The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-05
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Conditions and Prospects as Shown
In the Government Report--Gen
eraI News.
General River News.

The stage Of the river AZ y. M,
yesterday was 24.S showing fail OF
% in twenty-four hours.
Steamboats, in the harbor yesterday
were floating their colors in honor OF
the Fourth Of July.
The j. b. Finley arrived from 81.
Louis with nine empty coal barges
yesterday at 445 p. nj. She cleaned
boilers at the point and returned
with tow OF coal.
The Carrie V. arrived from below
with logs and went south yesterday
evening with one empty.
The VIM Garig, new boat from
Towards shipyard. arrived yesterday
evening. She belongs TO Garig, viii
son & Company, of Baton Rouge, and
is bound for that port, ana will he
used in the cotton trade in the south.
She got some freight here.
Cape Barry. Of the Russell Lord
got telegram ar Cape Girardeau an
nouncing the serious Illness o. his
wife in Paducah. There was no way
to get on; of Cape Girardeau until
next day, and the captain did not
wait, but lowered yawl and with
two men left for Cairo at $50 Satnr.
day night. He arrived at Cairo Sun
day morning at 5 O'Clock ami caught
the o'clock train for Paducah
The Dick Fowler did the excursion
business mp brown yesterday. Sine
had quite a number OF people from
Paducah and intermediate points.
who got off here She then took
about 200 people from here 10 Colum-
bus and back Upon arrival she HAD
private party out for a short time
for Mr.. Parsons. The excursion TO
Columbus was a very enjoyable af-
fair and largely attended by ladies
and children People are assured Of a
pleasant trip and the absence of OBJ
iectionable features which some times
mar steamboat excursion, when
they go on the Fowler with Cape
Crider.
The ways have been layed to the
river for launching the new Cowling
which will occur next Saturday after.
noon, either at 1870 or $50 o'clock
There will be no christening or other
ceremony attending the launching
When everybody is ready the props
will be knocked out and she will make
her initial run The hull will be
rowed to Brookport. to which point
the machinery has been shipped by
rail, and where it will be put in place
from the cars
The steamer New South has beer
sold az Cincinnati az a marshals sale.
She was purchased by the Mononga-
hela Coal company for s2.050 and will
be converted into an excursion steam
or.
The season is now approaching
when pilots on the Mississippi river
will begin to figure ont where the
channel is going 10 be this season.
When they come TO a doubtful cross
ing they will hang ont the pilot house |
and watch the draw OF the |
with absorbing interest Il
hink she Is going down over yonGer |
Bill This is getting sluggish over |
here. Look how she draws of from /
hat false point She Is going back |
nto the bend when the river gets |
Town a little" A strange freak Of
he channel occurred al Thompson :
many have taken place there. but
his particular one occurred in the 4
lays Of the big James Howard: Capt
'egram was in command She left 4
81 Louis with a good trip for New
orleans. II was getting lac in the
eason. but the water between ST
souis and Cairo was holding ont well
md IL was thought they could get her
mt TO Cairo. She gOt to Thompson
nd landed to sound out the channel |
he river having divided there AMI
-Oing two ways. One way-the old
gay-was down the bend 10 Brewers
'Oint. then over INTO the head Of
;reenleaf Bend The new way was
rom a mile above Brewers Point
own the Illinois shore behind a vii
pa bar TO the head of scudders tow.
cad. AZ this point. instead Of going
n down the chute to Scudier's. as
ny rational channel would have done
cut square across the head Of the
1whead. run ont 10 the middle OF the
iver and then back T. the foot Of
he toWhead The pilots on the How
ri sounded for two DAYS ami cOuldnt
nj water. The new channel was not
-ide enough to let her through
cross the head Of Scudjer's. taking
TO consideration the flank in the Z
raft down the ehafC and the fact Of Z
square turn under upper corner Of
be- har. Capt Pegram sent a yawl q
, Cairo and secured the Three }
tates. She towed barge mp 30 the ;
Iovard and brought oBf 200 tons Of {