Volume 2 — INDEX.
Reading edition
A
Abraham Lincoln, Fort, 386, 387
Arrival of Far West at, 390
Agency system, 362
Agents, Indian, situation of, 360
Alder Gulch, discovery of, 271
Amanda, the, impressed by Peace Com. of 1866, 405
American Fur Company, questionable methods of, 25, 43, 59, 64, 135, 159, 183, 215, 290, 320, 329, 343, 344, 360
sells its business on the river, 239, 260
sends steamboat to Fort Benton, 218
Annuities, delivery of, in 1863, 301
Annuity system, abuses of, 177, 359, 360
Anthony, Col. R. D., 254
Appropriations for improving the Mo. r., 421–3
Aricara Indians, Ashley’s fight with, 5
Army, the, in Indian affairs, 365 et seq.
Arrival of steamboat at trading post, 132
Ash Hollow, battle of, 367
Ashley, Gen. W. H., 5, 8
transports furs by bullboat, 101
Assiniboine, the, ascends Mo. r. to Poplar r., 139, 218
Assiniboine Indians, 352
break peace with Blackfeet, 228
Astor, John Jacob, 134, 138
Astorian expedition, 107
Atkinson, Gen. Henry, takes expedition to Yellowstone in 1825, 376, 383
Aubrey, Felix X., ride of, 114
Audubon the naturalist and the black squirrel, 150
on board the Omega, 141 et seq.
unpopularity of, 150
B
Bad Axe, battle of, 24
Bad lands, first military expedition through, 375
Bailey, pilot of the Spread Eagle, 1863, 290, 291
Bannock City, 269
Barry, William, kills Captain Spear, 412
released from arrest, 414
tried and acquitted, 415
Bell of the Saluda, 125
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, 442
Beneetse, discoverer of gold in Montana, 266
Ben Johnson, the, transports Peace Com. of 1863, 397
Benteen, Captain, in Custer campaign, 381
Benton, Fort, christening of, 235
growth of, 237
head of navigation, 220, 222
historical sketch of, 222 et seq.
ruined by the railroads, 419
Benton, Thos. H., bequeaths name to Fort Benton, 235
defends Am. F. Co., 27, 159, 235, 348
faith of, in the West, 348
Benton Transportation Company, 420
Bercier accompanies La Barge on war party, 46
death of, 46
Berger, Jacob, attacks Malcolm Clark, 232
goes on mission to the Blackfeet, 223
Bible lost on the Naomi, 79
Big Mound, battle of, 372
Bishop, the, lost in whirlpool, 122
Bismarck, first railroad at, 419
Black Dave, adventure of, 149
Blackfeet Indians, annuities for, 315 et seq.
enemies of Crows, 223, 228
sketch of, 226, 352
trade relations with, 223
treaty with Assiniboines, 225
treaty with whites, 237, 359
Black Squirrel, Audubon and the, 150
Blair, Frank, and La Barge, 257
Bloody Island, 185
Boats, kinds of, on the Mo. r., 91 et seq.
Boller, Henry A., cited, 300, 307, 313, 361
Bonneville, Captain, ships furs by bullboat, 101
Boone, Daniel, burial of, 57
Boonville, battle of, 255
Bozeman, J. M., 268
Bradley, James H., historical researches of, 238
Brasseaux Houses, 374, 375, 385
Bridger, Fort, La Barge at, 335
Brulé, Fort, origin of name, 232
Bruyère tries to break up La Barge’s expedition, 61
Buffalo, adventure with, 163
Bullboat, description of, 96
Indian type of, 101
noted voyages of, 100
Burgwin, Captain, inspects the Omega, 144
Burials along the Missouri r., 36
Burleigh, Dr. W. A., 341
C
Cabanné, John P., affair of, with Leclerc, 24–7
California, conquest of, 172
discovery of gold in, 173
Calvary cemetery, St. Louis, 442
Campbell, Robert, criticises La Barge, 395
Canoe, description of, 91
Cargo of steamboats, 126
Cass, Fort, 228
Catholic sisters on La Barge’s boat, 434
Catlin, George, on board the Yellowstone, 137
Championship among steamboat employees, 128
Channel of the Missouri, changes in, 76
Chantier, description of, 96
Chappelle, Phil. A., assistance acknowledged, vi
Chardon, F. A., and Blackfoot massacre, 231
relieves Alexander Culbertson, 231
Chardon, Fort, 232, 237
Chase, Salmon P., La Barge’s experience with, 343
Chatillon, Henry, hunter for steamboats, 126
Cheyenne Indians, 352
Chicago and N. W. R. R. reaches Council Bluffs, 418
Chippewa, the, reaches head of navigation, 218, 219
Cholera on the St. Ange, 189
on the Yellowstone, 31
Chouteau Bluffs, origin of name, 137
Chouteau, C. P., 201, 219
encounter with Col. Dimon, 261
Chouteau, Edward Liguest, La Barge’s companion, 19, 345
Chouteau, Pierre, Jr., colloquy with La Barge, 292
offers stand of colors to La Barge, 240
quoted, 35, 134
Civil War, the, effect of, on Indians, 368
relation of, to Mo. r. commerce, 249 et seq.
