ILLUSTRATIONS

Drawn by F. T. Merrill.  Engraved by John Andrew & son.

Shanty-boats—­the Champion floaters of the
west.......  Frontispiece. 
Diagram of parts of boat...14
Indian in canoe...28
The start—­head of the Ohio river  ...31
Coal-stove. . .39
Indian mound at Moundsville, west Virginia...54
A night under A German coverlet...78
Popular idea of the nesting of cranes...111
Stern-wheel western tow-boat pushing flatboats...114
Meeting with the parakeets...125
Dying in his boat...177
Boyton descending the Mississippi...187
New Orleans roughs amusing themselves...214
Arrival at the gulf of Mexico—­camp mosquito...239
The portage across crooked island...269
Saddles breaks down...292
Parting with saddles...302
Last night on the gulf of Mexico...322

LIST OF MAPS

Drawn and engraved by the united states coast and geodetic survey
bureau
to illustrate N. H. Bishop’s boat voyages.

1.  General map of routes followed by the author during his two voyages
made to the gulf of Mexico, in the years 1874-6.....Opposite page 1

GUIDE MAPS OF ROUTE FOLLOWED

IN DUCK-BOAT “CENTENNIAL REPUBLIC,” ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO, IN 1876

2.  From new Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile bay, Alabama. . . .Opposite 209

3.  From Mobile bay, Alabama, to cape San Blas, Florida. . . .Opposite 247

4.  From cape San Blas, Florida, to cedar Keys, Florida. . . .Opposite 273

MAP SHOWING RIVER AND PORTAGE ROUTES

ACROSS FLORIDA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

5.  Route followed by the author in paper canoe “Maria Theresa,” In 1875. . . .  Opposite 319