#1007, Nov. 7, 1892. OHIO RIVER, Dredging at Brooklyn Harbor, Ill. 923 Miles from Pittsburg. Steamer H. S. McComb and dredges Oswego and Ohio are visible working the river.
The Comanche was a steel hull, stern wheel towboat. She was built at Dubuque, Iowa in 1915 by the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works. Her dimensions were:- 141 x 28.1 x 5.6 feet. The Comanche was owned by the U.S. Engineer Corps of Chicago, Illinois and was used on the Illinois River, mostly working out of Peoria, Illinois. In 1946 she was sold to Captain Charles Colvin who dismantled her in 1947.
Photograph of the flyer "Regular Saturday Packet For Missouri River. The Elegant and Favorite Fast Passenger Packet MARTHA JEWETT! ROBT. P. BURTON, Commander, D.H. SILVER, Clerk, Will leave for Brunswick, Miami, Hill's Landing, Waverly, Berlin, Lexington, Wellington, Camden, Sibley, Richfield, Liberty, Wayne City, Kansas, Parkville, Leavenworth City, Weston, Atchison, and St. Joseph, On every alternate SATURDAY."
Sunken steamer (Minnesota) of Federal Barge Line that sank after hitting bridge pier below Sibley, MO in June 1951. Kansas City District, enroute to St. Louis (Mile 336).