Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-15
THE LOW
STAGES OF
THE RIVER.
Comparison Of This and ..Previ'
Gus Seasons on the Ohio
River.
THREE INCHES THE LOWEST
Was Recorded in 1900. Other River
News Of Interest Concerning the
Three Rivers.

The present season has been re-
ferred to as one particularly untor-
tunate to river traffic. as early In
the year there was much ice and
the river was closed, then In the
spring there were several high wa"
tiers and now during the larger por-
tion OF the summer and autumn
the river Is too low to navigate.
Com parison with previous years we
find that there was little difference,
however, and that in nearly every
Instance the packets suspended IN
July aud did not resume TILL the
middle or last Of November
Yesterday there was a stage OF 2
feet d inches and stationary, on the
wharf at Wheeling while the lowest
point this summer was loot 3
inches, On the 22nd of September.
In 1887 the Ohio recorded IL
inches on the ash of September,
and was the lowest that year. In
'88 the lowest was 2 foot 2 inches,
ON the first OF August. In 1889
there was good packet water up to
the 23rd of August, but after that
the river rapidly d clined and a
stage OF Io inches vas reached on
September Is
Iu the following year the low
water season began early IN July
and continued to the last week In
August. The lowest point was
too: Q inches on August 20, 1891
opened with a flood OF A leet II
inches, on February 10. but despite
this the packets began to suspend
for low water early 10 May and
were later enabled to resume by
water resulting from heavy rains,
In September they were again
forced 10 tie up and did not get
packet W ter till the 24th OF No
vember. The lowest point was
reached on October 31st and was
10 inches. On the following De-
cember the river closed on the
a6.h at MounGsville and the Top
mill, but opened on January 4, OF
1903 The river again closed on
the tenth aud remained till the end
of the month The Ice was followed
closely by a food that reached the
highest point, "a feet III inches,
on February s. Good water exist.
ed all that spring and not I'LL late
In July did the packets begin to
suepend. The lowest was 8 inches
on September II, and the packets
resumed In October.
In ga the lowest point was
reached on September 8 and was
10 inches.
1895 opehed with the river being
gorged o. the 2nd OF January, but
breaking up on the 9th and followed
by flood OF SO feet 4 inches on the
OH. The boats enjoyed fairly
prosperous season till June 2, when
they tied up and the low point of
10 inches was reached on October
27. The river again sorged on the
18th of December OF that year, and
remained so until the 21st.
The year OF 1896 was fairly good
from all points and the lowest stage
reached at any time was feet
inches on September II TIE
lowest point was also reached On
this same day In the following
year, and was one foot two inches.
A flood of 43 feet E inches oc-
Cured in March of 1898, but de-
spite this the low water season be.
gan early In July, with the lowest
on September Fl, of II inches,
This stage was also the lowest in
1899, and was reached on August
Fl.
The year OF 1890 carried of the
ptize for low water and the stage
reached during 1t Is the lowest ever
recorded 1t was 3 inches on the
26th Of September at Wheeling.
Last year the lowest was I9
inches, and was reached on Novem-
Der IS.
The time of resumption of pack
cts vs. ries from the first week IN
November, till as late as the 23rd
of the month