rapidly, the:ie\v forced tliese improvised iacks under the sides of theooal. The empty casks helped to buoy up the boat until slieswun;; clear of the bar and was able to continue on her way. Standing on deck, Lincoln watched these fi.intic activitiesvvith a thoughtful eye. They undoubtedly biought… … Salem dam. Lincoln, himself, was abftatnian with niany >ears*)f experience up and do\\nthe ^Mississippi Kiver. Afriend of Lincolns recalledthat the first time he badseen the man wlm was to he-cume our most revt red Pres-idi iit. the six - Itiot - four.ytMitli Ma.s in the SaiiKu-moll River, with…