termination of, 368
Clark, Fort, 139
Clark, Malcolm, attacks Alexander Harvey, 233
kills Owen McKenzie, 233
Clergymen as Indian agents, 143, 362
Cook, Camp, 410, 413
Cordelle, the, description of, 103
Cottonwood bark as forage, 49
Coues, Dr. Elliott, quoted, 313
Council Bluffs, first railroad at, 418
Crazy Wolf, Yanktonais Indian, 402
Crook, General, in campaign of 1876, 378, 379
Crooks, Ramsay, quoted, 138
Crow Indians, 352
enemies of Blackfeet, 223, 228
experience with Peace Com. of 1866, 404
Crow Indian prisoner killed by Pawnee, 31
Culbertson, Alexander, career at Fort Benton, 227 et seq.
Cummings, Alfred, makes treaty with Blackfeet, 236, 359
Curtis, General, mem. Peace Com. 1866, 397 et seq.
Custer, General, campaign of 1876, 380
command of, annihilated, 380
tries to arrest La Barge, 431
Custer massacre, first news of, 388
D
Dauphin, Louis, hunter for steamboats, 126
subaqueous adventure of, 303
Dawson, Andrew, receives property of La Barge, Harkness & Co., 327
Dead Buffalo Lake, battle of, 372
Deadman, meaning of term in steamboating, 122
Deer Lodge, the, boats met by, in 1866, 273
Deer Lodge Valley, discovery of gold in, 266, 267
De Lacey, W. W., 237, 295
Departure from port, 127
De Smet, Father P. J., at Fort Laramie, arrived in 1851, 358
goes from Fort Union to Fort Laramie, 193
on the St. Ange in 1851, 189
stories of, 194
Diamond R Company, 329
Dimon, Col. Charles A. R., 260 et seq.
Dodge, Grenville M., assistance acknowledged, vi
relations with Lincoln, 243, 244
Dog, a, causes steamboat wreck, 116
chloroformed by Gen. Harney, 202
Durack, John, lassoes a buffalo, 163
E
Edgar, Henry, discoverer of Alder Gulch, 271
Edmunds, Newton, mem. Peace Com. of 1866, 397
Edna, the, explosion of, 124
Effie Deans, the, burned, 394
length of voyage in one season, 336
purchase of, 332
voyage of, in 1864, 319
El Paso, the, reaches Milk r., 218
Embalming, new method, 413
Emilie, the, 240, 241
voyage of, in 1862, 288
Evans, Dr., on the St. Ange in 1851, 190
Exploration of the West, 174
Express, the, description of, 41
F
Fairweather, William, discoverer of Alder Gulch, 271
Far West, the, part played by, in campaign of 1876, 387, 388
Fire canoe of the Indians, 111
Fisk James L., leader of Northern Overland Expedition, 270
Flood of 1844, 154
Floods of Missouri and Mississippi, 83, 155
Fremont, General John, as an explorer, 348
inaccessibility of, 347
La Barge’s acquaintance with, 347
Freight rates on the Missouri, 276
Fuel for steamboats, 117
Fur trade, relation of, to the Indians, 353
use of steamboats in, 3
G
Galpin, Charles E., 341
Galpin, Fort, 293
Galvanized Yankees, 260
Gardner, Johnson, transports furs by bullboat, 101
Garreau, Pierre, 197
Gibbon, General, in Custer campaign, 378
Gilbert, Colonel, incident concerning, 427
Gold, discovery of, in California, 173
discovery of, in Montana, 237, 265 et seq., 368
Gold dust, first sale of, in Montana, 267
great quantity shipped by the Octavia, 413
transportation of, 275, 333
Good, Frederick, lost from the Trover, 286
Government work on the Missouri r., 421 et seq.
