In 1857, he rowed down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to St. Louis; and in 1858 down the Illinois River, then up the Mississippi and the Des Moines River to central Iowa.
In 1857, he rowed down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi River, traveling south to reach St. Louis. In 1858 he down the Illinois River, then up the Mississippi and the Des Moines River to central Iowa.