December 13 Monday – Sam and Horace Bixby left St. Louis on the Aleck Scott (709 tons) under Captain Robert A. Reilly. Sam remarked on the Aleck Scott:

December 8 Wednesday – New Falls City arrived in St. Louis.

November 30 Tuesday – Sam’s 23 rd birthday.

November 29 Monday – New Falls City left for St. Louis.

November 26 Friday – New Falls City arrived in New Orleans.

November 19 Friday – New Falls City left for New Orleans.

November 17 Wednesday– New Falls City arrived in St. Louis.

November 10 Wednesday – New Falls City left for St. Louis.

November 8 Monday – New Falls City arrived in New Orleans.

October 30 Saturday – Sam left St. Louis on the New Falls City (880 tons; built in January of that year, the largest ship Sam served on. Sam took passage on the boat in January as well) Pilot Horace Bixby, Captain James B. Woods.