Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-11
LEAVING QUARTERS
River Craft Preparing for the
Seasons Activity.

Il
Seasons Activity.
PEEP MTO THE BOAT HARB0Rs.
Busy scenes b the Places Below the CITY
where the water Queens Pass the Cold
Days-An Coming Oat Brlghtsnsd Up
aad Strengthened.
Boats are now preparing to aban-
don winter headquarters and another
few weeks will witness complete des-
olation in the harbOrs in the western
end of the city.
Kahlke Bros. are winding up q
busy season Of repairing on their
ways. where several of the water
queens have been launched since the
close OF navigation receiving repairs
and general overhauling. All will
make their appearance on the old
Mississippi much brighter and
stronger as q result Of tho painter
and blacksmith and carpenters oper-
atoms. The rafter Moline has been
thoroughly overhauled and virtually
converted into q new boat. The
Matt F. Allen, which will be used the
coming season in the excursion busi-
ness by the Laclede Packet company
Of Burlington. has undergone general
repairs, beside having her skags re-
moved and three new balance rud-
ders put on. The ferry. City of Maui
VOC. is being redecked and generally
overhauled. A new coat of paint has
been given the packet Verne Swain,
which has also undergone some re-
pairs. The dredge boat, Lone Star,
has received new cylinder timber
and coat Of paint and few repairs.
Improvements on the Young.
Extensive improvements have been
made on the w. j. Young, Capt.
Walter Blair's handsome packet,
which has already commenced her
seasons business between Rock Island
and Burlington. Aside from having
a texas put on her, which adds ma
terially to the crafts sleeping &C
commodations, the Young has under
gone thorough overhauling at the
hands Of the painters and repairers.
and as consequence she looms up
brighter than ever.
The dredge, Kate Keen, will also
leave winter quarters with q new
face and stronger machinery. The
rafter, Sam Atlee, which has been
purchased by Capt. George Winans.
will begin the season with q new coat
OF paint and other improvements.
In the harbor there are four of Capt.
Winan's rafters: The Dan Thayer,
Saturn, Satellite and May Libby.
The latter was considerably Grip
pied in being sunk last fall and has
been recorked and repainted, 80 as to
be ready for duty again.
Over in another corner lies the
Libbie Conger. 1t will be remem-
bered that she got caught down here
by the cold weather while being re-
paired after the explosion which
resulted in the blowing out of her
flues and the drowning of her fire.
man. and sought shelter among
strangers. The Conger belongs al
Fountain City, Wis, and will prob.
ably be sold and put in the packet
business the coming season. Par.
ties from St. Louis and Quincy are
now dickering for her purchase.
In Weyerhauser & Denkmann's Harbor.
In Weyerhauser & Denkmann's
harbor the repairer is busily en-
gagged preparing the rafters for duty,
while a new bow boat for the F. Z.
A. Denkmann is in course of con.
struction at the Whitney yard. It's
to be . daisy and will be christened
the r. ID. Kendall, in honor of the
foreman of Weyerhauser & Denk.
mann's mill.
The F. Weyerhauser, E. Rutledge.
F. c. A. Denkmann and j. X. Graves
are all being repaired. Capt. o. f.
Mckinley will master the Denkmann,
Capt. w. H. Whistler the Rutledge
and Capt. George Reed the Weyer-
hauser the coming season. The
Graves is without master as yet.
At the Ls Claire ways.
Work at the LIE Claire Marine ways
is being pushed rapidly along by the
veteran boat builder. F. j. Thomp-
son. The steamer Musser is having
new cylinder timbers put in and re.
ceiving other general repairs; Netts
Durant. replanking and general re-
pairs: Irene D., new plank and new
stern; Rambo, new top sides; Eclipse
and Linehan thorough overhauling.
James Heard has been at work this
week painting the steamers Musser
and Durant. Smith & Becker's
steam launch. the Mignon. will be
repaired and will be as neat little
craft as floats this part of the river.
In . C0astable's Hands.
Constable L. v. Eckhart last even
ing took possession of NJ. F. Hogan's
news and cigar depot on Fourth ave.