185].
Puitt's Island: [223], [277].
Pumps: [36].
Quincy, Ill.: [188], [252], [280], [285], [289].
Quincy: steamboat, [249].
Quicksand: [76].
Raccoons: [22].
Radebaugh, George: engineer, [283].
Rafts: [26], [114], [122], [185], [221], [249], [250]; men, [30], [106], [113], [114]. See also Ships.
Railroads: [56], [83], [105], [162], [164], [167], [173], [221], [234], [240], [241], [248], [292]; kill traffic on rivers, [18]; Various lines—Dunleith, [172]; Galena amp; Western Union, [164]; Illinois Central, [164]; Milwaukee amp; Mississippi, [164]; Prairie du Chien, [172].
Rapids: [186], [225], [231], [257], [261], [264], [269], [275], [279], [301].
Rawlins, Capt. John: [272], [283].
Red River of the North: [250], [258], [263], [269].
Red Wing, Minn.: [19]-[21], [167]-[169], [246], [270].
Red Wing: Sioux chief, [19]-[22].
Reed's Landing, Minn.: [29], [246].
Reefs, [36], [40], [92]-[94], [96], [99], [100], [109], [200]. See also Sand bars.
Reilly (Riley), Capt. Robert A.: [259], [280], [281], [294].
Relief: steamboat, [184].
Reno, Capt. ——: [288].
Resin: [148].
Reynolds, Joseph: [248], [249].
Rhodes, Capt. J. B.: [278].
Rhodes, Capt. J. H.: [292].
Rhodes, Capt. Thomas B.: [280], [290].
Rice: [30]; wild, [22].
Rice, Dan: circus man, [122].
Richardson, ——: deserts ship to join army, [215].
Riley, Capt. Robert A. See Reilly.
Rissue, Capt. ——: [277].
River Falls, Wis.: [201], [204], [205], [240].
Rivers: [13], [19]; improvements on, [221]-[223].
Rivière de la Conception: appellation of Mississippi, [301].
Rivière St. Louis: appellation of Mississippi, [301].
Robbins, R. M.: clerk, [266].
Robert E. Lee: steamboat, [143].
Robert, Capt. Louis: [272], [276], [290].
Robert, Capt. Nelson: [290].
Robinson, Capt. John: [264].
Rock Island, Ill.: [18], [19], [35], [85], [93], [122], [130], [148], [152], [164], [168], [184], [188], [261], [263], [266], [272], [275], [287]; rapids, [264]. See also Bridges.
Rogers, ——: [260].
Rogers, Capt. ——: [286].
Rolling Stone, Minn.: [95], [182], [183].
Rosin: [34].
Rounds, Capt. ——: [287].
Roustabouts. See Deck hands.
Rowe, Capt. ——: [273].
Rowley, Capt. ——: [263].
Ruley, Russel: mate, [35], [267], [277].
Rusk, Jeremiah (gov. of Wis.): [83].
Russell, Capt. Joseph, U. S. A.: [187].
Ryan, Capt. ——: [289].
St. Albert's Island: [282].
St. Anthony, Minn.: [96], [169], [272]. See also Minneapolis (with which it is incorporated).
St. Anthony Falls, Minn.: [99], [112], [155], [223], [265], [266], [268], [272], [278], [283].
St. Croix, Minn.: [285]; Falls, [29], [80], [104], [106], [191], [199], [259], [263], [264], [269], [273], [282], [285]; Lake, [19], [105], [148], [191], [192], [195], [267]; River, [19], [20], [29], [113], [191], [199], [200], [202], [259], [265], [266], [270], [273], [284], [293]; valley, [284], [287]; steamboat, [280], [290].
St. Genevieve, Mo.: [188].
St. Joseph, Mich.: [16], [187], [264]; river (St. Joe), [15], [17], [18], [186], [199].
St. Louis, Mo.: [19], [30], [43], [60], [64], [66], [70], [79], [83]-[85], [103], [106], [112], [114], [115], [117], [118], [124], [132], [136], [143], [158], [172], [175], [186], [188], [207], [221], [230], [231], [233], [234], [237], [241], [247], [250]-[252], [257]-[294], [301]; table of distances from, [296]-[298].
St. Paul, Minn.: [18], [22], [35], [55], [56], [60], [62], [66], [71], [78], [79], [83]-[85], [93], [96], [99], [103], [106], [115], [117], [122], [127], [129], [132], [136], [140], [144], [147], [149], [151], [157], [162], [164], [167], [168], [171], [172], [180], [182], [206], [207], [222], [223], [225], [228], [230]-[232], [234], [240]-[242], [248], [251], [253], [257]-[294], [301]; opening of navigation at (1844-62), [295].
St. Paul: name for steamboats, [230], [249].
