Oct 1st 1907 Blessed Quentin, I enjoy going down the Mississippi; it makes me think all the time of Mark Twains books about it. Have you read them? I hope you like Pickwick, by the way. [2] [illustration: the towns at night on the banks illuminated by rockets and electric lights] At night the towns on the banks are illuminated; we see only the rockets and the electric lights. [3] [illustration: a steamboat with three stories and a long gang plank] Our steamboat has one wheel in the stern; we get on and off by long gang planks, which are then hoisted up at an angle; the steamer has three stories above water, & the pilot house above. [4] There isn't much to make pictures about; I'll see if I can't find something better when we get to camp. Your loving father.