Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-08-21
THE MAMMOTH SADDLEI


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Steamboat DisaStsTs on The Weaera WQIers a nd
Steamboat Directory.
eszxg@A Tho undersigned have now In
HkrsErS the course OF preparation, a new
Asax::.rz Steamboat Directory, which will
be issued IN October next, tho book W IN con
tain over two hundred pages, illustrated in the
best style, and neatly bound in u durable man
uer. 1t will be one of the most int resting
works ever Published, and will be a book that
will be inter 3sting TO all classes Of pc ople.-
The Steamboat Director will contains COM
plete list and description of all the Steamboats,
aioat in the western aud southern waters.-
The length model speed, power and tonnage
Of each boat, where and by whom built, the
maine Of the boat, with the trade she Is id. AL
so, the name of the captains and officers, her
age, &c, De- q 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 lnift for
the Ohio river, with the name of the bafFder,
commander and owner. "''1 N4
The River Directory will contain a list ard
description Of all the Steamboat Disasters that
have occurred on the westerns and south ern " a
ters, beautifully illustrated. with a Int of all
those who have persisted by their burning, sink
ing and exploding, on the western and south
ern waters. The Directory will contain Msps
Of the Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Ar
kansas, White, Red Ouachita. Y3zoo. and 9TH
er rivers, with the towns aud cities taid dowp,
correct distances; aisO, many other river AID
commercial Items Of interest To the people af
large. The book viii contain the cards ofths
various U. s.. n all boats, with the trade they
are in, DC The Directory will also eaptai9e
complsts list ofisu responsible Steamboat Ii
censed Officers, their places of residence, DC,
the new Steamboat Law its requirements, with
Is, show ing Wherein it benef fits the iHt
competent officer, and Injuries the colnpAteu1
officer, &c, 6c., aud ali the importantly p
Supreme Court Steamboat Decisions ap 20 da5s:
the Rates Anf CemmercfM Privileges; bids Of
sanding, important decisions Of she ,variouaUr
5. Courts in regard to freighs lostiand damaged
&C., Ee!; ith ma ny other Things of interest.
The Directory will be illustrasDd In the. bss
style, and printed IN the best names. The
aut.lor has for six years been gathering togeun.
er ali the facts and items in regard to the uu-
faerous steamboat disasters on the westeTss, and
southern waters, and now intends publishing
them IN book form. The price of the work win
be put at Wa low sum of One Dollar. Iau
thousand copies will DO issued for the boatmen
and all others DESTROYS of 81 bsc ribsae, will have
to dos 20 ut once, As none will be printed unless
ordered in ADVANCE. .fhe work 10 designed to
have y calculation Of eighty tho uss nd COPIES, =
the publishers are receiving large numbsfs Of
Pps ss~Si, tA0uIoQ totGS SpNlX
try, daily. some of the oldest lhesimsn, =
we'll - mostscientifc men ofthe times ara o0n-
tributors 70 the sSteane0at Directory. 46r1afI
The Directory viii Be- issued In October, snp
will be an OfDpuasat " The parlQS, s,ySlta4
steenfbopt."..F remistfhhfg One DdThtas 1pos4
paid) poa viii rcceixe one copJhof 1rAeS 0oyA
WoIkksta I5f ~slsit1s eGh s ;s2o.gsI 30. DQHL
All com nuaicatlops Ard g4tten. SAAaA u
addressed to h .pi .usI
JAMES T. LLOYD e. Co.
Post Office Building, Cincinhatf,t oRio~
y5n2Ofl H&4 - } sta~ Il