The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-21
River Stages.


on stand for. the next ~ hours
with indications of a slight rise.
Today's Arrivals.
Reuben Dunbar from Cairo.
George Cowling from Metropolis.
Ohio from Golconda.
Bette owen from Brookport.
Clyde from Joppa.
City of Saltillo from st. Louis.
Today's Departures.
Reuben Dunbar for Cairo.
George Cowling for Metropolis.
Ohio for Golconda.
Bette owen for Brookport.
City of Saltillo for Tennessee.
ollie +. for Dycusburg.
Harth for Caseyville.
River and Weather.
The river was at a stand of three
feet and six-tenths this morning and
if the rain is general a slight rise is
loked for. Weather cloudy and
business fair.
Pilothouse Pointers.
The City of Saltillo left st. Louis
last night for Waterloo, Ala, and is
due here sometime tonight. She has
a big freight trip and many passen
gers.
Pushing a tow of empties the tow
boat Harth. doing harbor work for
the West Kentucky Coal company,
departed this morning for the CASEY
Vile mines and will bring back a
tow of coal and the new coaling de-
vice. She will return tomorrow
night.
Taking advantage of the dsconu-
ance of the Cumberland river trade
by the Bob Dudley, the ollie f.. a
small gasoline boat. went in the
trade this morning and will run rs
far as Dycusburg. She had a cover
ed cargo barge and was in charge OF
Capt. Daley LeMare. The water Is
too low for the regular packet boats.
The towboat w. T. Hardison re-
turned this morning for Joppa light
and left with a tow of barges for the
Tennessee river to bring out railroad
ties.
With his gasoline boat GETAWAY
III, Capt. +. Await left this morn
ing for Metropolis. bringing the mus
sci she'll fleet from Just above Ne
tropolis to the mouth OF the Ten.
nessee river where they will work.
Capt. Henry F. Kath. Of New Bos-
ton, ILL.,. was in the city today. lie
is the well-known pearl buyer.
While the Harth is away the Egan
is doing harbor work for the West
Kentucky Coal company.
Towing a large dredge and two
barges the towboat. s. p. Gillett.
passed down yesterday afternoon.
bound for Grad Tower. ILL.,. to 40
government work. She has been
working at Evansville. In charge OF
the boat were Pilot Harvey Brown,
formerly with the Lee Line, and
Capt Isler.
Capt. Shep Green went pilot on
the Reuben Dunbar this morning.
succeeding Dennis Smith. who has
quit the job again. Sam Phelps
went out as steersman.
The West Kentucky Coal company
has closed a contract for the ship
ment of 10000 bushels of coal TO
Greenville. Miss. TO the Southern
Contract company. when the Harth
arrives with the coaler from Casey
vile the device will be put in com
mission and coal loaded onto flats
from barges and shipped to Green
Vile. The work will be under the
direction of Charles Kopf- Jr.
The T.. A. Woodruff. U. s. snag
boat. went down yesterday after
noon. after pulling a big snag from
the Ohio channel. She will work
back this direction
There was no packet in the Evans
willie trade today.
The Dick Fowler will be brought
back from Mound City marine ways
Sunday and probably resume her
Paducah-Cairo trade.
Pilot Austin owen on the BEETLE
Owen, ferryboat. reports that there
On her arrival at Evansville this
afternoon the Henry Harley made