Grant, General, La Barge’s acquaintance with, 347
La Barge’s resemblance to, 443
Grattan massacre, 366, 367
Great Falls of the Missouri, 75
first white woman to see, 294
Great Falls City, Mont., 420
Great fire of St. Louis, 185
Great Northern R. R. reaches Helena, 417, 418
Greer, Capt. W. B., witnesses transactions at Fort Union, 316, 320, 321
Grismore, Nathan, La Barge’s mate, 181
Guerette, Louis, killed on the Saluda, 24, 124
Guerette, Pelagie wife of Capt. La Barge, 71
Guerrillas in Missouri, 250
H
Half breeds, British, among the Indians, 369
Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R. reaches the Mo. r., 241, 417, 418
Hard, C. D., arrests La Barge, 432
Harkness, James, connection of, with firm of La Barge, Harkness & Co., 286, 293, 324, 329
journal of, 290
Harney, General, campaign of 1855, 367, 383
chloroforms a dog, 202
experience with Captain La Barge’s father, 6
friend of the Indians, 201
quoted, 356
Harvey, Alexander, attacked by Malcolm Clark, 234
desperate character of, 229 et seq.
Harvey, Primeau & Co., 234
Hat, Louis Dauphin’s, 303
Hawley, Hubbell & Co., buy out Am. F. Co., 239, 260
Hayden, Dr. F. N., on La Barge’s boat, 209
Helena, Mont., rise of, 272
Hill, Father W. H., preaches La Barge’s funeral sermon, 440
Hodgkiss, Wm., agent at Fort Union, 316, 320
Hoecken, Father, death of, 191
Hooper, Mormon acquaintance of La Barge’s, 334
Hopkins, Mormon acquaintance of La Barge’s, 334
Horrigan, Lieutenant, with troops on Octavia, 410
Hortiz, Eulalie, mother of Capt. La Barge, 11
Hortiz, Joseph Alvarez, 11
Hubbell, J. B. assistance acknowledged, vi
cited, 284
mackinaw voyage of, in 1866, 283
Hunters for steamboats, 125
Hyde, Orson, Mormon preacher, 375
I
Ice break up of 1856, 204
Ice gorges, 81
Illinois Central R. R. reaches Sioux City, 418
Improvement work on the Mo. r., 241 et seq.
Independence, the, first steamboat on the Missouri, 90, 219
Indian, the, and the fur trade, 353
and the steamboat, 364
Indian agents, character of, 362
Indian question, 355
Indians attack the Martha, 179
attack the Omega, 148
danger to boats from, 123
Indians of the Missouri Valley, 351
Insurance rates, 276
Irrigation, Congressional Act of, 448
relation of, to Mo. r., 447
Irving, Washington, quoted, 109
Island City, the, wreck of, 385
J
Jesuits honor La Barge’s memory, 440
Johnston, General A. S., 346
Joseph, Nez Percé chief, 392
captured, 393
K
Kansas City, first railroad at 417
Kansas Indians, 351
Keelboat, advent of, on the Missouri, 90
description of, 102
Kernel of corn, the, 152
Kidder, Judge, tries murderer of Capt. Spear, 414
Killdeer Mountain, battle of, 374
Kimball, Heber, Mormon preacher, 335
Kipp, James, accompanies La Barge, 70
builds Fort Piegan, 225
L
La Barge, A. G., assistance acknowledged, vi
La Barge Avenue, St. Louis, 198
La Barge, Charles S., killed in steamboat explosion, 13, 124
La Barge city, 295
La Barge, Fort, established, 293
turned over to Am. F. Co., 327
La Barge, Harkness & Co., 270, 287
collapse of firm, 329
operations of, in 1862, 293
sued, 326
La Barge, John B., brother of Capt. La Barge, 13
member of firm L. H. & Co., 287
takes first steamboat to head of navigation, 219
La Barge, Joseph, Mo. r. pilot accompanies Pawnee war party, 45
acquaintance with the Mormons, 56
acquaintance with prominent men, 346, 350
adventure with Sioux war party, 38
among the Pawnees, 27 et seq.
ancestry of, 2 et seq.
an authority on Mo. r. history, 439
as an expert witness, 165
at Ford’s theater, 344
before Senate Committee, 344
birth of, 12, 13
captured by Pawnees, 160
carries express to Pierre, 44
changes during his lifetime, 441
childhood of, 13
claim against government, 323
contemplates retirement, 198, 426
death of, iv, 440
dictates memoirs, iii
education of, 17
enters service Am. F. Co., 23, 56, 67, 200
enters service H. & St. Joe R. R., 241, 418
experience with Englishmen, 344
experience with rattlesnakes, 46
falls into an air hole, 50
funeral of, 440
grave of, 442
helps prepare list of steamboat wrecks, 438
in Cabanné-Leclerc affair, 24 et seq.
