The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07
RIVER NEWS

Capt. Ira B. Huntington will go
back with the P. & @. Line as
travelling agent when rise comes
that will let the boat out.
The vinoennss coming up with
a tow of empties last Saturday al
Straight Rifle. struck bottom.
breaking her rudder and damaging
her wheel. She left her tow and
returned to Catlettsburg for re-
pairs.
\ Capts j o. Hopkins. of Catletts-
burg. and U M. Davidson, Of
South Point. arrived here last
! Wednesday with the steamer Dom
ca and a barge to be dooked.
which are now being repaired by
the Armstrong docks
| Capt. d. 81. Morgan, of Coying-
ton. was here Sunday and Monday
looking after Capt. Halls coal in
teres
Capt. Jas. s Rose, of the Cath.
crime Davis, which lie laid up at
Swan Greek with tow of.empties.
las been in town for the past few
days.
Point Pleasant is now bona
fide port and entry, (bscause
they can't get any further) and
the Kauawha packets Neva and
Columbia are making this the
lower end of their run, the Neva
to Winfield every day. and the
Columbia to Charleston. Monday
Wednesday and Friday.
The Donca. Captain Hopkins.
Big Sandy packet is here on the
Armstrong Docks.
The veteran Kanawha and Louis
vile commander and pilot. Captain
VIM D. Martin, is confined to his
home in Gallipolis, suffering from
the effects of fall ON the street
some months ago. His friends are
wishing him speedy recovery
The Otto Marmet is in harbor
here with Captain Ed Woodward
in command. and Mate Kelsey
Casey. Engineer Henry Eastwood
and Steward Frank Middlecoff
aboard. The Otto has been over
hauled and had the most thorough
and artistic painting inside and
out.
The Neva has been braced up
aud "underpinned" by "Chippy"
Ham, (of the Boon that was) and
is nowsready TO brave and buffet
all the winter storms between Win
field and Charleston Captains
Charley and Clarence budding do
her prosperous business in good
style.
| Inquiry at the local office of
j Captains Maddy and Morgan. of
Gallipolis. fails to locate Engineer
Frank (Bonjour) Souvrain. His
many friends in this locality are
anxious about him. 1t seems to
be the opinion that he has left the
throttle and stopping bell for the
minstrel stage.
The Kanawha and Ohio Trans
portation companies steamers are
Calderwood at Campbelfs Greek.
Lane at Charleston, Andrews at
this place and the Gillham at
Hanleys. twelve miles below Cali
polls. They are all awaiting water
| A fragment of the cabin panel
of the, old towboat j. s. Mcdonald
in the office of the wharfboat here,
has a fine painting of that famous
old towboat. hung over the Office
desk.
Captain Frank Wright is now in
command of the Columbia
| Charlie Cox and William Riddle
are about the only occupants of the
comfortable cabin of the Val P.
Collins. laying at the Armstrong
Dock.
There is goodly company of
steam boat men in this port that
are mot ON anything"-in other
words are on the bank. Among
them are Billy MoGufin. James
Wight, Brady Wright and others
n-faot-whole crews from the Cap.
tain down. They are all good
mem and will be called for early.
Captain Billy Wright with the
United States Improvement Steam
or Rumsey and the diggers is
dredging in Kanawha, near Loup
Greek.