Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-08-28
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Steamboat Disasters on the Western Waters and
Steamboat Directoru

Steamboat Directory
6s1Rz~h The andersigueu have now in
lsAa61FSt the course oil preparation, new
.S45 - Steamboat Directory, which will
be issued III October next; the book will con-
tain over two hundred pages, iHust rated in the
best style, aud neatly bound in durable man
ner. 1t will be one of the most interesting
works ever published, and will be book that
will be inter sting TO all classes of people -
The Steamboat Director will contain com
plete list aud description OF all the STEAMBOATS,
aioat in the western and southern waters.
The length, model speed, power and tounags
of each boat, where aud by whom built, the
name Of the boat, with the trade she is in. Al
so, thu name of the captains and officers, her
age, dc, &c, The Directory will contain a
History Of Steamboats, and Steamboating on
the western waters, since the application of
steam also, a sketch Of the first boat BUILT for
the Ohio river, with the name of the builder,
commander and owner. ,-
The River Directory will contain list ard
description Of all the Steamboat Disasters that
have occurred on the western and southern wa
ters, beautifully illustrated. with list of all
those who have perished by their burning, sink
ing and exploding, on the western and south
ern waters. The Directory will contain Maps
Of the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Ar
kansas, White, Red. Ouachiia. Yazoo and 9TH
er rivers, with the towns and cities laid down,
correct distances; also, many other RIVER ana
commercial items of interest to the people Rt
large. The book will contain the cards Of the
various U. s. all boats, with the trade they
are in, &c. The Directory will also contain
complete list of all responsible Steamboat La
censed Officers, their places Of residence, &c,
the new Steamboat Law, its requirements, with
CONNIE n ts showing wherein ii benefits the in
competent off GER, and Injuries the coInpeteat
officer, &c, &c, and all the important T. s.
Supreme Court Steamboat Decisions up 10 date:
the. Rates and Commercial Privileges, bills of
Andng, important decisions of the various Y
s. Courts in regard to freights lost and damaged,
&C., &c, with many other things Of interest.
The Directory will be iliustru rutad in the bes
style, and printed in the best manner. The
author has for six years been gathering togeth
er all the facts aud items in regard TO the ma
nserous steamboat disasters on the western and
southern waters, and now intends publishing
them in book form. The price Of the work wLi
be put at the low sum of One Dollar. Ten
thousand copies will be issued for the boatnleu
and all others desrous of su bscribiag, will have
to do so nj oiice, as noue will be printed unless
ordered in advance. The work is designed to
have circulation Of eighty thousand copies, ss
the publishers are receiving large aumbsrs OF
subscribers, per mali, from all parts Of the coun
try, daily. Some Of the eldest bostaIsn, as
weH as most scientific men ofthe times, are Goa
tributors to the Steamboat Directory. ...,
The Directory viii be issued in October, and
will be an ornament to the parl0rs N wal4 ~
steamboat ~ remitting One Dollar. tpost-
paid) you viii receive one copy OF the above
work. l@s . +st" %<s.+
+ All eommunic stions and letters shouh 30
addressed ~ ra. - fzs
JAMES T. LLOYD & CO.,
Post Ofiice Building, Cincinnati. Onso-
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