The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

plains, the great variety of Natures
dress cannot fail to interest and please.
Ihere are many places OF HISTORICAL ~
terest, too-Fort Crawford in Wisconsin.
Tor instance, where Father Marquett@
landed. There is a picturesque ness about
the place thoroughly in keeping with its
history. Just below McIregor is tie
Picture Rock, made 10 of colorel sands
In all conceivable shapes A person can
STAND at dist and look at the rock
and draw in his minds eye ANYTHING he
wishes to- If he chooses to see a horse
ne can lind the lines resembling horse
IL ne wants castle it will take a mo-
ment only to find it. The rock is a
peculiar freak of Nature that attracts
the attention Of every one. Whenever
am there I always take a good supply of
the colored sands and sell it when further
down the river. Then just below Prairie
du Chen, on the Iowa side, are the
caves. There are great numbers or them,
and 1t Is fun stopping for while and
exploring a little. The last trip l was
much interested in Island No 70 '+;iieh
is just on this side of New Madrid Bend
Missouri 1 fought at that place during
the Civil war, and therefore had a double
right to be interested. Most of the island
is now washed away. Some of these
relics I have here in the window were
dug up in the sands of the island in 1897,
and relics can still be found there with
little trouble. 1t would take Il day for
me to enumerate the many sights that
can be seen along the old stream.
NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT.
Gas to accidents on trip, an exper-
fenced river man seldom has them
never do, or never have to date, though
my luck may change, of course: In
1897 I ran the Rock Island rapids without
any aid. AT Neokuk I went through the
canal, which is eight and one-quarter
miles long. The greatest difficulty is the
government is building in such great
numbers now. They are constructed for
the purpose of keeping the water in mo
proper channel, or for the washing out
pen at night by the improper use o:
lights, or rather, the neglect of the uss
of lights I am familiar with all river
signals, and this is of great help, es-
pecially where there are many boats.
But after all is said you only have
meager idea OF what the real life on n
along with me. All will be small, the
first klinker style, and the other two
duck boats They will be just large
enough for two man and a dog, and will
be of great aid in our hunting Every
morning we will arise at early dawn,
drink our beef tea. pull UP our fish. get
! breakfast ready. then eat and float down
the river, while the birds sing and the
breezes blow about us. AS is the morn
ing. so will be the day-one of ease, quiet
and contentment Nothing to worry us,
nothing to make US think hard. Every
body likes to be a lazy, good-for-nothing
once in a while. and that is what YOU
are on a house boat. In the evening. ii
we feel like it, We take swim, and
then set down and smoke and talk, or
even read, for library in the state
room will not be lacking.
"a man who works in city the year
round knows how to appreciate such
life. When the breezes blow i'll his face
he feels it; when the birds sing he lis
tens; when the leaves rustic he hears
music; when the morning comes he is
glad; and when the sun sets he is sleepy,
and, what is more, happy. Such is the
life.''