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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR, LEHOY
TIN FOUNDAY ONE
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by
I. F. SEGNER,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of Ohio.
STEREOTYPED AT THE FRANKLIN TYPE FOUNDRY, CINCINNATI
CONTENTS.
PARTI.
INTRODUCTORY,
HISTORICAL SKETCH.-Discovery of the Mississippi, 1541-Spanish Posses-
sions in North America-French Possessions-Missions established-La
Salle's explorations, 1682-Jesuit College at Kaskaskia, 1721 - Detroit
founded, 1701, by the French-French Military Posts-The Ohio explored,
1721-Laramie's Creek, the first English settlement in the West, 1749-
French War-English possess the country east of the Mississippi, 1763—
Louisiana settlements-Mississippi Company, 1718-Emigration-New Or-
leans founded-Louisiana ceded to Spain-Settlement of Kentucky-Navi-
gation of the Mississippi-Western Lands ceded-Ohio settled-Indian
Wars-Tennessee settled-Spain cedes to United States the right of Navi-
gation of the Mississippi, 1795-Louisiana ceded to France, 1800-Ceded
by France to United States, 1803-Territories organized-States admitted,. 15
PERILS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS.-French Heroism-Indian Depredations-In-
cidents of Frontier Life,..
EARLY HISTORY OF OHIO.-Settlement at Marietta-Character of the Early
Settlers-The Miami Country-French Settlement of Gallipolis-Other Set-
tlements-Adventures-Voyaging-Wild Scenery,...
PIONEERS OF TENNESSEE.-Settlements on the Holsten-Attacks of the Indians
-Military Expeditions-Treaties-Incidents,...
INDIAN ANTIQUITIES.--Mounds of Mississippi-Explorations-Mounds of Illi- nois,.....
THE MISSISSIPPI.-Schoolcraft's Discovery of its Source-Lake Pepin-The
Maiden's Rock, a Legend-St. Peters-Falls of St. Anthony-Brown's Falls
-Scenery of the Mississippi-Squatter Life-Commerce of the River-
Navigation, Floods, Floating Timber, Shags, Sawyers-Keelboats, Flatboats,
Rafts-Characteristics of the Boatmen-Incidents-Robber Bands-Earth-
quakes-First Steamboat-Floating Palaces-Cosmopolitanism of the Pas-
sengers,
....
MISSOURI.-Early History-Settled by the French-St. Louis founded, 1764-
Attacked by the British and Indians, 1778-Cession of the Territory-Rapid
Increase-Natural Resources-Mineral Wealth-Lead Mines-Iron Moun-
tain-Soil and Productions,...
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WESTERN SCENERY.-Forests-Prairie Landscape, its Verdure, Flowers, Pio-
turesque Groves-Prairie on Fire Winter Scene-Oak-openings-Rolling
Prairie-Table Lands-Flint Knobs-Salt Plains-Perpendicular Rocks-
Region of the Buffalo Salt Licks-Habits of the Bison-Hunting-Indian
Method-Hunting Wild Horses-The Prairie Dog-Indian Village,................ 112
THE OREGON REGION.-Discovery of the Columbia-Government Expedition- Astoria and the Fur Trade-Fur-bearing Animals-The Pacific Fur Compa ny, its History-Fate of the Settlement-Missionaries' journey t› Oregon-