A　PORTAGE　TO　LAKE　WACCAMAW。　　SUBMERGED　SWAMPS。　　　NIGHT　AT　A　TURPENTINE　DISTILLERY。　　　　A　DISMAL　　WILDERNESS。　　　OWLS　AND　MISTLETOE。　　　　CRACKERS　AND　　NEGROES。　　ACROSS　THE　SOUTH　CAROLINA　LINE。　　　A　　CRACKER'S　　IDEA　　OF　HOSPITALITY。　　　　POT　BLUFF。　　　PEEDEE　RIVER。　　GEORGETOWN。　　WINYAH　BAY。　　THE　RICE　　PLANTATIONS　OF　THE　SANTEE　RIVERS。　　A　NIGHT　WITH　THE　SANTEE　NEGROES。　　ARRIVAL　AT　CHARLESTON。
  CHAPTER　XII。　　FROM　CHARLESTON　TO　SAVANNAH；　GEORGIA。
  THE　INTERIOR　WATER　ROUTE　TO　JEHOSSEE　ISLAND。　　　　　GOVERNOR　AIKEN'S　MODEL　RICE　PLANTATION。　　LOST　IN　THE　HORNS。　　ST。　HELENA　SOUND。　　　　LOST　IN　THE　NIGHT。　　　　THE　PHANTOM　SHIP。　　THE　FINLANDER'S　WELCOME。　　A　NIGHT　ON　THE　EMPEROR'S　OLD　YACHT。　　THE　PHOSPHATE　MINES。　　COOSAW　AND　BROAD　RIVERS。　　　　PORT　ROYAL　SOUND　AND　CALIBOGUE　SOUND。　　CUFFY'S　HOME。　　　　　ARRIVAL　IN　GEORGIA。　　RECEPTIONS　AT　GREENWICH　　SHOOTING…PARK。
  CHAPTER　XIII。　　FROM　THE　SAVANNAH　RIVER　TO　FLORIDA。
  ROUTE　TO　THE　SEA　ISLANDS　OF　GEORGIA。　　STORM…BOUND　ON　GREEN　ISLAND。　　OSSABAW　ISLAND。　　ST。　CATHERINE'S　SOUND。　　SAPELO　ISLAND。　　　　THE　MUD　OF　MUD　RIVER。　　　　NIGHT　IN　A　NEGRO　CABIN。　　　〃DE　SHOUTINGS〃　ON　DOBOY　ISLAND。　　　　BROUGHTON　ISLAND。　　　　ST。　SIMON'S　AND　JEKYL　ISLANDS。　　　INTERVIEW　WITH　AN　ALLIGATOR。　　　　A　NIGHT　IN　JOINTER　HAMMOCK。　　CUMBERLAND　ISLAND　AND　ST。　MARY'S　RIVER。　　FAREWELL　TO　THE　SEA。
  CHAPTER　XIV。　　ST。　MARYS　RIVER　AND　THE　SUWANEE　WILDERNESS
  A　PORTAGE　TO　DUTTON。　　DESCENT　OF　THE　ST。　MARY'S　RIVER。　　FETE　GIVEN　BY　THE　CITIZENS　TO　THE　PAPER　CANOE。　　THE　PROPOSED　CANAL　ROUTE　ACROSS　FLORIDA。　…　PORTAGE　TO　THE　SUWANEE　RIVER。　　A　NEGRO　SPEAKS　ON　ELECTRICITY　AND　THE　TELEGRAPH。　　A　FREEDMAN'S　SERMON。
  CHAPTER　XV。　　DOWN　UPON　THE　SUWANEE　RIVER。
  THE　RICH　FOLIAGE　OF　THE　RIVER。　　COLUMBUS。　…　ROLINS'　BLUFF。　　OLD　TOWN　HAMMOCK。　…　A　HUNTER　KILLED　BY　A　PANTHER。　　DANGEROUS　SERPENTS。　　CLAY　LANDING。　　THE　MARSHES　OF　THE　COAST。　　BRADFORD'S　ISLAND。　　MY　LAST　CAMP。　　THE　VOYAGE　ENDED。
  LIST　OF　MAPS　DRAWN　AND　ENGRAVED　AT　THE　UNITED　STATES　　COAST　SURVEY　BUREAU；　FOR　THE　〃VOYAGE　OF　THE　PAPER　CANOE。〃
  GENERAL　MAP　OF　ROUTES　FOLLOWED　BY　THE　　AUTHOR　DURING　TWO　VOYAGES　MADE　TO　THE　GULF　OF　MEXICO
  GUIDE　MAPS　OF　CANOE　ROUTE。
  FROM　QUEBEC；　CANADA；　TO　PLATTSBURGH；　NEW　YORK　STATE
  FROM　PLATTSBURGH　TO　ALBANY
  FROM　ALBANY　TO　NEW　YORK　CITY
  FROM　NEW　YORK　CITY　TO　CAPE　HENLOPEN；　DELAWARE
  FROM　CAPE　HENLOPEN；　DELAWARE；　TO　NORFOLK；　VIRGINIA
  FROM　NORFOLK；　VIRGINIA；　TO　BOGUE　INLET；　NORTH　CAROLINA
  FROM　BOGUE　INLET；　NORTH　CAROLINA；　TO　BULL'S　BAY；　SOUTH　CAROLINA
  FROM　BULL'S　BAY；　SOUTH　CAROLINA；　TO　ST。　SIMON'S　SOUND；　GEORGIA
  FROM　ST。　SIMON'S　SOUND；　GEORGIA；　TO　CEDAR　KEYS；　FLORIDA
  ILLUSTRATIONS。　　ENGRAVED　By　John　ANDREW　&　SON。
  GREAT　AUK　（Alca　impennis）。　Extinct。　ANCHORED　AT　LAST　A　FULL…RIGGED　NAUTILUS　CANOE　THE　ROB　ROY　CANOE　THE　ABORIGINAL　TYPE
  Photographed　at　Disco；　Greenland。
  THE　IMPROVED　TYPE。　　PAPER　CANOE　MARIA　THERESA　A　CAPSIZE　IN　DELAWARE　BAY　DELAWARE　WHIPPING…POST　AND　PILLORY　BODY　ISLAND　LIGHT　HOUSE　CROSSING　HATTERAS　INLET　RECEPTION　AT　CHARLESTON　POST…OFFICE　HOME　OF　THE　ALLIGATOR　THE　PANTHER'S　LEAP　THE　VOYAGE　ENDED
  CHAPTER　I。　　THE　APPROACHES　TO　THE　WATER…WAY　OF　THE　CONTINENT。