in Custer campaign, 389
in meteoric shower, 40
in Montana, 331 et seq.
in “opposition,” 59 et seq., 287
in Salt Lake City, 333
in Washington, 340 et seq.
intimate knowledge of the river, 116
leaves service Am. F. Co., 56, 184, 199, 210, 214, 215
marriage of, 71
meets Dave McCann, 430
on the Yellowstone in cholera scourge, 32
opposes Am. F. Co., 59, et seq., 287
personal characteristics, 443
politics of, 444
purchases the Sonora, 190
religion of, 444
remains with the Union, 253
rescues boat from ice gorge, 207
retires from the river, 447
serves apprenticeship in steamboating, 55
serves as interpreter, 22
skill as a swimmer, 53
works for city of St. Louis, 438
La Barge, Joseph Marie, at Council Bluffs, 42
sketch of, 3
stories concerning, 6 et seq.
Laberge, Dr. Philemon, 12
La Fayette, visits of, to St. Louis, 15
La Framboise, Fort, 293
Langford, N. P., assistance acknowledged, vi
Laramie Fort, treaty of, 358
Larpenteur, Charles, cited, 307
estimate of, 313
quoted, 398
Last Chance Gulch, 272
Latta, S. M., Indian agent, 300
at the Tobacco Garden, 306
cited, 207
quoted, 317
Leavenworth, Colonel, in Aricara campaign, 383
Leclerc, Narcisse, affair of, with Cabanné, 24 et seq.
disloyal to La Barge, 60, 65
Lee, General R. E., acquaintance of La Barge with, 346
examines Mo. r., 422
surrender of, 336
Lemon, R. H., transfers Fort La Barge, 327
Lewis and Clark, expedition of, 375
Lewis, Fort, 233 et seq.
Lincoln, Abraham, assistance of, 261, 336
at Council Bluffs, 241
commutes sentence of Indians, 371
election of, 247
interest in Indian question, 342
on La Barge’s boat, 246
on Missouri r., 241 et seq.
presented with fur robe, 340
Little Crow, Sioux Chief, incites massacre, 370
Liquor, importation of, prohibited, 25, 141
Lisa, Manuel, voyage of, in 1811, 106, 107
Loan, Brig. Gen., quoted, 251
Log book kept by Captain Sire, 139
quoted, 146, 159
Lyon, General, goes to Illinois r. for pilots, 249
La Barge’s experience with, 257, 258
M
Mackinaw boat, description of, 94 et seq.
party are massacred, 277, 278
voyages of, 275, 284
Majors, Alexander, saves La Barge, 254
Mandan Indians, 252
Marine Insurance Companies, frauds upon, 420
Marmaduke, General, impresses the Emilie, 255
Marquette and Joliet discover Mo. r., 87
Marsh, Captain Grant, important services of, 387
master of the Far West, 388
Massacre, Custer, 380
Massacre on the Marias r., 279
Matlock, Indian Agent, 178
Maximilian, Prince of Wied, at Fort McKenzie, 228
voyage of, in 1833, 139
Maybrick, Mrs., case of, compared with that of Capt. Spear, 415
Meteoric shower, 40
Mexico, war with, 171
Miles, General, in Nez Percé campaign, 392
Miller, mate on the Robert Campbell, 396
Miller, Dr. Geo. L., quoted, 203
Miller, Joseph, Indian agent at Bellevue, 156
Miner, the, caught in a whirlpool, 122
Minnesota massacre, 370
Minnetarees, or Gros ventres of the Missouri, 352
Missouri Indians, 351
Missouri Pacific R. R. reaches Kansas City, 416
Missouri River, The
burials along shore, 36
commercial importance of, iv, 73
destiny of, 445
discovery of, 87
early exploration of, 89
first navigation of, 87
first steamboat to enter, 90
head of navigation on, 220
highest point reached by steam, 220
improvement of, by the government, 422 et seq.
