1. Entrance to Atchafalaya River. 2. A "Swamper's" house on the Atchafalaya. 3. A Swamper. 4. Steamer running the rapids of the Atchafalaya. 5. Red River Landing. 6. Castle on the Atchafalaya. 7. Little Whiskey Bayou. 8. A Swamper's garden (in a Canoe). 9. The ash cabin, Atchafalaya. 10. Map showing changes in the Mississippi's current.
Map of the Mississippi River around Dallas City and Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Madison, Iowa. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Map of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Fort Snelling. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Map of the Mississippi River around the northern part of Lake Pepin including the towns of Redwing and Lake City. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Map of the Mississippi River between Louisiana and Clarksville, Missouri. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
This time table will be in force June 1st, 1885, until October 1st, 1885. There will be no ferrying done with skiff excepting on Sunday, unless some accident on account of boat. Will run until sundown, if called for. Washington Ferry Co. Frank Hoelscher, Master.
Map of the Mississippi River around the southern part of Lake Pepin including the towns of Pepin, Wabasha, and Alma. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Image from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from November 25, 1882. The sketch by Charles Upham depicts workers carrying large bags onto a steamboat under the supervision of a well dressed man with a cane. A large light is positioned on the right and the men cast shadows upon the ground.
Map of the Mississippi River around the Quad Cities with details of the cities of Moline, Davenport, and Rock Island. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from June 4, 1881. The page contains two large images. The image at the top is a view of Kansas City based on a photograph by M. B. Bower. The image at the bottom is of a sixty-thousand-pound steamship bed being poured at the Morgan Iron-Works in New York City.
The City of Baton Rouge was built at Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1881 for the St. Louis and New Orleans trade. She was an Anchor Liner and her dimensions were: - 290 x 48 x 8.7 feet; tonnage, 1604. Captain Horace Bixby was her master. She was nearly lost on her maiden trip when she struck on the falls at Louisville and stayed there three weeks. While ascending the Mississippi River and about 50 miles above New Orleans on September 16, 1887, a lugger in charge of two boys attempted to cross her bow. The mast of the lugger struck the stage of the Baton Rouge, the lugger capsized and one of the boys drowned. The City of Baton Rouge sank at Hermitage, Louisiana, at 3:00 P. M. on December 12, 1890 on the same snag and at the same spot where the Paris C. Brown sunk in 1889.
Map of the Mississippi River south of Clarksville with details of the area around Hamburg, Illinois. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Map of the Mississippi River around Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River in 1878 and 1879 under direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. F. U. Farquhar, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's; with additions from notes and surveys done under the direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen'l G. K. Warren, U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engr's, Col. J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engr's and Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. Drawn under the direction of Major A. MacKenzie, Corps of Engr's. U.S.A., Contains a table of distances in miles by Steamboat Channel from St. Paul to St. Louis, as well as topographical signs for the steamboat channel of 1887, dams, shore protections and nearby roads and railroads.
Steamer MONTANA sunk in Missouri River at St. Charles, Missouri., "Montana's bell is on J. W. Hubbard (washed on shore near Jeffersonville, Ind.) 1934." - Ruth Ferris