  ISLAND　OF　ST。　PAUL。　　THE　PORTALS　OF　THE　GULF　OF　ST。　LAWRENCE。　　THE　EXTINCT　AUK。　　ANTICOSTI　ISLAND。　　ICEBERGS。　　SAILORS'　SUPERSTITIONS。　　THE　ESTUARY　OF　THE　ST。　LAWRENCE。　　TADOUSAC。　　THE　SAGUENAY　RIVER。　　WHITE　WHALES。　　QUEBEC。
  While　on　his　passage　to　the　ports　of　the　St。　Lawrence　River；　the　mariner　first　sights　the　little　island　of　St。　Paul；　situated　in　the　waste　of　waters　between　Cape　Ray；　the　　southwestern　point　of　Newfoundland　on　the　north；　and　Cape　North；　the　northeastern　projection　of　Cape　Breton　Island　on　the　south。　Across　this　entrance　to　the　Gulf　of　St。　Lawrence　from　cape　to　cape　is　a　distance　of　fifty…four　nautical　miles；　and　about　twelve　miles　east…northeast　from　Cape　North　the　island　of　St。　Paul；　with　its　three　hills　and　two　light…towers；　rises　from　the　sea　with　deep　waters　on　every　side。
  This　wide　inlet　into　the　gulf　may　be　called　the　middle　portal；　for　at　the　northern　end　of　　Newfoundland；　between　the　great　island　and　the　coast　of　Labrador；　another　entrance　exists；　which　is　known　as　the　Straits　of　Belle　Isle；　and　is　sometimes　called　〃the　shorter　passage　from　England。〃　　Still　to　the　south　of　the　　middle　entrance　is　another　and　a　very　narrow　one；　known　as　the　Gut　of　Canso；　which　separates　the　island　of　Cape　Breton　from　Nova　Scotia。　Through　this　contracted　thoroughfare　the　tides　run　with　great　force。
  One　hundred　years　ago；　as　the　seaman　　approached　the　dangerous　entrance　of　St。　Paul；　now　brightened　at　night　by　its　light…towers；　his　heart　was　cheered　by　the　sight　of　immense　flocks　of　a　peculiar　sea…fowl；　now　extinct。　When　he　saw　upon　the　water　the　Great　Auk　（Alca　impennis）；　which　he　ignorantly　called　〃a　pengwin；〃　he　knew　that　land　was　near　at　hand；　for　while　he　met　other　species　far　out　upon　the　broad　Atlantic；　the　Great　Auk；　his　〃pengwin；〃　kept　near　the　coast。　　Not　only　was　this　now　extinct　bird　his　indicator　of　proximity　to　the　land；　but　so　strange　were　its　habits；　and　so　innocent　was　its　nature；　that　it　permitted　itself　to　be　captured　by　boat…loads；　and　thus　were　the　ships　re…victualled　at　little　cost　or　trouble。　　Without　any　market…value　a　century　ago；　the　Great　Auk　now；　as　a　stuffed　skin；　　represents　a　value　of　fifteen　hundred　dollars　in　gold。　　There　are　but　seventy…two　specimens　of　this　bird　in　the　museums　of　Europe　and　　America；　besides　a　few　skeletons；　and　sixty…five　of　its　eggs。　　It　was　called　in　ancient　days　Gare…fowl；　and　was　the　Goiful　of　the　Icelander。
  Captain　Whitbourne；　who　wrote　in　the　reign　of　James　the　First；　quaintly　said：　〃These　　Pengwins　are　as　bigge　as　Geese；　and　flye　not；　for　they　have　but　a　little　short　wing；　and　they　　multiply　so　infinitely　upon　a　certain　flat　island　that　men　drive　them　from　thence　upon　a　board　into　their　boats　by　hundreds　at　a　time；　as　if　God　had　made　the　innocency　of　so　poor　a　creature　to　become　such　an　admerable　instrument　for　the　sustenation　of　man。〃