Indian tribes along, 351
kinds of boats used on, 91 et seq.
modern view concerning, 445
navigation of, 115
origin of name, 88
physical characteristics of, 74 et seq.
relation of, to gold regions of Montana, 273
scenery of, 83
sediment carried, 78
source of, 74
Missouri River Commission, abolition of, 424, 448
creation of, 422
Mitchell, D. D., attends Council at Fort Laramie, 358
builds Fort McKenzie, 226
Montana, first railroads in, 419
gold fields of, 265
Montana Historical Society, 239
Mormons, the, in Missouri, 65
La Barge’s acquaintance with, 175, 333
migration of, to Great Salt Lake, 171
relation of, to commerce of Mo. r., 171
sketch of, 167
McCann, Dave, meets La Barge, 430
McCune, John S., relations with La Barge, 337, 396, 435
McKenzie, Fort, 137
burned, 232
founding of, 227
sketch of, 228
McKenzie, Kenneth, 134
opens trade with the Blackfeet, 223
McKenzie, Owen, killed by Malcolm Clark, 233
McPherson, W. W., government contractor, 409
N
Naomi, the, discovery of a Bible belonging to, 79
Negro boys lost, 285
New Mexico, conquest of, 172
Nez Percé campaign, steamboat in, 392
Nicollet, J. J., 347
Nimrod, the, injured by hailstorm, 164
inspection of, at Bellevue, 156
voyage of, in 1844, 154
Northern Overland Expedition, 270
Northern Pacific R. R. reaches Bismarck, 419
reaches Montana, 419
Northwestern Fur Company, 239, 260
Northwestern Treaty Commission—See “Peace Commission of 1866”
Nutt, H. C., quoted, 369
O
Octavia, the, built, 396
great profit on voyage of, 416
voyage of, 1867, 408
Omaha, first railroad at, 418
Omaha Indians, 351
Omega, the, voyage of 1843, 141 et seq.
Ophir City, 279
“Opposition,” meaning of term, 59
Orleans, Fort, 88
Osage Indians, 351
Otrante, Comte de, 155
P
Passenger fares on Mo. r., 276
lists on Mo. r. steamboats, 120
Pawnee Indians, 27, 351
capture La Barge, 160
La Barge’s residence among, 27
Peace Commission of 1866, 396 et seq.
quoted, 360
Peindry, Comte de, 155
Piegan, Fort, founding of, 225
Pierre, Fort, 137
transfer of, to United States, 201, 367, 383
Pike’s Peak Gulch, 269
Pilcher, Joshua, in charge of Cabanné’s post, 37
interest in young La Barge, 39, 44, 48
Pilot, Missouri r., experiences of, 131
important duty of, 115
wages of, 276
Pilot shields, 250
Poles, use of, on keelboats, 104
Pope, General, plans Indian campaign, 371
quoted, 357
Price, General Sterling, 255
Profits in steamboat business, 276
Prou, Mr., botanist to Audubon, 152
Provost, Etienne, praises La Barge, 39
outwits a botanist, 152
settles championship, 128
wooding the Martha, 179
R
Racing steamboats on the Mo. r., 123
Railroads, the enemy of the steamboat, 417
relation of, to Mo. r., 445
Randall, Fort, 367, 383
Rattlesnakes, 46
Ray, Captain, faithful conduct of, 337
Reed, H. W., Indian Agent, 300
advises La Barge to store annuities, 316
cited, 207
mem. Peace Com. 1866, 397
quoted, 314
Reeve, Colonel, makes Crows walk, 405
Rencontre, Zephyr, aids La Barge, 67
interprets for Peace Com. of 1866, 400, 402
Reno, Major, in Custer campaign, 381, 391
Rice, Fort, 260, 374
Robert Campbell, the, voyage of, in 1863, 298 et seq.
