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CHAPTER XV 
EXPERIMENTS IN TRADE ON THE FRONTIER 
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The Ohio a hundred years ago—Hardships of the pioneer trader— 
Audubon’s long journeys by overland trail or river to buy goods— 
The “ark” and keelboat—Chief pleasures of the naturalist at Louis- 
ville—The partners move their goods by flatboat to Henderson, 
Kentucky, and then to Ste. Geneviéve (Missouri)—Held up by the 
ice—Adventures with the Indians—Mississippi in flood—Camp at 
the Great Bend—Abundance of game—Breaking up of the ice— 
Settle at Ste. Genevitve—The partnership dissolved—Audubon’s 
return to Henderson—Rozier’s successful career—His old store at 
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CHAPTER XVI 
Avpuson’s Mitzi anp Finat Reverses in Business 
Dr. Rankin’s “Meadow Brook Farm”—Birth of John Woodhouse Audu- 
bon—The Audubon-Bakewell partnership—Meeting with Nolte— 
Failure of the commission business—Visit to Rozier—Storekeeping 
at Henderson—Purchases of land—Habits of frontier tradesmen 
—Steamboats on the Ohio—Popular pastimes—Audubon-Bakewell- 
Pears partnership—Their famous steam mill—Mechanical and finan- 
cial troubles—Business reorganization—Bankruptcy general—Fail- 
ure of the mill—Personal encounter—Audubon goes to jail for 
debt . ° te . . . . . ° ° . . ° ° ° 
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Tor Entcma or Avupuson’s Lire anp THE History or His 
Famizy 1n France 
Death of Lieutenant Audubon—Contest over his will—Disposition of 
his estate—The fictitious $17,000—Unsettled claims of Formon and 
Ross—Ilusions of biographers—Gabriel Loyen du Puigaudeau— 
Audubon’s relations with the family in France broken—Death of 
the naturalist’s stepmother—The Du Puigaudeaus—Sources of 
CEiigie? di 6 0) @ oo co po Go 6 Sm Ge “ors 
CHAPTER XVIII 
Earty Episopes or WESTERN LIFE 
Methods of composition—“A Wild Horse”—Henderson to Philadelphia 
in 1811—Records of Audubon and Nolte, fellow travelers, com- 
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