Running the River: Secrets of the Sabine

Index

Index agriculture:฀poultry,฀48;฀cotton,฀23,฀57;฀ gardening,฀57 alligator฀gar.฀See฀aquatic฀life alligators.฀See฀aquatic฀life American฀Indians,฀17,฀25,฀73,฀124 Anderson,฀Jeffrey,฀33 aquatic฀life:฀alligator฀gar,฀5,฀23,฀102;฀alligators ,฀5,฀75;฀frogs,฀30,฀43;฀mussels,฀ xvi,฀72–74,฀79;฀porpoises,฀119;฀turtles,฀ xix,฀27,฀59–60,฀77 archeology,฀17,฀25 armadillo.฀See฀mammals bald฀cypress.฀See฀trees bald฀eagles.฀See฀birds bank฀characteristics,฀16,฀57,฀86,฀98,฀115,฀ 119 barges,฀23,฀107,฀109,฀110,฀115 bass.฀See฀fis Bayou฀Club,฀111–113 Beaumont฀Enterprise.฀See฀newspapers beaver.฀See฀mammals Belzora฀TX.฀See฀ghost฀towns birds:฀bald฀eagles,฀69;฀buzzards,฀61,฀ cranes,฀95;฀egrets,฀13;฀herons,฀13,฀ 116;฀owls,฀29,฀61;฀pelicans,฀117,฀120 Bishop,฀Sissy,฀26 black฀bear.฀See฀mammals black฀gum.฀See฀trees black฀tupelo.฀See฀trees Blackwell,฀Willis,฀47–56,฀64–65 Blue฀Elbow฀Swamp,฀109 Bluebird฀Fish฀Camp,฀109 bobcat.฀See฀mammals Bon฀Wier฀TX,฀xx,฀85,฀86,฀88 bootlegging.฀See฀illegal฀activities border฀of฀Texas฀and฀Louisiana,฀xiv,฀9,฀ 45–46,฀88–89,฀121 bottomland฀hardwood฀habitat,฀12,฀13,฀ 15,฀68 Bowers,฀Gerald,฀8–9 Brazos฀River,฀9 bridges.฀See฀crossings฀and฀bridges buzzards.฀See฀birds Calkins,฀Gary,฀89 Camden฀TX.฀See฀ghost฀towns Camino฀Real,฀xiv canebrake฀rattlesnakes.฀See฀snakes canoeing,฀69,฀70,฀75–77 Carthage฀TX,฀26,฀32,฀44,฀48,฀50 catfis .฀See฀fis cedar฀elm.฀See฀trees Chinese฀tallow.฀See฀trees Civil฀War,฀23–24,฀100,฀119 Clark,฀Melvin,฀46–48 Clean฀Water฀Act,฀19 Confederate฀flag,฀ 0 Congaree฀National฀Park,฀15 cotton.฀See฀agriculture Cow฀Bayou,฀114–115 coyotes.฀See฀mammals cranes.฀See฀birds Crook,฀Shaun,฀11–16,฀20,฀24,฀68 ฀Ferguson_Book฀1.indb฀฀฀129 11/1/13฀฀฀10:21฀AM 130฀ index crossings฀and฀bridges:฀Bon฀Wier,฀xx–xxi,฀ 85;฀Carthage,฀31,฀34;฀Deweyville,฀ 94–95;฀Gladewater,฀78;฀Hawkins,฀฀ 15;฀Lakeport,฀22–23;฀Logansport,฀฀ 47;฀Longview,฀3,฀6,฀35,฀77–78;฀฀ Marshall,฀26–27;฀Orange,฀107,฀109;฀ Sabine฀Pass,฀119;฀Tatum,฀26;฀White฀ Oak,฀20–21,฀77 Dallas฀TX,฀13,฀68–69 dams,฀62,฀68–69,฀87,฀97 Davy฀Crockett฀National฀Forest,฀69 De฀Berry฀TX,฀30 de฀Mezieres,฀Don฀Athanase,฀xiv Decker,฀Barry,฀47–52 deer.