CONTENTS



                    CHAPTER XVI.                 PAGE
New Switzerland - An old-time river pilot - House-
   boat life on the lower reaches-A philosopher in
   rags-Wooded solitudes-Arrival at Louisville.  - 202

                   CHAPTER XVII.
Storied Louisville-Red Indians and white-A night on
   Sand Island-New Albany-Riverside hermits-The
   river falling--A deserted village-An ideal camp. - 2 1S

                   CHAPTER XVIII.
Village life-A traveling photographer-On a country
   road-Studies in color-Again among colliers-In
   sweet content-A ferry romance. -    -    -   - 233

                    CHAPTER XIX.
Fishermen's tales-Skiff nomenclature-Green River-
   Evansville-Henderson-Audubon and Rafinesque-
   Floating shops-The Wabash.     -    -   -    - 251

                    CHAPTER XX.
Shawneetown-Farm-houses on stilts-Cave-in-Rock-
   Island nights. - -    -    -   -    -   -    - 267
                    CHAPTER XXI.
The Cumberland and the Tennessee-Stately soli-
  tudes-Old Fort Massac-Dead towns in Egypt-
  The last cump-Cairo.  -                        280


Afpendix A.-Historical outline of Ohio Valley settle-
  ment. -             ----                       296
Apendix B.-Selected list of Journals of previous trav-
  elers down the Ohio.   -    -    -    -      - 320



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