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LIFE  ON THE  MISSISSIPPI.

THE  RECORD  OF   SOME   FAMOUS  TRIPS,
{From Commodore Rollinypm's Almanack.')
FAST TIME   ON THE  WESTERN  "WATERS.

PROM  NEW  ORLEANS TO NATCHEZ— 268 MILES.                                 |
| D.   H. M. | | H. M.
1814. Orleans made the run in | 6    6 40 | 1S44. S\il tana        made the run in | 19 45
1814. Comet           „           „ | 5 10 | 1851. Magnolia                „ | 19 50
1815. Enterprise   „           „ | 4 11 20 | 18 >3. A. L. Shotwell      „ | 19 49
1817. Washington              „ | 4 | 1833. Southern Belie     „           „ | 20    3
1817. Shelby                        „ | 3 20 | IS .13.  Princess (3o. 4)   „ | 20 26
1819. Paragon                     „ | 3   8 | 1853. Eclipse                   „ | 19 47
1828. Tecumseh                  „ | 3    1 20 | 18.V>. Princess (New)     „ | 18 53
1834. Tusearora                  „ | 1 21 | l«.->o. Natchez (New)     „ | 17 3U
1838. Natchez                     „ | 1 17 | 18.16   Princess (New)     „ | 17 30
1840. Ed. Shippeu              „ | 1    8 | 1*7'>. Natchez                  „            ., | 17 17
1842. Belle of the West     „ | 1 18          1870. R. E. Lee               „           „ | 17 11
FROM NEW  ORLEANS TO  CAIRO— 1,024 MILES.
| ID.    H. M. | | D.   H. M.
1844. J. M. White made the run in | 3    6 44 | 1869. Dexter made the run in | 3    6 20
1852. Reindeer            „           „ | 3 12 45 | 1870. Natchez      „           „ | 3   4 34
1863. Eclipse                „           „ | 344 | 1870. R. E. Lee    „ | 3   1
1853. A- L. coot well „           „ | 3    3 40 | |
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO LOUIS VI LLE— 1,440 MILES.
| D.  H. M. | D.   H. M.

1815, Enterprise made the run In
1817 "Washington       „

25   2 40
25

1840. Ed. Shippen made the run in
1842. Belle of the West

5 14
6 14

1817. Shelby | 20    4 20 | 1843. Duke of Orleans | 5 23
1819. Paragon            „ | 18 10 | 1844. Sultana | 5 12
1828. Tecumseh           „ | 8   4 | 1849. Bos ton a | 5   8
1834. Tuscarora          „ | 7 16 | 1851. Belle Key | 4 23
1837. Gen. Brown | 6 22 | 185->. Reindeer | 4 20 45
1837. Randolph | 6 22 | 1852. Eclipse | 4 19
1837. Empress              „ | 6 17 | 1853. A. L. Shotwell | 4 10 20
1837. Sultana              „ | 6 15 | 1853. Eclipse | 4   9 30
FROM 1TEW ORLEANS TO DONALDSYILLE— 78 MILES.
| H. M. | | H. M.
1852. A. L. Shotwell made the ruu | in      5 42 | 1860. Atlantic       made the run in | 5 11
1852. Eclipse                    „ | 5 42 | 1860. Q-en. Qnitman   „          „ | 5    6
1854. Snltana                    „            „ | 5 12 | 1865. Ruth                  „          „ | 4 43
1856. Princess                  „           „ | 4 51 | 1870. R. E. Lee           „ | 4 59