B. Baily, Francis, journey in United States (1796-97), 81-98; quoted, 90-91. Balcony Falls, trail between James and Great Kanawha Rivers at, 19. Baltimore, road to Albany, 58; part in transportation development, 136-137, 143-151. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 153; Washington's vision realized by, 10; follows old trail, 18, 29; state appropriation, 148; contest with canal company, 150-151; reaches Ohio, 151, 171. Baltimore-Frederick Turnpike, 59. Baltimore-Reisterstown Turnpike, 58-59, 143. Baring Brothers contribute to canal work, 163. Bay Path, see Old Bay Path. Becknell, Captain William, organizes first wagon train for Sante Fé, 187. Bedford, Fort, established, 50. Bixby, Captain, at Hat Island, 181. Black Hawk War (1832), 162. Bonneville, Captain B. L. E., on Overland Trail, 189. "Bonnyclabber Country," 86, 87. Boone, Daniel, 19. Bouquet, Colonel Henry, criticizes Washington, 50. Boston and Albany Railroad, 13, 16. Boulton and Watt of Birmingham, Fulton uses engine of, 110, 113. Braddock's Road, 51. Brissot, French traveler in America, 81, 83. Broad River, trail on, 19. Brown, Charles, builds hull of Clermont, 113. Brown, George, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 149. Brownsville (Penn.) growth of, 26. Bryan, Guy, of Philadelphia, 66. Buffalo, demand for means of transportation, 164, 170; harbor improvement, 169; growth, 172. Buffalo-Utica Canal, 124; see also Erie Canal. Bunting, "Red," stagecoach driver, 123. Burt, W. A., discovers iron ore in Michigan, 165-166. C. Calhoun, J. C., and internal improvements, 145. California, western trail to, 188; acquisition of, 191. Campbell, fur trader, 186. Canals, early projects, 37-38; inadequacy of, 157; in the West, 157 et seq.; see also Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Erie Canal, Welland Canal. Catskill Turnpike, 16. Céloron de Blainville sends English traders from Ohio country, 25-26. Charleston (S. C.), trails to Tennessee from, 19. Charleston (Wellsburg) made port of entry, 77. Charlotte Dundas (steamboat), 109, 110. Chastellux, Chevalier de, Washington's letter to, 6. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington's vision realized in, 10; plan for, 132, 143, 144; Company formed, 145; engineering difficulties, 146; state subscription, 148; contest with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 150-151. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, 19; Washington's vision realized in, 10; follows old route, 152. Chicago, harbor improvement, 161, 169; canal terminal, 162; growth, 162-163, 172; demand for means of transportation, 164, 170; convention discusses rivers and harbors (1846), 169; Illinois Central Railroad to, 170. Chickasaw Trail, 97. Chillicothe (O.), grant to Zane at, 47. China, influence on West of opening ports, 191. Chiswell, Fort, "Warrior's Path" from, 19. Choctaw Trail, 97. Chouteau, Robert, 184. Cincinnati, founded, 68; ship-building, 76, 180; made port of entry, 77; see also Columbia. Clark, William, fur trader, 186. Clay, Henry, and internal improvements, 145; on Western canal project, 155.