Roe, John J., organizes Diamond R. Co., 328
relations with La Barge, 325
Rolette, agt. Am. F. Co. at Fort Union, 320
S
Sail, use of, on keelboats, 106
Sailors, lost from the Nimrod, 160
Saint Ange, launching of, 184
voyage of, in 1851, 189
Saint Joseph, first railroad at, 417
Saint Louis, great fire of, 185
Salaries on steamboats, 271
Saluda, the, explosion of, 124
Sam Gaty, the, attack on, 251
Sanders, W. F., assistance acknowledged, vi
counsel against La Barge, Harkness & Co., 328
Sarpy, Peter A., arrests Leclerc, 26
in charge of Cabanné’s post, 49
Scenery of the Missouri r., 83
Sediment carried by the Mo. r., 78
Sheridan, General, plans campaign of 1876, 378
Sherman, General, Commissioner to treat with Indians, 377
gives La Barge a contract, 410
Shreveport, the, impressed by General Sully, 385
voyage of, in 1863, 302
Sibley, General, in charge of operations against Sioux Indians in 1863, 370
Sioux City, first railroad at, 418
important river port, 419
Sioux City and Pacific R. R. reaches Sioux City, 418
Sioux Indians, 351
capture Grosventre herd, 304
non-treaty, 377
power of, broken, 377
Sire, Joseph A., 140
master of the Omega, 141
master of the Nimrod, 154
outwits inspectors, 144, 157
Sire log book, the, 139
Slope of Missouri river, 83
Smallpox among the Blackfeet, 229
Smith, Green Clay, Governor of Montana Territory, 409
Smith, Joseph, death of, 57, 169
Snags in Missouri river, 80, 119, 421
Snagboats, early, 422
Sounding the channel, 120
Sparring over sand bars, 121
Spear, Capt. W. D., killed by a sentinel, 412
takes passage on the Octavia, 411
Spread Eagle, the, rams the Emilie, 289
Stanley, General, arrests Custer, 431
Statistics of steamboat traffic, 217, 275
Steamboat, the, and the Indians, 364
architectural beauty of, 111
description of, 109 et seq.
in the Indian wars, 382
in the Nez Percé campaign, 392
last at Fort Benton, 420
navigation of the Mo. r., importance of, iv
trade on Mo. r., rapid growth of, 174, 216, 274
wrecks, causes of, 421
voyages up the Mo. r., 127
Stevens, I. I., makes treaty with Blackfeet, 236, 359
Stinger, Andy, hero of the Tobacco Garden, 307, 311
Stony Lake, battle of, 372
Storm injures the Nimrod, 164
Storms on the Missouri, 84
Stuart, Fort, 293
Stuart, James, English traveler, 4
Stuart, James, Montana pioneer, 267, 268, 271
Sublette & Campbell, 36
Suit against La Barge, Harkness & Co., 328
Sully, Fort, 373
Sully, General, campaign of 1863, 371, 372
campaign of 1864, 374
impresses the Shreveport, 318
opinion of Col. Dimon, 262
quoted, 270, 361
uses steamboats in his campaigns, 385
Survey of the Missouri r., 436
Suter, Capt, C. R., purchases the Octavia, 425
T
Tecumseh, Fort, 137
Terry, General Alfred, in campaign of 1876, 378
on La Barge’s boat, 390
Terry, Lieutenant, English officer, investigates death of Capt. Spear, 414
Terry, M. M., writes account of voyage of Far West, 388
Thomas, Col., Quartermaster in St. Louis, 410
Thompson, C. W., Indian agent, 385
Thompson, Fort, 385
Tobacco Garden, affair at, 305 et seq.
Transportation by water and rail, 420
Treaty of Fort Laramie, 358, 366
with Blackfeet, 237, 259
Treaty system, abuses of, 356
Trover, the, wreck of, 285
U
Union, Fort, 139
Union Pacific Bridge at Omaha opened, 418
Union Pacific R. R., Lincoln’s interest in, 244
reaches Ogden, 419
Upson, Gad E., Indian agent, 322
Utah Northern R. R. enters Montana, 419
V
Vallandingham, C. L., 244
Virginia City, Mont., 272
Volunteers, U. S., 259
Voyage, last, to Fort Benton, 436, 437
Voyageurs, 108
W
Wall, Nicholas, relations with Capt. La Barge, 258, 295, 325, 326
War with Mexico, 171
Warping over rapids, 121
Warren, General, on the upper Missouri, 208
Weather, influence of, on navigation of the river, 86
Western Engineer, the, 91, 382
Whirlpools on the Missouri, 122
Whitestone Hill, battle of, 373
Winnebago Indians, transported by steamboat, 384
Wooding steamboat, 118
Wooding at Crow creek in 1847, 179
Wounded Knee, battle of, 366
Wrecks of steamboats on Mo. r., causes of, 421
list of, 438
Wright, Geo. B., agent for the Blackfeet, 405
Wyeth, Nathaniel J., transports furs by bullboat, 101
Y
Yankee Jack, adventure of, 129
mentioned, 282
Yanktonais, the, experience of, with Peace Com. of 1866, 399
Yawl, importance of, to steamboat, 54, 91
Yellowstone, the, first steamboat on the upper river, 22, 136
cholera on, 32
description of, 112
public interested in voyage of, 138
Yellowstone expedition of 1819, 382
Yellowstone National Park, 75, 266
Yellowstone river, 75
falls of, 75
La Barge ascends, 436
Young, Brigham, 169, 175
entertains La Barge, 334