Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-09-04
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Steamboat Disasters on the Western " Qfers ana
Steamboat DiTsrt0YQ

Steamboat Disasters on the Western Wqsers and
Steamboat Directory,
Sr42xess.n The unucrs oncd have now III
u ,s..,4a1SsH the course oil preparation, new
,.aSzs:zSSs,s sscs Steamboat Directory, which will
be issued III October next; the book will con-
tain over two hundred pages, illustrated i'll the
best style and neatly bound III durable man
uer. 1t will be ohe of the most interesting
works ever published, and will be a book that
w ill be intel. sting to all classes Of people
The Steamboat Director will contain u COM
pete list and description OF all the Steamboats,
aHoat in the western and southern waters.-
The length, model speed, power and tonnage
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, dc, The Directory will contain
History OF Steamboats, and SteamboatiDg on
the western waters, since the application of
steam also, sketch Of the first boat built for
the Ohio river, with the name of the builder,
commander and owner.
The River Directory will contain a list ard
description of all the Steamboat Disasters that
have occurred on the western and southern "a
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
er rivers with the towns aud citios laid down,
correct distances alsO, many other river and
commercial items of intcre~t 10 the PSopla at
large. The book viii contain the cards OF the
various u. s. y all bonts, with the trade they
are in &c The Directory will also contain
complete list of all responsible Steamboat LII
ce nsed Officers, their places OF residence, DC,
the new Steamboat Law, its requirements, with
commen Is, showing wherein it benefits the IN
9TH nd p
officer, &c, Ac., aud all tho important u. 5.
Supreme Court Steamboat Decisions up to date:
the Rates aud Commercial Privileges. bills OF
landing, important decisions OF the various y =.
S Courts in regard TO freights Loaf and damaged,
DC, &c, W it'll many other things OF interest
The Directory will be- illustrated in the bes
style, and printed in the best manner. ihe
author has for ak years been gathering togeth-
er all the facts and items in regard TO the nu-
merous steamboat disasters on the western and
southern waters and now intends publishing
them in book foin The price of the work viii
be put at the low sum Of One Dollar. leu
thousand copies will be issued for the boatnieh
and all others desirous of subscribing, will have
TO do SO at once, AS none will be printed unless
ordered in adj The work is designed 10
have a circulation of eighty thousand copies. as
the publishers are receiving large numbers OF
subscribers, per mail, from all parts oil the cosh
try, daily. Some of the oldest boatrnen, a.
well u most scientific ,nen ofthe times are CON
tributsrs 10 the Steamboat Directory.
The Diractory will be issued in October, and
w;ii he an ornament TO the parior - well ~
steamboat Ly remitting One Dollar. tpest-
n.;dl you win receive ono copy OF the above
work.
Ar communications and letters should be
ad ddresecd 70
JAMES 7. LLOYD & CO..
Post Odice Building Cincinnati, Ot;!o
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