฀See฀mammals deforestation.฀See฀trees Dennis,฀Bill,฀33–34 Devil’s฀Pocket,฀93 Deweyville฀TX,฀6,฀90,฀93,฀95,฀97–101,฀ 109 Dowling,฀Dick,฀100 drownings,฀5–7,฀70,฀74,฀95 drugs.฀See฀illegal฀activities Dueling฀Banjos,฀15 Easton฀TX,฀24,฀26,฀121 Edwards,฀Haden,฀23 egrets.฀See฀birds Elliott,฀Glenn,฀7–9 elm.฀See฀trees Environmental฀Protection฀Agency,฀19 ferries,฀xiv,฀10,฀23–24,฀94 firea ms:฀pistols,฀8,฀47,฀50,฀105;฀rifles, xix,฀46,฀85;฀shotguns,฀46,฀47,฀91,฀ 104–105 fish:฀bass,฀33,฀61,฀ 8,฀99,฀102;฀catfish, xiv,฀17,฀26,฀33,฀47,฀52,฀56,฀59–60,฀66,฀ 75;฀flounde ,฀114,฀116;฀goggle฀eye,฀ 99,฀102;฀perch,฀61,฀65,฀99,฀101–102 fishing:฀with฀cane฀poles,฀ 9,฀109–110,฀ 112;฀with฀jugs,฀56;฀with฀rod฀and฀reel,฀ 26,฀78,฀101–102,฀114–115;฀with฀ throw฀lines,฀42,฀105;฀with฀traps,฀17,฀ 65;฀with฀trotlines,฀18,฀32–33,฀87,฀91,฀ 92 floods,฀11–13,฀ 7,฀31–32,฀57–58,฀68,฀ 74,฀89 flounde .฀See฀fis foodstuffs:฀camp฀fare,฀43,฀60,฀62,฀65–66,฀ 105–106;฀fruit฀preserves,฀60,฀106;฀ wild฀game,฀20,฀31,฀66,฀104 France,฀xiv,฀9,฀46,฀124 Francis,฀Eddie,฀72–75 Francis,฀Sheryl,฀72–74 Franklin,฀Benjamin,฀89 Fredonia฀TX.฀See฀ghost฀towns freighters฀and฀tankers,฀69,฀107,฀119 frogs.฀See฀agriculture ghost฀towns:฀Belzora฀TX,฀24;฀Camden฀ TX,฀24,฀25;฀Fredonia฀TX,฀22–23,฀฀ 77 Gladewater฀TX,฀15,฀18,฀79,฀81 goggle฀eye.฀See฀fis Goodbye฀to฀a฀River.฀See฀literature Graves,฀John,฀75–77 Gulf฀of฀Mexico:฀characteristics,฀120;฀ during฀Civil฀War,฀100;฀as฀river฀terminus ,฀9,฀35,฀82,฀110 Guru,฀112–114 hackberry.฀See฀trees hardwoods.฀See฀trees Harrison฀County฀TX,฀9,฀31 Hawkins฀TX,฀15 ฀Ferguson_Book฀1.indb฀฀฀130 11/1/13฀฀฀10:21฀AM Index฀ 131 Hays,฀Melissa,฀69–71 Henderson฀TX,฀24 herons.฀See฀birds Hill,฀Bruce,฀47–49,฀52 Hodge฀Slough,฀27 Hodge,฀Sandra,฀26 hogs.฀See.฀See฀fishin Karr,฀Larry,฀86–87 Kerouac,฀Jack,฀6,฀124 King,฀Ronnie฀Jr.,฀21–22 Kirkland,฀Billy,฀90,฀99,฀108 Koon,฀Nathan฀James,฀8–9 Lake฀Fork,฀13 Lake฀Murvaul,฀52 Lake฀Tawakoni,฀13,฀25,฀121 Lakeport฀TX,฀22,฀23,฀33 Lansdale,฀Joe฀R.,฀5 lighthouse,฀5 lignite,฀25–26,฀30 literature:฀Goodbye฀to฀a฀River,฀75...