The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-07-05

From the Danbury. Conn, News Jpse 1
At Quincy got my first view Ut the Mis-
sissippi river. believe there Is not an
American but Lss some sprt ri IN idea Of
what the Mississippi river looks like, and
, Inns vague impression that some time or
other before he dies be will bc permitted to
sec II. The Mississippi-what word II 10 I"
chew up inks IN ,ns,itaiion by itsslf. II
Is full 1T associations. b''h ,rasical and
co,nicsi, and il is also full Of mud. II has
NO banks 10 speak Ut. II il full IT bars,
and hos narrow and uncertain channel.
These are matters We sl! hear ut schOs'l. ard
sce repeated In the papers but don't realize
them until We get On the river itself
The sicaiuiM,sis are fiat bt,l,Omctl, and
many If them carry the wheel NJ the stern.
II 10 that part Of the ls'at where, II It was "
h use, the sl"ps would bc thrown. The
wheel is cumbersome hooking article. and
to the casual observer, the boat srpesrs I"
have jus. climbed over Il. I would give
you picture Of the twU we're not engaged
In painting picture Of tue Rocky u,oun-
iains st su"rise
The river il much broader at this point
t1'an I expected to see 1t. but VIC cannot
always have things 10 wc want them In this
world. The channel IL ab.'ut three feet
deep Opposite this place. I don't know the
exact width of the river. but there IL no
doubt hut the water 10 ss thick as Il IL
broad. The traveller should turn it over
with his foot and ~ look Ut both sides of II.
All was hustle ct the dock when l 30, there.
The hat was taking on its freight, and
atnut thirty lively negroes aud one very ex.
cited aud awfu " pr''!sne white man were
doing tho business. Tina, white man was
study. lie WAS the mate 1t the vessel. and
what he didn't know alWut rl.c,uric ca,uld
he held on the I"int of knife by 8 nervous
IMAM. The thirty negroes I,sd NIL they could
we'll attend 10 10 keep up with his new
sMths and rOll on the casks. Without any
cessation they lsDbbcl from the lr~t IN the
sh"rc. and from the shore back To the L.,si
and oil the while that Mississippi el.,cution.
list danced arNund aud swOre When got
on the host sa' down on my baggage and
watched that man.
Being resident Of New England ] thought
! knew something IL wickcdness. but l was
mistaken. The nrgrHs were uniformly
dressed In pants; shirts and hats. Some at
the hats were ufr,amcnicd with different
cO!otcd ribbons; others again con.
iHtnch hut n simple brass pIaic-ihe trade
mark If the retired iruit can. Bauiy un.
adorned il adorned the most. They were
driven like sheep, first Ia the shore. then
back ~ the ioat. The least hesitation. t1,c
| slightest misstcp. was noted by the orator
and incorp,r atcd into the discourse. Hc
c"uldnt have been more familiar were they
bis owi'' faibfs, which {, Is no. likely they
wpn..s sJ WI - " 4 4 g. ~" hH - h@
After getting through ut the dock the boat
moved up 10 yiie cosl yard The coal Was
brought, Oh II h,xss. wtllsilssadlcs a, each
end. Each lox contained 81 bushels and
was carried by two men. Six hundred
bushels were thus taken On. The same
anorAt 1t hustle ssd sehSine"ce occurred
IN this transaction. The men sweat like
April, and sppehssa or.S sssdy to drop "a,
every trip. but the mate hurled tones Al
,ien apd ksps ,lrm pp. gWhsn sl,s throat
so,sisstl hsused6 lkootasd usod II IN tina,
whole.soled way peculiar to tho Mississippi
lr,at men.
| Ts5trinoss rceivei q 1. day and their
vic,uals ! should think they would 90 to
so,Ne csty and get into store. " s1ftf
Through the courtesy Of the clerk l,etp.
ID ~ a1'ecupy the pilot house, andin Iris
lofty perch gpt1 splendid view Of the river
and cinders.1 The shores are fiat and covered
with fpses,s , When grew tird ofisok ia
ut them llookcd ut the pilot. There was I
tsMt ahead Of Us which, the captain va.
tnund to overtakc. The pilot diln't believe
II could " done. because the boilers on our
boa, were old and weak. and could no, pos.
sibly stand the pressure. This made me SICK
to the sttniach, and 20 I climbed down out
# the pilot house. and Immediately plsryd
Aetweet me and those boilers oil ne teri.
tory could get together.
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