New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-20
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Mrs.,ss.srI RIVER, Up stream, Aup Is. 1ssb

MfsSssaffi Asi'hht Up GIreapQ, Aug. Is. 1850
Since the old ogy times of Mike Fink when keelboats
were hauled and showed along the shores OF this
river there been much In most matters
pertaining to naygaon do not announce this fact
discovery my own nor do wish to be understood al
citing the particular steamboat which is doing IN bss to
get me up as striking example Of the progress
of modern science In tne construction Of water but
have been forced to the conclusion by the anthoritv of
everybody who has had anything to saw mon the anbee
and by my deliberate reflections after having been
disposed doubt the proposition consequence Of the
practical argument against 1t which has been urged
nv attention ever since left New Orleans Here nave
we been for seven sor.ia DAYS and eight sultry nights
watching the Hrugsles OF this superanuated sold blower
soiling laborbusly against the current which often
threatens obtain the mastery and carry us back to our
starting point Ine towns scattered along the river to-
wards the end Of our painful journey begin to in
our ancies The character of myths things of which we
often hear but never see places which are coming to US
about fast We are going to them and as to the ao
tua end Of our voyage Why regard the prospect Of
reaching 1t qHite Is reasonable as was Jssons hons of
attaining heece when he went that famous
wildgoose chase OF Woogathering expedition really
think that boat must have been modelled after The
vessel described BY John Phoenix which, after humping
always give itup and sail around It, There are one or
two things bwever, must say in her fsyor-she il not
likely snas blow up nor desperately aground and
spreads srespectable table and has sufficient num-
Der OF attentire waters.
have eltersd the dangerous region of shadows and
am when we approach suspicious places the
lead heave and we feel our way cautiously along
treacherous snannel We have one old ssow who sings
out the result of his inquiries with the plummet In the
most onmlcaWauneSi repeating three wordE-aS
quarter iesstwan with long mournful howl like q
rsndsrsdpathstic BY the sound Of horn and then
all winding with short, indescribable cry as if sud-
denly thsott in the midst Of his tune Anon we pass
sasy over y hidden danger the stupendous strength
engine isgan let loose and we plowing through
tha waters ahe terrific rate to which We have now Be-
| come accustmsd-fYe miles an hour.
Az we asod the river the foliage along Its shores be-
comes depse and to my fancy it already begins to dis
play the russt tngss Of autumn but the monotony
i Of the scersry remains almost entirely unbroken
| from New Orleans to the mouth Of the Ohio. In nv
eyes howevs this on SO grand
scale invessthe Mississippi with majesty superior to
that il might derive from the alterations Of hls and
valleys rangs Of mountains and piles Of cliffs 1t viii
do sma river or bubbling creek to behemmed in
and by the fancy work Of nature but tbs
great pararh Of rivers rolling his world Of waters to
fromcountess tributaries and sources the most
oiohe his sides with the simple
bsftting hsown grandeur and originality.
isa wesy business for the eye, however, to trace
day after day. the windngs Of these serpentine shores
with their banks Of clay and their endless
sessions Of nlnsuias and capes Of sand fsinged with
willows and weeds My next letter will probably Be
written amog other scenes Yours etc. q. WIS.