LIFE ON THE

TIME TABLES.—Continued.

THE RUN OF THE ROBERT E. LEE.

The time made by the R. E. Lee from. New Orleans to St. Louis in 1870, in her famous
race with the Natchez, is the best on record, and, inasmuch as the race created a national
interest, we give below her time table from port to port.

Left New Orleans, Thursday, June 30th, 1870, at 4 o'clock and 55 minutes, p.m.; reached

Carrollton .

r arry Hills

Eed Church

Bonnet Carre

College Point

Donaldsonville .

PlaqtLemjne

Baton Kouge

Bayou Sara

BedRivev ....

Stamps ....

Bryaro ....

Hinderson'a

Natchez ....

Cole's Creek .

Waterproof

Rodney ....

St. Joseph

Grand Gulf

Hard Times

Half Mile below Warreuton

D. H. M.

27A
1 OOi

1 39"

2 38

3 50A

4 59"

7 054

8 25"
10 26

12 50

13 56
15 Sli
10 29

17 1

19 21

18 53

20 45

21 02

22 06
22 18

1

Vicksburg.....

Milliken's Bend .

Bailey's.....

Lake Providence .

<4reeimlle.....

Naix>leon .

White River ....

Australia ....

Helena.....

Half Mile Below St. Francis '

Memphis.....

Foot of Island 37 .

Foot of Island 26

Tow-head, Island 14

New Madrid ....

Dry Bar No. 10 ...

Foot of Island S

Upper Tow-head—Lucas Bend

Cairo......

bt. Louis ....

D. H. M.
1 38
1 2 37
1 3 48
1 5 4'.
1 10 55

a 16
1 16 56
1 19

1 23 25
2
269

2 9

2 13 30
2 17 23
2 19 50
2 20 37

2 21 25
3

3 1

3 18 14

The Lee landed at St. Louis at 11.25 A.M., on Jul/4tU, 1870—6 hours and 36 minutes ahead
of the Natchez. The officers of the Natchez claimed 7 hours and 1 minute stoppage on
account of fog and repairing machinery. The R E. Lee was commanded by Captain John
W. Cannon, and the Natchez was in charge of that veteran Southern boatman, Captaia
Thomas P. Leathers.