  In　a　copy　of　the　English　Pilot；　〃fourth　book；〃　published　in　1761；　which　I　presented　to　the　library　of　the　United　States　Coast　Survey；　is　found　this　early　description　of　this　now　extinct　American　bird：　〃They　never　go　beyond　the　bank　＇Newfoundland＇　as　others　do；　for　they　are　always　on　it；　or　in　it；　several　of　them　together；　sometimes　more　but　never　less　than　two　　together。　　They　are　large　fowls；　about　the　size　a　goose；　a　coal…black　head　and　back；　with　a　white　belly　and　a　milk…white　spot　under　one　of　their　eyes；　which　nature　has　ordered　to　be　under　their　right　eye。〃
  Thus　has　the　greed　of　the　sailor　and　　pothunter　swept　from　the　face　of　the　earth　an　old　pilot　　a　trusty　aid　to　navigation。　Now　the　light…house；　the　fog…gun；　and　the　improved　chart　have　taken　the　place　of　the　extinct　auk　as　aids　to　navigation；　and　the　sailor　of　to…day　sees　the　bright　flashes　of　St。　Paul's　lights　when　nearly　twenty　miles　at　sea。　　Having　passed　the　little　isle；　the　ship　enters　the　great　Gulf　of　St。　　Lawrence；　and　passes　the　Magdalen　Islands；　shaping　its　course　as　wind　and　weather　permit　towards　the　dreaded；　rocky　coast　of　Anticosti。　From　the　entrance　of　the　gulf　to　the　island　of　Anticosti　the　course　to　be　followed　is　northwesterly　about　one　hundred　and　thirty…five　nautical　miles。　The　island　which　divides　an　upper　arm　of　the　gulf　into　two　wide　channels　is　one　hundred　and　twenty…three　miles　long；　and　from　ten　to　thirty　miles　wide。　　Across　the　entrance　of　this　great　arm；　or　estuary；　from　the　high　cape　of　Gaspe　on　the　southern　shore　of　the　mainland　to　　Anticosti　in　the　narrowest　place；　is　a　distance　of　about　forty　miles；　and　is　called　the　South　　Channel。　From　the　north　side　of　the　island　and　near　its　west　end　to　the　coast　of　Labrador　the　North　Channel　is　fifteen　miles　wide。　The　passage　from　St。　Paul　to　Anticosti　is　at　times　dangerous。　Here　is　an　area　of　strong　currents；　tempestuous　winds；　and　dense　fogs。　When　the　wind　is　fair　for　an　upward　run；　it　is　the　wind　which　usually　brings　misty　weather。　　Then；　from　the　icy　regions　of　the　Arctic　circle；　from　the　Land　of　Desolation；　come　floating　through　the　Straits　of　Belle　Isle　the　dangerous　bergs　and　ice…fields。　　Early　in　the　spring　these　ice　rafts　are　covered　with　colonies　of　seals　which　resort　to　them　for　the　purpose　of　giving　birth　to　their　young。　　On　these　icy　　cradles；　rocked　by　the　restless　waves；　tens　of　　thousands　of　young　seals　are　nursed　for　a　few　days；　then；　answering　the　loud　calls　of　their　mothers；　they　accompany　them　into　the　briny　deep；　there　to　follow　the　promptings　of　their　instincts。　　The　loud　roarings　of　the　old　seals　on　these　ice　rafts　can　be　heard　in　a　quiet　night　for　several　miles；　and　strike　terror　into　the　hearts　of　the　　superstitious　sailor　who　is　ignorant　of　the　origin　of　the　tumult。
  Frequently　dense　fogs　cover　the　water；　and　while　slowly　moving　along；　guided　only　by　the　needle；　a　warning　sound　alarms　the　watchful　master。　　Through　the　heavy　mists　comes　the　roar　of　breaking　waters。　　He　listens。　The　dull；　swashy　noise　of　waves　meeting　with　resistance　is　now　plainly　heard。　　The　atmosphere　becomes　suddenly　chilled：　it　is　the　breath　of　the　　iceberg！
  Then　the　shrill　cry　of　〃All　hands　on　deck！〃　startles　the　watch　below　from　the　bunks。　　　Anxiously　now　does　the　whole　ship's　company　lean　upon　th