Few others approached him.

Outside the cabin the soldiers were ardently discussing the coming campaign, and wishing an early opportunity for winning glory in battle.
To one who travels for the first time by steamboat from St.Louis in a northerly direction, a curious picture is presented.

The water in the Mississippi above the mouth of the Missouri is quite clear and transparent.

That from the Missouri is of a dirty yellow color, derived from the large quantity of earthy matter which it holds in solution.

For several miles below the junction of the streams, the two currents remain separated, the line between them being plainly perceptible.