The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-01

The Ohio river in Its zig-zag, snaky
course, Is silent, placid and purse, It's
tawny yellow bosom lay a-drying in the
sun. IT'S a pity to see the erstwhile
old majestic stream sway forth to the
demands of mother earth-a pity. for 1t
causes total absence OF something and
for that something substitutes a clam
my, weird situation. And, then, again,
1t impedes freight transportation. The
trade condition on the Ohio river these
days is about as low as 1t can go. The
only boat up yesterday was the Fair
Play, and it's cargo was scant. AS re-
suit, the larger portion of river men
along the line are lying idle and Will
continue to do so until the man above
lets out torrent
Captain Crockard will probably return
to-day, from Parkersburg, with the
wharf boat towed up by the steamer
Leroy.
Notice Is received from the United
States engineers office at Cincinnati
that the following distractions have
been removed from the Ohio river be-
tween Five Mile Run and Bellevlew,
Ky.
Snags-Eight from the channel below
Five Mile Run, two from the foot Of
Four Mile Dixie; one from the channel
Mt California ~ nj w
II. Brown g. Sons harbor; four at Coal
Raven; one from the Ohio side at the
Cincinnati gymnasium clubs ground;
one from the Kentucky side at Craw-
ford creek; one from Kentucky side at
East End gas works; five at Dayton,
Ky; twenty-four from the Kentucky
side at Belleview; twenty-three from
under the Louisville y Nashville rail-
road bridge; three tom the wharf be-
tween Ludlow and Lawrence streets;
three from foot OF Ludlow street: five
between Ludlow street and Broadway;
two from the Kentucky side above the
mouth of Licking river; one at Syca-
more street: one at the Vine street
wharfboat; eight at Hemingray's glass
works, Covington, Ky: one at Marmet
coal landing; two from the Ohio side at
the gas works; one at the Consolidated
Coal and Mining Company's landing;
eight at Sedamsvlle; one from the Ohio
side at the head of Cullom's: six from
the channel at the head of Cuftom's;onc
from the Ohio side above Darby's Land
Ing; one at Parlor Grove landing; one
from the Addyston Pipe and Steel Com
pany's elevator; one from the mouth OF
the Big Miami river; forty from the
channel In Lawrencehurg Reach; one
from the Kentucky side at the match
factory, Aurora; two from the channel
below Loughry's creek: one from the
channel at the head OF Loughry's island,
and one from the channel In front of
Belleview.
Pillng-Eghty-one from the channel
under the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road bridge.
Squared timber-Twenty-h pieces
from the channel under the same
bridge.
Drift pies-one at BellevIew and one
at the Consolidated Coal and Mining
Company's landing.
Wrecks-Steamer Kate Timmonds, at
Kentucky four-mile dixie; one coal
barge from Browns harbor; stone boat
from below the Louisville & Nashville
railroad bridge; part of steamboat
from the channel above Central bridge;
part of sandboat on the wharf below
Ludlow street and Broadway. parts Of
steamers Scotia, Rhea and Dillon, at
Sedamvllle; coal barge at Cullom's;coal
barge at the fertilizinC works; blasted
down the sides, bow and stem of the
steamer Longfellow, on Ohio side, be-
low the fertilzing works, and a coal
barge wreck from the channel above
Loughry's creek.