We reached St. Paul, at the head of navigation of the Mississippi, and there our voyage of two thousand miles from New Orleans ended. It is about a ten-day trip by steamer. It can probably be done quicker by rail. I judge so because I know that one may go by rail from St. Louis to Hannibal -- a distance of at least a hundred and twenty miles -- in seven hours. This is better than walking; unless one is in a hurry.

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