Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

Ten feet Of water is expected in
Pi,tsburg this morning. which will be
sufficient to allow every loaded craft in
the harbor and pools to be shipped
south. The Allegheny and Mononga-
hela both rose rapidly yesterday, the
former putting out considerable guam
titles of ice, but not sufficient to be
menace to navigation. The operators
viii not start their boats until this
morning. and possibly not until to-
morrow morning.
Last nights Chronicle says Of the sit
uatiOn i'm PitCsburg, that there was con-
siderable stir about the rivers an day.
The pool boats were especially busy
towing down loaded craft from the
pools There is an excellent stage in
the harbor. the marks on the Smith
field street bridge showing a strong
eight feet at noon. A tour of the coal
operators Offices revealed that they had
not as yet given orders to their crews
to prepare TO so ont. and the start Will
not be made until tomorrow, at least,
and many of the operators thought they
would not start until Monday, as that
would give the boats an opportunity TO
start on good water. and there was no
great hurry 20 start when the outlook
for an excellent stage was so favorable.
There viii De at least II feet of water
at The dam Monday The weather bu-
reau officials predict nine feet to-mor-
row at the MOnOngahela marks.
TIC is safe 20 say that by Monday night
/ there will be few pieces of loaded craft
/ I'm the vicinity of Pittsburg. and every
boat now I'm the harbOr viii be on its
Journey south. The larger boats are all
i'm the vicinity of New Orleans at pres
emit so that the rise will enable all Of
them ON their arrival at Louisville TO
again return to New Orleans with
/ Pitrsburg black diamonds. There is
quite a demand for Pittsburg coal IN
the South at present. Prior TO the last
rise the stock on hand at the various
/ Southern ports was very limited, but
tho presont rise will enable operators
tofU their contracts. and those who
/ have Southern trade of their own Will
find q ready market for the fuel. AT
/ this season of the year the sugar plant
! ers uso considerable coal. and they pre-
fer the Pittsburg product
The amount of coal loaded is various
/ " estimated at from 100000 TO 10000, r
GOO bushels On the past TWO rises
about $4,000. 900 bushels were sent
/ South. There is a great demand lot
\ barges at present among the operators
as the bulk Of them are now In the
/ Soutb but the present rise viii enable
I them to- get some of them home. ABOUT
/ 9U the ompties that We're tied up down
I tho river have succeeded i'm reaching
/ this mort. and Will be taken up into the
pools as soon as possible This VIII
furnish much employment 20 miners
/ Many of the mines have been running
I TO their FUN capacity. but i'm most IN
/ stances they were mines whose trade is
purely of a local nature.
The marks on the landing last night
/ showed stage of 10 feet inches. a
rise of nearly three feet in twenty-touI
hours. The Relief and j. c. RisneI
passed mp for PiJtSburg during the day
with tows of empties.
The 7 Liberty cleared nc eleven O'Clock
for Petersburg. and the Jewel at 5:5O
| for Darlington.
The packets scheduled for to-day are
as follows. Bedford. Ben Hur and
/ Hudson for Pittsburg before o'clock
/ and Keystone State for Cincinnati at
q. m.
Special 90 the Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va, January 20
/ Ohio 40 feet inches and rising
( Weather fair and cold
| Pfusburg. January 25.-River "a fee
| and rising at the dam. Weather ram
ing.