Devil's Island on the Mississippi

Description

At Mount Vernon the travelers embarked on an Ohio steamer on the morning of March 18. The ensuing voyage downriver was rapid. Maximilian reported the sighting of Devil's Island on the Mississippi above the mouth of the Ohio near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, late on March 20 and again the following day. "Devil's Island," he wrote, "undoubtedly is Elk Island of the Western Pilot, for these islands are often given different names."