F. Fallen Timber, battle of, 67. Ferries, 46-47. Fink, Mike, "the Snag," 64; "Snapping Turtle," 64. Fitch, John, steamboat experiments, 12, 101-102, 103-105; petition to Congress, 106-107; obtains monopoly from States, 106; Fulton and, 108. Forbes, General John, captures Fort Duquesne, 26; breaks army road, 50. Forman, Joshua, bill for Erie Canal project, 124. Franklin, Benjamin, on making rivers navigable, 30; and international boundary line, 164. Frederick (Md.), trail from, 18. Free Democrat, St. Joseph, quoted, 192-193. Freeland, H., account of the Clermont, 113-114. French as commercial rivals, 20. Fulton, Robert, steamboat experiments, 12, 107-114; and Livingston, 108-112; on Erie Canal committee, 125; bibliography, 199. Fur trade, French and, 20; with Illinois country, 66; headquarters at St. Louis, 186. G. Gallatin, Albert, scheme of internal improvements, 114. Geddes, James, engineer, 125. Gibbons, Thomas, steamboat competitor of Ogden, 132. Great Britain, steamboat experiments in, 109; Fulton imports engine from, 111, 113. Great Kanawha River, Washington outlines route by way of, 10; as trade route, 19. Great Lakes, Washington's vision concerning, 8; French on, 20; navigation of, 154 et seq. Great Meadows, Washington on, 8; Nemacolin's Path by, 18. "Great Trail," 28. Great Western (lake steamer), 168. Greensburg (Penn.), growth of, 26. Greenville, Treaty of, 67. H. Hamilton County (O.) organized, 68. Hard Times (Miss.), location changed by Mississippi River, 177. Hawkins, John, Shreve compared with, 175. Hawley, Jesse, and Erie Canal, 115, 119. Hazard, of Pennsylvania, 31; and Lehigh coal, 40. Hempstead, fur trader, 186. Henry Clay (steamboat), 156. Hercules (lake freighter), 169. Heydt, Jost, leads immigrants south, 49. "Highland Trail," 17, 20. Hit or Miss (canal boat), 140. Hockaday and Liggett establish stage line to Great Salt Lake, 189. Holliday, Ben, and Overland Route, 190. Horses, pack, 21; in "Bonnyclabber Country," 86. Hough, Emerson, The Passing of the Frontier, cited, 189 (note). Houghton, Douglass, discovers copper in Michigan, 165. Hudson River, Washington foresees joining to Great Lakes, 8; pathway along, 15; see also Erie Canal. I. Illinois, trade with, 66; growth of population, 116, 156; canal fever, 157, 161; railway projects, 171; influence of river trade on, 180. Illinois (lake steamer), 168. Illinois Central Railroad, 170. Illinois-Michigan Canal, 157-158, 161, 167, 168. Illinois River, French on, 20. Independence (Mo.), Overland Trail from, 189. Indiana, migration to, 67; growth of population, 116, 156; canal enthusiasm, 161; railway projects, 171; influence of river trade on, 180. Indians, trails, 14, 18; pack-horse trade with, 21, 27. Ingles ferry, 47. Iowa, influence of river trade on, 180.