, 1870-02-21

on ine ::,n OF F:6iusiY. iss. iii. rins ,n,...a
std large LuEoer Of bids ~efe zecetve1- After
spirited contest the contract WAS AEAtded 10
isss. il % jniJ lie ] Contractor. Tor &C cammsncsd M M d % qa
ryIEG kiotc, al Ctlca, lcdlAta, ten miltA aoore
LGuiIsLie, On The Ohio River. and on The Barst4-
town lsrarcn Rat1oldt rWens5'tTo niles ffon
On 1he is; day Of AuGutt 1867, the c,ss Stone
vas la.d With imposing cete mon!es, by ~. W u
% msi rst ''; 10 IL Tne e woTk ~ II CONSTRUCTING
view Of batd.rg ,he p!et. nett 10 The
rieilon pract'can,e during 1ns high s,,ge. Of wa
ter OF the tuEner mo. ths, 10 that ihe efscaon OF
ep Ta D, seoars ~
It was detsln1rtu to take adsanIage OF the uansn-
aEy 'o~ w:tsf y nst,;nS IA ,. 1ns dsn!s soaads.
ms successful, ani thtc" Of The most t1tnlcalt
'oarcatlurs Nefe tecafrd between tue nrst Of
october sId The ttst Of December, 1867; aut.
had II nos psea ier 3 frdaea rise IN Inc river,
~hkh carried Awsy part Of tbs Temporary tract
AID the eorer dan ef tic foagia pier. al
In tns rpa' ,xs1s, xena
| 1.srs thc1e were seventeen commenced, El1 from
n1 to ipu1teen inclusive ard eighteen, u!ne1eeu,
n1 ,ss reE.9ss Es1s r ,we e1
1 heu:hr, h1t inc contractors improved tee time
r;a: icr tniu1e nc. Du,tsg the o1.r pa1; of 1855
rte vcrk wan carried o 4. usaa! ~ the con:rac.
,o1t. but o. tte m. Of stpterbst 81 mss.!.:aesory
liun ut The nss.rrJ 10 The conpsby, ana The
ccntrac.ors Ted over ILL., the tools aEd appl-
ACces Csed IN the work
Soou sf;es luis transfer an uautrsl r1se in the
r.v.r csrt;ed Away sit the building dctr:cks and
tel NOTIFY track lcf transporting sto1r 70 tat
ia, !,s az Of octo,er GO, derrick a. let ssad,os
I IL tic risef. Exf1aardlIArJ e1erttoEs were put
torih, and In three weeks new Ia:k hat been
s,eE.eosis bali. sna nc worf Progressed t.naal.
tAtto-tly on tn plerA.
Al .rtnpt xas mAae to tecure The foandaslon
ter the lsteress ct the se ssoc. a1d sudden t1s
I III lie 1ivef It vat abandoned
| The Q.het dlff1Cntt fOcndBEoh-EstI no. 81
WIS secured ~ we'll ~ those o! ali the re1 4ntas
rie.e, 60 thxt II ire c!osc Of the season OF lsss
sixteen ptets wese finished. and Of tee FeIalniIA
Til ls,,1E Of the slone was su.pended ou -
eotn Of December, 1saS, and resumed IN March
| 1869. For four months the ssAze Q! Fa:ef era
ihis and ii s..bssase:I loving WAS pe1iozme
by lne eomeau.1 Ioabolt The steamer SeFa!!e
zap an John Lsst.el, Who proved himself *osta
= reputation II a se1ltul AID sncees 1to! pt.o
Tie wA,er failing TO III sum Ies ssaSe ~ va!y =
1'a 20 I'D q u
.. | 1879, ire last ktona vas LAID IN Pier to. ~:
! hl1 na1otFs conslAis q: tEo aousments ~
y, ,Su suetc j,rds . q l;lnes:ono Tasr, walcn. e
besutI AID excellence, oo:h OF uiaietlG Al
NtlkmanlhIp, u unSoIpas+ed-
TIE piers vary IN Ia. 9Th IRON 60 70 !o3 rec
a ..d arc aid ID nydtsutc cemsnt rsn5factats
- this y:c!Ilsy. The p.ets 81 ret nnon "
/ tld stck bec OF tho river. The foof fdttlous
=. me xese obtained with great ul1cuHy ou
u AAnt OF the swift current aud he 1endetc5
u s.at 81 70 tresH through The coceI d4na-
tsen the tine Of the transfer Of The c1nH1
:. 70 liz eouplttloc, tic n14unry, in III III dotA.
e vas ctcef The tecs sup-ttikton OF MI: I.
G VA Enan- Nj. suDetJ renamed Oh tho wo
- Mt eeSs'A no1'ha A{4r tho w:taoEaWA OF !
D. nsE ~ eart.ln Of nakoLr5, Atd, upoo bel
40 eaEeo 'e 81 Me1S r1tn!ae t.id q '.oor. was 8.
i'd I'll the cox pleCoa Of the d Asaort. Crest prs
~ eue thess EeaIeEen l.r tso faithful, ezeske