Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-05
OLD TIMERS.
steamers which Plowed tae Mis-.
sissippi Current Tn. Years GONE BY
The BOa 8 and Their Masttrs

sissippi Current Tn. Years GONE BY
The Boa $ and Their Masters
Il was on the old Kentucky when she
came up the river on her first trip, in
1886" Some such r, marks as this. with
vigorous comparisons of the methods OF
steamboating and travelling in general
in vogue in those days and now. is to be
heard every once in while from some
old settler. The ancient history of the
river and the almost forgotten boats that
then traversed it lives only in the mem.
cries of the men who were on earth in
those times. and it may be added its hold
on life is very sleHder. for there are only
few of them left, and few more years
will remove the last of the men who dis
tinctly recall the early steamers that
plowed the waters of the Mississippi.
The following list, partial Only, of the
pioneer boats and those that followed
down to 40 years ago. will be of interest:
1S2S-S.eamer Warrior -Captsins
Morton. Isaac Myres aud Cline; pilots,
D. Buiz and Lloyd Gaul. This boat was
in the Black Hswk war
'30's-Red Rover Capt. Thlckmor-
tons first boat His other boats were as
follows: ST. Peters. F. H. Beetle. clerk ;
Ariel. Capt Wagner; Burlington, Malta
Florence. Gen Brooks; Cecilia.
'30s-Jo Daviess-Capt,D. Smith Har.
ris, first boat built on keel boat hull;
Camden, Capt CLINE; Sarah Ann, Capt.
Smith; Indians Capt. Newman.
Enterprise-Galman Science,
SmeiLer. Capt. Smoker; North Star. Capt.
Lathrop; Gypsey. Capt Thomas Gregg;
Kentucky, Mark Atchisou; Rapids, Capt
Kenneth and cab (sunk on the lower
rapids) Lewis F. Linn, Capt. NJ. Ken
nett (from the above sunken rspids)
'3S-Emersld, Capts o. Flarty and
Connely, built by Capt. James May of
Pittsburg; also the following five boats:
Olive Branch. Capt Holcomh; Enter
prise, Capt. Office REYNOLDS; O'Conuell.
Capt. Cameron; Hibernis. Dove, Capt.
James May; Wisconsin, Capt dice
Reynolds, Capt Cline and Lloyd Gsul
pilot; Ohio, Capt. Pierce Archison; He
roine, Capt Isaac Myers; St. Croix. Capt.
Bengee and Louis Griffith; Alex Hsmil>
ton, Capt. R a. Ruby; Lady Franklin,
Capt. D. S. Harris; Time, Capt. William
Hooper; Brazil. Capt. Grin Smith; New
Brazil, Capt, Smith; Missouri Fulton,
Capt Perrin.
'40's-Alhambra, Ben smin Campbell
Tempest, Capt. John Smith; Prairie
Bird, Capt. Mic Wall; Mouona. Capt.
Alex Young; Naiad, Capt. Pierce Barber
(who built her at Port Byron, M; DR..
Franklin. Capt. Blakesley; Senator, Capt.
George B. Cole built her. and the three
following: Uncle Toby, Capt. Grimes;
Iowa, Capt: Morhour; Beehe clerk.
Amsranth, Capt. George W Atkinson;
LYpx, Capt. Atchinson: William Hooper,
pilot.
'50's-Time and Tide, Capt. G. W.
Gould, who wrote history of early days
onthe river; Minnesota, Capt. Bob Reil-
ey; Moptauk. Capts. R Hey and More.
house; Wyota. Capt. Morehouse; Chip
pews, Capt. Lou Griffith; Bon Accord,
Capt. Burger; Daniel V. Donley, clerk :;
Golden Era, Capt Burger; Fortine. Capt.
Griffith; Danube, Capt. Charles Berger;
Green. clerk; Red Wing, Capt. Charles
Berger; William L. Ewing, Capt. Green :;
Lous, Jasper. Capt. Bob Kelley; War
Eagle, (2), Grey Eagle. Capt. D. S
Harris; Galens, Capt. Dick Morehouse.