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MONTANA
Title
MONTANA
Date
1879
Description
Photograph of the steamer MONTANA. "Carried 1000 tons Pittsburgh to St. Louis on maiden trip. Could have easily carried 500 tons more. Greats carrier on shallow water." "Built at California, Pennsylvania in 1879 of finest Pennsylvania oak. Some of the fine boards were 60 feet long. She was extreme shallow draft - 7" forward - 11" amid ship and 14" on the stern when light. On her maiden trip
Dakotah, Montana, and Wyoming
Title
Dakotah, Montana, and Wyoming
Description
Three separate photographs of the steamboats DAKOTAH, MONTANA, and WYOMING. “Designed by Capt. John Todd, these three great boats were the supreme achievements as big carriers on shallow water. They arrived on the Missouri about 12 years to late to reap the golden harvest in the “Mountain Trade”. On a favorable trip they could have made easily $100,000 on the trip to Fort Benton, Montana. But the

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