The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-08
TIE RISING RIVER,
A Coal boat Rise Impsndlng-The stonm
ma fh-a honS Mas A ,<t~.- tFpsaTa #Hi

boat Men ACTIVE.
Once more the prospects are favorable
for a coal boat rise at Pittsburgh. In fact
1t Is this time an almost assured fact.
Last nights dispatches were to the, effect
that both the Allegheny and Mononsahela
were rising at headwatets and at Pitts.
burgh 1t was also coming up. II was also
reported raining at both points. Al Pitts.
burgh up TO Saturday night Il had been
raining for fifteen hours, and there was
some rain there yesterday. Rivernlen
were reported as having the briglses.
hopes for a good stage Of water that they
have had since last June, and all along
through the locks and ut Davis Island
dam there was general activity ind
preparations going on in order to
take advantage Of tho water the
first moment that It should reach a stage
on which the loaded barges could font.
At Pittsburgh there was last night over
3 feet. AT this point there was about 6
feet and rising. Reports from points be.
low indicate tlat Saturdays storm was
general throughout the valley and al! The
Ohio's tributaries are swelling. On the
kanawha coal boat men are ready ostart
at once. II the cold wind and weather
OF yesterday does not put a stop to the
rise, the Pittsburgh fleet MAY be expected
K. reach hero by tomorrow morning.
Wien. 1t once starts TO come tho river will
present a lively scene. There are over
100000 bushels In the locks; very likely
the entire amount ready TO come from
Pittsburgh Is nearly 1000 900 bushels,
but unless tho rise holds up for several
days 1t will not all get out for tho reason
tliat u number Of boats with their tows oi
empty barges are below, where they were
caught when the last coal boat rise wen,
down. These will all DO In motion today
and will get home US soon as possible in
order 10 have some Of the profits TO be
made, so as to pay for their long and ex.
pensisc idlencss. Anumber OF the lighter
craft have managed 10 reach Pittsburgh,
by taking advantage Of the several little
rises OF late they will come out first. Two
OF them, the Fred Wilson and the Sam
Hrown. came down yesterday for the pur.
pose OF assisting some Of the others. The
Diamond, John Penny and Hornet are
laid up between here and Bellaire. Nearly
all OF Gray's Iron Line fleet have
been waiting at points below for
u rise III order 10 get Their
tows Of iron ore into Pittsburgh. Should
the rise realize present authorizations, river
matters will BIO very lively. It will DO ap.
preciated not only by the coal boat men
uut by the passenger packet men, who
have had q hard and Improbable year Of
it. The StockdaIc will leave Pittsburgh
today, and the Scotia will follow on her
day. The rest Of the fleet arc at Cincin.
natl and will start out OIL their day. The
rise will be also appreciated by Cincin.
natlans, who were recently jumped up four
cents u bushel on their coal bills
The past year has been an unprecedeht.
ed n in the history of.the Ohio. It
reached its highest point and went down
10 its lowest and was longer in recovering
from the latter than ever before. The
last run OF coal that amounted toanythine
was in the early part Of last June and The
boats that were in the rear Of TINT run,
some OF thcm,. have not as yet reached
Pittsburgh.