$50 Reward. DROWNED OFF OF THE STEAMER Henry Lourey, opposite Newtown, September 27th, 1885, Charles Coyle, watchman. Description - 5 feet 7 or 8 inches tall, dark hair and moustache, had on dark jeans pants, gray flannel drawers, clouded undershirt, gola watch and bunch of keys in pockets. Any information address, John H. Long, in care of St. Louis and Mississippi V. T. Co, at St. Louis or New Orleans. JNO. H. LONG, Master Steamer Henry Lourey. Natchez papers please copy. sep29-4t
Complied from survey of Upper Mississippi River from St. Paul to Grafton - made 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.
The page depicts Nicholas, the future Czar of Russia, Mustapha-Ben-Ismail of Tunisia and Lord Salisbury of England. There are a couple of chairs used by President Garfield and the Mayor of Boston in the middle of the page. At the bottom of the page is an illustration of the Manual Training School of Washington University in St. Louis.
Map of the Mississippi River north of Grafton, Illinois at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. 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 Quincy, 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 Keokuk, Iowa and Warsaw, 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.
Bill of Lading from the Steamer W. A. JOHNSON of the Evansville, Paducah & Tennessee River Packet Company for transport of 39 tons of #1 pig iron at $2.00/ton, for the Lagrange Iron Company from La Grange to Cincinnati 1886.
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.
This map, plotted out by Norbury Wayman, shows the various locations of steamboat lines and related companies on the St. Louis levee, detailing three periods of time; before 1865; 1865 - 1900; and 1900 - 1953. Lines and companies are donated by name, location and years of operation. Nearby streets are mapped as well, for easy frame of reference. Scale in feet: 100 ft. = 1 inch.
Map of the Mississippi River around Canton, 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.
Map of the Mississippi River north of La Crosse, Wisconsin. It includes the area around Trempealeau, 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.
Map of the Mississippi River around Sabula, Iowa and Savanna, 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 Muscatine, 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 the Mississippi River just north of the Quad Cities with detail of Cordova and Rapid City, Illinois and Princeton and Le Claire, 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.
Among the later mountain boats, the Montana was built in 1879 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by James Rees and Son. Her owners, the Coulson Line, intended her for the Missouri River trade. The steamers Dacotah and Wyoming were duplicates of the Montana and they were three of the largest carriers and best sternwheel boats for shallow rivers ever built for western streams. The Wyoming was somewhat the largest boat. She was deeper in hull, had guards, more of a model head, and carried a larger cargo, but needed more water, which was a handicap on the Missouri. The Montana and Dacotah were sister ships and of the same pattern, built of Pennsylvania oak over a spoonbill pattern designed to be big carriers on minimum draft. They were of broad beam and a duck's breast or almost square head to insure light draft. Their dimensions were: - 252 x 48.7 x 6 feet; 960 tons. They drew 22 inches light, at the stern; 11 inches amidships, and 7 inches forward. Each carried 4 boilers, 42 inches by 26 feet. Their engines were 18 inches with a 7-foot stroke. Each had a long full cabin with very large staterooms. They would carry 250 tons when trimmed up to 22 inches, which alone was a very profitable cargo in the mountain trade. The Dacotah proved by far the better boat of the two. These boats came out ten years too late and would have made a million dollars for Captain Todd if built and operated that much sooner. When these boats started for teh mountains everybody made fun of them, predicting all kinds of disasters on account of their size. Although designed for the Missouri River trade the Montana made many trips to New Orleans. However, most of the time she ran between St. Louis and Kansas City, making occasional trips to Upper Missouri. In addition to being dependable, she was a money maker. Either the Montana or Dacotah could carry twice as much freight on 3 feet of water than any other boat that ever went to Fort Benton. Once, she delivered 800 head of large steers in one herd from that place to Omaha, Nebraska. She had four boilers (2 flues each) 42 inches in diameter and 26 feet long. Her two cylinders were 18 inches in diameter with 7-foot stroke. Her wheel was 22-1/2 feet in diameter with 29 foot buckets. In mover her from the ship yards to the Missouri River she had to be jumped sideways over the Monongahela River dams to get her out. The Penguin was built at Burlington, Iowa in 1877. Her dimensions were: - 80 x 16.6 x 3.4 feet; 61 tons, gross and net. She ran upriver from St. Louis, Missouri until, on October 14, 1886, she broke loose from her moorings and ran on the rocks at Rock Island, Illinois. She was a total loss, her value being estimated at $500.