CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. --PRELIMINARY REMARKS 7 II. --THE STEAMBOAT 9 III. --BEGINNING THE VOYAGE 14 IV. --SAILING UP THE RIVER 17 V. --MAYSVILLE 19 VI. --IN THE CABIN 22 VII. --THE FOUR INDIANS 26 VIII. --THE COAL COUNTRY 30 IX. --THE VARIETY OF FACES 38 X. --BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND 43 XI. --THE ANCIENT MOUNDS 46 XII. --A SUSPENSION BRIDGE 49 XIII. --LOGAN, THE MINGO CHIEF 52 XIV. --THIRD NIGHT ON THE RIVER 54 XV. --ARRIVAL AT PITTSBURG, WITH REFLECTIONS 56