St. Peters, Minn.: [257]-[260], [262], [266], [268], [270], [271], [274]-[276], [278]-[281], [284]-[289], [291], [292].
Salem, Mass.: [15].
Saloons: [29]. See also Intoxication; and Liquors.
Saltmarsh, Capt. ——: [275].
Sam Cloon: steamboat, [239].
Sand bars: [74]-[77], [112], [163], [169], [170], [186], [223], [224], [228], [247], [249], [273]; danger of, [41]. See also Reefs.
Sargent, Capt. ——: [291].
Sargent, G. L.: engineer, [294].
Sauk Rapids: [266], [272], [283].
Savanna, Ill.: [118].
Schaser: family in Prescott, [22].
Schools: [84], [184].
Scotchman: [84], [115].
Scott, Capt. ——: [271], [284].
Scott, G. W.: engineer, [294].
Search-lights: [89], [245], [249], [250].
Senator: steamboat, [184], [292].
Sencerbox, Capt. ——: [267].
Settlers: [60], [174], [179], [185], [222].
Shaw Botanical Garden: in St. Louis, [250].
Shellcross, Capt. John: [278], [291].
Shenandoah: steamboat, [239].
Sherman, Tecumseh W.: [206], [212], [216], [217], [268].
Ships and water craft: shipyards and shipbuilding, [15], [161], [230]; captains (masters), [14], [35], [46], [47], [52], [71]-[77]; crews, [48], [64], [69], [70]; watches on, [56], [57]; caste on, [69], [70]; shipping methods, [29], [30], [33]; cargoes carried by, [30] (see also Freight); competition in shipping, [33]; "shipping up" defined, [40]. Various kinds of water craft: Arks, [185]. Barges, [149], [150], [171], [246], [248], [289]. Bateaux, [112]. Broadhorns, [185]. Canal-boats, [185], 239. Canoes, [22]-[27], [112], [301]. Circus-boat, [122]. Dugouts, [20], [23]. Flatboats, [62], [239]. Gunboats, [50]. Keel boats, [15], [185]-[187]. Lifeboats, [123], [231]. Lumber hooker, [16]. Mackinac boats, [112]. Packets (see below Steamboats). Sailing, [117]. Scows, [62], [63], [185]. Steamboats—[13]-[18], [24], [33], [117]; stern-wheelers, [18], [33], [39], [40], [84], [85], [101]-[103], [155], [163], [170], [191], [194], [199], [206], [207], [258]-[294]; side-wheelers, [18], [33], [39]-[42], [85], [102], [152], [155], [199], [250], [257]-[294]; night landings, [33], [34]; Merrick enters service of, [35]; close of navigation for, [35]; machinery on, [35], [36]; described, [35], [36], [43], [44], [74]-[76]; duties of engineers on, [35]-[37]; engine-room, [38]-[45], [73], [79]; rate of speed, [42]; racing, [43]-[45], [143]-[151]; become fewer on Mississippi, [56], [222]; wooding up, [59], [62], [63]; official etiquette on, [62]; captain must know thoroughly, [71], [73], [74]; captains own interest in, [72]; cabins, [72]; how handled in accidents, [74]-[77]; sparring off, [74]-[76]; hogging, [75]; spars, [74]-[76]; how hauled over bars, [76], [77]; patrol Mississippi, [79]; forced out by railroads, [83]; lights covered at night, [90]; art of steering, [100]-[105]; early, [111], [112], [187], [257]; list of, on upper Mississippi (before 1863), [257]-[294]; early pilots on, [111]-[116]; size, [117], [163], [164], [169], [199], [200], [206], [250], [257]-[294]; bars (abolished) and beverages on, [124], [129]-[137]; cost, [124] (see also Prices); kitchen, [126]; menus on, [126]-[131]; "grub-pile," [129]; gambling on, [138]-[142]; music and art on, [152]-[160]; bonanzas, [161]-[173]; few insured, [162]; passenger accommodations, [167], [171]; passenger rates, [167]-[169]; pioneer steamboatmen, [184]-[189]; wrecks and accidents, [192]-[195], [229]-[239], [257]-[293]; desertions from, [215]; logs towed by, [221]; U. S. Govt. procures, [227], [228]; dredges worked by, [228]; many with same name, [229], [230]; U. S. inspection of, [232]; improvements on, [245]-[247], [249], [250]; where built, [257]-[293]. Steamship lines (some same company under various names)—Alton, [157], [231], [239]; Anchor, [250]; Davidson, [267], [269], [277], [281], [283], [293]; Diamond Jo, [136], [151], [167], [240], [245], [246], [248], [249]; Dubuque amp; St. Paul Packet Co., [269]; Galena, Dubuque, Dunleith amp; St. Paul Packet Co. (Galena and Minn. Packet Co.), [30], [261], [265], [268], [270]-[272] (see also below Minn. Packet Co.); Keokuk Packet Co., [277]; Minnesota Packet Co., [30], [41], [84], [116], [129], [148], [151], [170], [172], [180], [216], [258], [260], [263], [271], [272], [277], [278], [280], [282]-[284], [287], [288], [291], [292]; N. Y. Steamship Co., [83]; Northern Line, [132], [260]-[262], [264]-[266], [269], [270], [273], [281], [282], [285], [290], [292]; Northwestern Line, [124], [279], [280], [285], [286]; St. Louis amp; St. Paul Packet Co., [180], [263], [264], [266], [269]; St. Louis Line, [148]. Towboats, [122]. Submarine boats, [238]. "Wild" boats, [30]. Woodboats, [63], [239]. Yawls, [74], [207], [222].
