Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-12

registered feet z inches. having risen
8 inches during the day. This stage will
probably be still increased. Although
the water fell a fraction of a foot at
Davis Island dam yesterday, it was re-
ported rising from the ALLEGHENY and
Monongahe,a tributaries. The present
stage will permit the packets to make a
start at least.
The Virginia, which has been tied up
at Fifth street for several months, will
leave to-day for Pittsburg, and will be
down Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock.
The Queen City will leave Cincinnati
Saturday and will pass UP Tuesday, if
othing occurs to prevent. The keystone
State is expected also up from Cincin-
natl Sunday morning. In fact, all the
regular Sunday boats are scheduled to
be here Sunday except the Lorena,
which will not leave the Muskingum
until Wednesday. The other Sunday
packets are the Kanawha and Ben Hur,
which depart for Pittsburg.
The H. K. Bedford is expected to ar
rive to-day and leave tomorrow for
Charleston.
The Argand will leave at II a. m. Sat
urday for Parkersburg. The locals are
running regularly. The Ruth and Lee
roy are making their daily trips to Sis
tersville and Darlington. The LeXing-
ton leaves tomorrow as usual for New
Matamoras. The T. M. Bayne leaves
every day at 2:30 p. NJ for Steubenville
The wharf boat is on the way up from
Parkersburg, but the owners yesterday
could not locate it. The boat will be
needed badly as soon as the packets get
started.
The W. J. Cummins is on the Middle
port docks for repairs. The CumminS
will re-enter the trade between Wheel
ing and Cincinnati.
The Argand and Bedford left Cincin-
natl dashed together to resume their re-
spective trades.
There will be no more low water in
the Kanawha after this year. All the
locks and dams will be completed and
in operation by the time they are want
ed next season.
Captain William Bay has decided to
place the new packet Urbana in the
Pittsburg and Kanawha river trade. 1t
is said that she will run in opposition to
the H. X. Bedford.
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Bridge Company has filed with the sec
rotary Of war plans of a proposed bridge
to span the Ohio river at Marietta.
The Relief was the first boat locked
through the Davis Island dam for sew
eral months. She passed down the Ohio
before noon with three fats of sand,
which she will take to New Cumber-
land. The towboat Clifton followed the
Relief with a similar tow, and after de-
Mvering the tow at East Liverpool and
vicinity she will proceed light to Gin
cinnati to bring q tow Of empties to
Pittsburg.
The present rise is nnnina out of the
Monongahela, but that stream did not
furnish it. The water is from the Cheat
river regions, being the result Of heavy
rains throughout the Cheat valley. The
pools of the Monongahela are filled,
with the exception of the ninth. Not
withstanding the heavy rains reported
at the headwaters of that stream, only
a slight rise was the result at Weston
and Fairmont, hardly enough to make
any perceptible change in the stage OF
the water at MOrgantown.
A. special from Marietta says:
Ohio river, feet 8 inches and ris-
Ing. Inc Ndliey belle dllIFou lo-uoJ
and departed for Middleport. The
keystone State left this evening for
Gallipolis, from which city she will
return on regular time. The Virginia
is due down tonight. Argand for
Wheeling Friday morning. Ben Hur
out Saturday.
Rumor says that Capt. Gordon Green
will build a new boat to take the
place of the H. K. Bedford in the
Pittsbdrg and Kanawha river trade.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of foot.
Morgantown-5 feet 8; stationary.
Pittsburg.-River So; falling.
Steubenville-3 feet; rising.
Greensboro-S feet 10; stationary.
Oil City inches; rising.
Brownsville-7 feet; falling.