CONTENTS. XI 



coat-pocket pistol. A shooting difficulty. Religion in the United 

 States. Oblivion of Sunday. Germans in St Louis. Convent of the 

 ladies of the Sacred Heart. Fire alarm telegraph. Field day with its 

 engines. Mastodon remains. Dr Cock's remarks on the coeval life 

 of man and the mastodon. 3G3 383 



CHAP. XXIII. 



Mr CanteralPs friend. Field for geological research in the United 

 States. Eyeless fish. Voyage up the Missouri. Alton. Chicago. 

 Glimpse of Lake Michigan. First and second class passengers on 

 American railways. The Michigan Exchange Hotel. Superior 

 appearance of the country in Canada. Lake St Clare. Lake 

 Ontario. Double suspension bridge over the Niagara. Exploits 

 of Blondin and Shields. Desecration" of the Falls. Beneath the 

 Falls. Interesting reminiscence of Niagara. American exaggera 

 tions. "Wild fowl carried over the Falls. Visit to Mr James Booth. 

 Goat Island. Dangerous amusement with a child, Awful position 

 of a man. A sordid murderer. A honeymoon trip to the Falls. 



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CHAP. XXIV. 



Broom corn. Albany. The Hudson. Imprudent attempt to bully in an 

 American railway car. Amusing episode. A quarrelsome travelling 

 companion. Management of American railways. The Clarendon. 

 Sharp's improved rifle carbine. Mr Galbraith the Naturalist. Paul 

 de Chaillee's valuable collection. The gorilla. Interview with 

 Heenan. Ornithological facts. Departure from America. Voyage 

 home. Ingenious method of correcting a bad custom. Marcey's 

 Prairie Traveller. Favourite occupation of Pawnee chiefs. The swim 

 ming of horses. Advice as to the best route for seeking the bison. 

 Parting words on the United States. The boh-boys or rowdies, and 

 the American press. , 409 431 