Shousetown, Pa.: [257], [260], [262], [280], [282], [286], [288].
Shovelin, Con: second mate, [70].
Sidney: steamboat, [249].
Sire, Capt. Joseph: [284].
Slaves and slavery: [47], [50], [64], [65], [164]. See also Negroes.
Sloughs: [21], [22], [227], [248], [301].
Smelter: steamboat, [184].
Smith: family in Prescott, [22].
Smith, Mr. ——: owns woodyard, [60].
Smith, Capt. ——: [266], [292].
Smith, Capt. J. C.: [280].
Smith, Capt. J. F.: [266].
Smith, Jerome: pilot, [116].
Smith, Capt. John: [290].
Smith, Capt. Orren: [149], [150], [261], [278], [281], [282], [288], [294].
Smoker, Capt. ——: [265].
Soap: [30].
Soldiers: [191], [222], [241], [261].
South Bend, Mich.: [15], [187].
Speer, S.: [289].
Spencer, Capt. R. M.: [261], [269], [284], [288].
Stackhouse amp; Nelson: [289].
Standing Bear, Henry (Sioux): [216], [219], [220].
Stanton, Frederick K.: clerk, [273].
Starnes, Capt. ——: [280].
Statistics: of casualties to steamboats, [229], [259].
Steamboats. See Ships.
Stephens, John: clerk, [270].
Stephenson, Capt. Charles L.: [273], [292].
Stewards (on steamboats): [35], [126]-[129], [163], [242].
Stewart, ——: clerk, [274].
Stillwater, Minn.: [29], [106]-[109], [115], [140], [164], [167], [168], [179], [191], [192], [221], [259].
Stone, Capt. ——: [285].
Storms: [107]-[110], [122], [123], [191], [192], [231], [234], [249].
Stran, Capt. H. B.: [288].
Strother, Capt. ——: [284].
Sturgeons, fish: [19].
Sugar: in cargo, [30].
Superior, Lake: [300].
Sutler: steamboat, [184].
Swamp, wild rice: [22].
Talliaferro, Laurence: Indian agent, [187].
Talliaferro, Maj. ——, U. S. A.: [287].
Telegraph: name for steamboat, [230].
Tennessee River: [250].
Thomas, Chute: [274].
Thompson's Bank Note Detector: [179].
Throckmorton, Capt. Joseph: [261], [262], [263], [271], [279], [286], [289], [293].
Thurston, Capt. ——: [259].
Tibbles, Henry: pilot, [116].
Tiger: steamboat, [284].
Time and Tide: steamboat, [278].
Tishomingo: steamboat, [172].
Tools: [20], [35], [36].
Torches: [34].
Trader, Boney (Napoleon Bonaparte): gambler, [139].
Transportation. See Railroads; and Ships.
Traverse, Lake: [269].
Traverse des Sioux, Dakota: [219], [259], [265].
Treaties: Indian, [206], [219], [284], [287].
Trees: [22], [26], [34], [74], [232].
Trempealeau, Wis.: [69], [95]; Landing, [301]; Mountain, [301].
Tripp, Harry: pilot, [80], [116], [268].
Trout: [202], [205].
Troxell, ——: engineer, [292].
Troy, Capt. ——: [267].
Trudell, ——: mate, [123].
Trudell Slough: [21], [25].
Truett, Capt. ——: [286].
Turkey River: [249].
Turner, Capt. ——: [286].
Tuttle, Calvin: millwright, [285].
Twain, Mark (S. L. Clemens): Life on Lower Miss., cited, [83], [84], [87], [130], [188].
Unions: [64].
United States: [20], [206], [219]; federal officers, [60]; inspects steamboats, [84], [231], [232]; danger to govt., [208]; charters vessel, [216]; war dept., [227].
Upper Bonhomme Island: [290].
Van Houten, Capt. ——: [258].
