Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
OQr New Steamboat!
TO BE BUILT IN LEWISTON
THIS WINTER.
New Style of Engines.
The Most Powerful Craft on the Waters OF the
Interior COuntry-Traffic Arrange.
ments Completed!


The new Clearwater Navigation
Company's boat will be twenty-six
feet beam and l26 feet long. She will
draw II inches of water with light
load, but will carry 300 tons when
there is II fair stage of water in the
river. She will be supplied with the
new Roberts boiler that will sustain Il
pressure of 800 pounds to the square
inch of surface. With Il boiler by 8
feet the engines will have 800 horse
power. The engine will have ten inch
cylinders with II six foot stroke. The
power will he prOportionately much
greater than that Of the Lewiston.
The gentleman who will superintend
the construction of the little steamer
has now gone east to secure the ma
chinery and the material. The bottom
of the boat will be made of oak timber
and the dimension timbers of our fine
red fir. The boat Will be constructed
in this city and work will begin as
soon as eastern commissions are com.
pleted.
The success of the enterprise is fully
assured by traffic arrangements with
other transportation lines. There is no
field more promising at this time than
the Clearwater basin. The mines of
the Pierce City district will furnish
traffic for a steamboat line next year;
and the Camas Prairie and the Cold
Spring districts are to be supplied
There will be at least three consider
able towns on the Clearwater river,
built up next spring and this alone
insures work for the first year, before
the harvest is gathered. The lumber
and wood interests of the Clearwater
will engage Il steamboat the greater
part of the year.
Monday evening about dark when
the Chinook wind was blowing IA gale,
}. a. Vernon and friend by the name
of TaintOr undertook to cross the Clear
water river in sklff. The frail craft
was overturned by the force of the
storm in the middle of the stream, and
the passengers were immersed i'm water
and floating ice. They clung to the
overturned skif and called for help.
Their cries were heard but they were
almost exhausted before help could
reach them. Two young men, Messrs
Harrison and Parkes, who are winter
ing in house on the river bank, went
to their relief. They were reached will,
much difficulty just in time to save
them from drowning, as the unfortu.
nate men were chilled and badly
cramped by almost half an hours ex.
pOsure in ice water. Their cries were
heard by Mr.. Stlanahan, Bert Riggs
and others on the other side of the
river, and they, too, went to the rescue
There was quite an excitement in tn,
city as the report came that two men
were drowned. The men recovered
after several hours of care. Mr.. Yer
non despaired and would have let 20
his hold only tor the aid and encour
agement of Mr.. Taintor, who is big
hearted and strong man. Mr.. Vernon
suffered !rightfulIy from cramped
limbs for several hours after the rescue
Three of the unfortunate victims o
morphine habit, who were dependan
upon charity last week were assiste,
to return to their friends in differen
sections of the country and they de
parted on last Sundays boat. TIN
other one is still here and it seems to b
veXed question with conflicting au
thOrities what shall be done with tn
poor woman. There is some defect il
the laws or some fault of officials whei
an unfortunate woman is allowed +
suffer before the question of providing
for her can be determined. In thi
case there seems conflict of authori,,
between the city and county govern
ments and in the mean time the sui
iect of the controversy has been suffer
ing.
Mr.. Tom Crowley is in the city ia
the winter. He, in COMPANY wit
Deck Rauch has been working on
Il ditch to lead water upon some walt
able placer ground, which will b
worked IN the spring. 1t is concede
that the claim is valuable one an
will add tn the great productions of tn
Pierce City district from this time %,
Deck Rauch remained in the camp ei
gagged with Dunn Bros. He and Mos
MartinsOn and other Lewistonians al
engaged i'm running "a tunnel on ths
colnpany's quartz load, they being hi
strong experienced rock workers.