Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-11-18
legitimate steam FAsiR6s and
Steam Engines in Dyeeche&

We advise every one interested in the
progress of events in This City. 20 go to
pier No. North River They Nh
there see time knocked into cooked hat1,
ut least so far as loading ships is con-
cerncj. The large ship Russell Glover
isai,lat per, and Captain Kowes begun
.he operation af !caditg ker ore day
last week While his stevedores were
tngaged in the slow process Of slowing
Away the cargo, live yankee, standing
five feet eight inches in his boots, stepped
up "a Captain Howes aud said-
Il rather guess, stranger, it takes some
tine 10 load ship, with them are, men
don't n?,
why. ycs,a replied The Captain; tit
takes some time, but we cannot do it any
faster"
"Yea don't say" said the yankee
"Well will rel! y"u what it IS, | can
had this ship in day, an no mistake
"You cann exclaimed Cap,ai,: Howes,
tisinu The yankee TOOK, and putting
bn one Of his most comical Smiles.
"Yrs,." continued the yankee. 81
have got criiey that will throw them
goods into your ship in less than no
time, and guess III try is you have no
objection" :.
None in tic lcas,.'' said the Captain,
hooking rather obviously on the cute yam
kce. Eli yJu Wish 10 load The ship you
CAM 3ea aos sA1
Early mex morning, much 10 TIE as
enlistment of Captain loves, who
though, he should never see the Yankee
again, a curious looking machine, soine
what like locomotive IN appearances;
came down 10 the pier; with The live
Yankee on top, getting up steam. he
ran it. close up To the ship, arranged the
tackle aud commenced hoisling id tile car.
30 with a puf--putf-puff-Belore the
captain, crew, or stevedores, had time t.
collect together their scattered senses
Mud there the little steam engine, attend
Cd by the Yankee, is now at work, putf!ns
essa,scily as locomotive, tipping bales
and boxes a,n the hold Of the Russell
Glover, nlwsost a ton weight at each puff
with more vase, with greater facility, an,
three tissrcs rs fast as the steyedores wlit
horses cOuld 10 beiore the live Yankee
made the acquaintance Of Captain IIowes
lahos bvu found Impossible 10 stow The
goods away as fast as The steam sengsL,
hips them in. s,sass
This machiue is great improvement,
On the old system, ltsaves time and il
thai way saves money, aud It not only
nves time, but il saves men also. moi
50 many BY one hntf are necessary L
load ship, and thus money is saved bott
In lims aud lab,r., -
connection with this machine, In III,
saaihila,ion OF tho time and !ahor, there
sons Cor the construction Of Railroads
that far exceeds il in power and utility
This 10 called tho "lixcavator," and W
@w'itiN operation lsw weeks ago y
France. ltgocs BY steam, LOOKS like a
Old fashioned locomotive. aud has rowe
sassl 10 Eileen or ,wen,y horsAs, IN.
cMcalrs was invented BY Mr.. J. W
V"Araues whose famous many ehAWibsl
~ssanoN 10 already veil know 10 Us
wv who 70 styled in tho JoNrMdl &c
Msse Il fer, Published in. Csaac
~ssWe d seaSs Amrrieax." Hs
wsstsekee too, cNme from Vernson'
isS wst aes'ssd BY tho Sultan Of Tat
~. N"s y now Makiag hia fortune \
I.s''s sv, WNM his ~lsxoNvalsr"l he
n.S.g nils ~ rapidly a. tho "shi
49, Mfows eccda M,o tho ship, or
mower levels grass 10 tho laad
A." 80" Vow engaged ia grading the roA
~Uaca 70 ilavs~, aud surprises III
""wn wNA Ais work, h was cuti