The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-06-20
GOVERNOR PAT'FISON DEAHL
RIVER C { NEWS.
Mr. john Galloway. Of Hender.

MIR. John Galloway. OF Hender-
is row chief engineer of the Kama.
wha towboat. Florence Marmet.
The lighthouse. tender Golden
Rod, has been taken out on the
ways at Cincinnati for general
overhauling.. She has completed
her work for the summer.
The ferryboat W. n. Whiteman,
of Manchester. Ohio, here on the
Kanawha Dock Co. g docks has been
thoroughly repaired and left Satpr-
day evening for that port. os;ss
Two surveying parties will start
about July l to finish the work. of
surveying the Ohio river from
Pittsburg to Cairo, which has been
in progress for:the last two years
The old sidewheel steamer Boz
nanza is now doing service,Assan
excursion boat at Cincinnati. The
Bonanzs was for many years 8
populer Pomeroy and Cincipnati
packet. i dsas.
Captain William A. Wright
brought the steamer JamssRumz
sey down to this port Mondsy
night and took aboard Meior
Timm. engineer in charge of river
improvement, ON tour of inepsc-
ton up the Kanawha..s q. q. ayea
John Edwards finally launched
his gasoline boat Friday night The
boat was escorted to the riYern by
Wards double quartette and soon
music will be plentiful in the neigh
borhood of the river. The boat is
the old "Get There Some" that won
the races here last year and is fitted
out with new engine. etc. 1t is
now named "Skidoo." From the
name che should be able to go
some.-Gallipolis journal ),
United States inspectors of steam
vessels are sending out, the new
rules to pilots on the local rivers
Several changes have been made
in the regnlations, and the inspec.
tors will endeavor to impress the
changes on the pilots. The rules
have just arrived from Washington,
D. O., and all pilots are urged TO
familiarize themselves with the
changes in the regulations. A
copy of which can be received on
application to the inspectors. .
The New Evergreen arrived here
to take her regular trade BETWEEN
Charleston and Winfield Saturday
night, from Marietta. The Ever
green has been remodeled and fe-
placed by MoConnell's compound
machinery, and che promisee. to he
the fastest packet in the KHna@ha
river. Captain Smell Devinney is
proud of her as is also Captain
Wright, Engineer AID Markham,
Fireman E West and Clerk How
ard West. The boat is as neat as
a new pin and passengers have all
modern oonvenienoes. The crew
is clever and the passenger traffic
will quadrupIe with the New Ever
green.-Putnam Democrat.
Captain Ira B Huntington, gen
ersl agent of the Pittsburg and
Cincinnati line. was in the city a
few hours yesterday waiting for the
steamer Queen CITY,. and while
here he took drive over the city,
noting the progress. He stated'the
oity's rapid growth was truly won
derful. He felt sure that. the time
was not far distant when Hunting
ton would be the largest city be.
tween Pittsburg and Cinoinnnsi
Captain Huntington lie one Of the
pioneer boatmen of these waters
and landed at the local wharf when
it was known dis Maple Grove land.
ing and the foot of Sixteenth street
was known as Holderby landing,
before the city was laid out. Cap.
tain Huntington visits regularly
all the shippers n the fonte and
ia valuable man for his,sline.-
Hnntinoton Dienatoh 3Ss-;'se.-