Vermillion Slough: [21].
Vermont, state: [205].
Vickers, Capt. ——: [288].
Vicksburg, Miss.: [212], [273], [290].
Victoria, Queen: [144], [147].
Victory, Wis.: [123], [247].
Virginia, state: 141.
Virginia: steamboat, [112], [187], [257].
Vorhies, Capt. ——: [277].
Voyageurs: [113], [115], [301].
Wabasha: [247], [261]; Prairie, [182].
Wabash River: [155].
Wacouta, Minn.: [29], [149], [234], [269], [287].
Wages: [56], [103], [122], [126], [137], [157], [158], [163], [199], [201], [215], [224], [241], [251].
Wah-pa-sha: Dakota chief, [300], [302], [303].
Waiters: on boats, [157].
Wall, Capt. Nick: [281], [285].
Ward, Frank: clerk, [271].
Ward, Capt. James: [156], [262], [263], [267], [275], [286], [289], [290], [293].
War Eagle: steamboat, [76], [84], [184], [230], [270].
Warehouses: [19], [29], [30], [33], [182], [188].
Warrior: name for steamboats, [230].
Wars: Civil (Secession), [22], [50], [51], [78], [80], [117], [174], [190], [196], [197], [203], [206]-[211], [215], [216], [222], [231]; Indian, [213], [216]; Mexican, [212].
Washington, D. C.: [51], [83], [208], [226], [287], [292].
Washington, Mo.: [260].
Wa-ze-co-to: Dakota Indian, [303].
Webb, Capt. N. F.: [271], [284], [292].
Wells's Landing: [123].
Wellsville, O.: [268].
West, Edward (Ed., Ned) A.: pilot, [78], [103], [106], [116], [148], [277].
West Brownsville, Pa.: [258], [278].
West Elizabeth, Pa.: [267], [272], [287].
West Newton: steamboat, [149], [184].
West Newton Chute: [293].
Weston Island: [257].
West Point Mil. Acad.: [79], [209], [224], [226].
Whales and whalers: [15], [16].
Wheat: [30], [56], [152], [169], [171], [246], [248], [249].
Wheeling, Va. (now W. Va.): [270], [271], [278], [284], [289].
Whipple: family in Prescott, [22].
Whiskey: [29], [30], [135], [136].
"Whiskey Jim:" appellation of deck hand, [215].
White, Capt. ——: [188].
White, Hugh: pilot, [116].
White, William: pilot, [116], [293].
White Cloud: steamboat, [233].
Whitten, Capt. David: [144], [147], [275].
Wilcox, Gen. O. B.: [141], [204].
Wilderness: battle of, [215].
Williams, Rufus: pilot, [116].
Willow River: [109].
Wilson, Billy, mate: [48], [66]-[70], [268], [303].
Winnebago, Wis.: [202]; Lake, [197], [266].
Winona: Indian maiden, [302], [303].
Winona, Minn.: [29], [69], [168], [183], [259], [277], [291], [300], [302].
Wisconsin: River, [112], [199], [202], [279], [288]; territory and state, [19], [20], [25], [35], [83], [113], [164], [175], [190], [195], [203], [219], [300].
Wise, Gen. ——: [203].
Wolf River: [197].
Wolves: [22], [27].
Wood and woodyards: [57], [59]-[63], [69], [115], [143], [163], [179].
Wood Lake: [202].
Woodburn, Capt. ——: [286].
Woodruff, Capt. ——: [259].
Woods, John: [188].
Worden, Capt. Jones: [149], [268], [277].
Worsham, ——: clerk, [257].
Wrecks: [78], [93], [124], [192]-[195], [227].
Wright, ——: engineer, [292].
Yale University: [204].
Yankees: [70], [114], [131], [196], [211].
Young, Capt. Augustus R.: [266], [267].
Young, Jesse B.: mate, [267].
Young, Josiah: engineer, [267].
Young, Leonard: engineer, [267].
Young Men's Christian Association: [216].
Zanesville, O.: [276].

FOOTNOTES:

[1] The "stroke" of an engine is the distance traveled by the cross-head of the piston in making a complete revolution of the wheel—equal to twice the length of the crank on the water-wheel shaft. If the crank is three feet long, the stroke will be six feet. The stroke of the "Grey Eagle" of the Minnesota Packet Company was seven feet; that of the "J. M. White", lower river boat, was eleven feet. The cylinders of course equaled the full stroke in length. The longer the crank the greater the purchase, but at a consequent loss in the number of revolutions of the wheel per minute.

[2] "Mud" Clerk: Second clerk, whose duty it was to go out in all weathers, upon the unpaved levees and deliver or receive freight. As the levees were usually muddy in rainy weather, the name became descriptive of the work and condition of the second clerk.