De Smet then visited all the principal cities of Belgium and Holland.
November 17th left Belgium with seven candidates and in Paris was joined by Miege with five more - November 23d embarked at Havre on the steamer Humboldt (ninth crossing of the Atlantic) - Stormy voyage all the way - Compelled to put into Halifax for coal - Through incompetence of pilot taken on board, the Humboldt ran upon the Three Sisters reef (December 6th) and was completely wrecked, but without loss of life - De Smet's party entertained at the residence of Archbishop Walsh - December 8th the party boarded the Niagara which stopped en route from Liverpool to Boston - Reached Boston next day and disembarked - Father De Smet went alone to New York and returned -December 15th party left Boston and proceeded via Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Louisville to St. Louis where they arrived December 26th.
Distance traveled, 12,000 miles.
1854.
This year was spent mainly in St. Louis with one visit with the Provincial to Louisville, Bardstown and Cincinnati; and another with Bishop Carroll to Lexington, Frankfort and other places.
Distance traveled, 1,400 miles.
1855.
During the course of this year Father De Smet with the Father Provincial made two trips to Louisville, Bardstown and Cincinnati, and two to Chicago, Milwaukee and other points.
Distance traveled, 4,468 miles.
1856.
Early in the year visited Louisville, Bardstown, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and