The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-06
An Interesting Old Steamboat Log.

An Interesting Old Steamboat Log.
G. c. Duble of this city. has in his
possession the log Of the famous oil
time steamboat Continental on her 64th
trip from St Louis to New Orleans,
under the command of Captain A. J.
Carter, later noted master in the An
Choir Line, with Henry Dietrich filing
the position of chief clerk. Mr.. Du-
BILE has kindly furnished the Picayune
with the following copy of the doeu-
ment, which win prove interesting to
those who still have happy recolleetions
of the steam boating done forty or fifty
years ago, as well as to those not ia
miiar with the volume Of traffic han
died by the Mississippi River packets
in those good old days:
Cleared St. Louis wharf at $50 pm,
April q, 1867, drawing s feet by the
head; on departure had 800 tons to 60
through, and about 300 tons way
freight and good list of passengers.
Crossed to East st. Louis, adding 125
tons miscellaneous cargo, refusing 9TH
ct offerings. 0dth6Q OUb at MUM = III
and were hailed by steamer Andy John
son, Just arrived from Keokuk; took
aboard 153 head reshipping stock and
refused her other transfer freight, as
we have orders below to fill out on the
water, as but quarter less twain is scant
depth at some bad crossings. Engage
ments on the 28th at Chester. St.
Mary's and Cape Girardeau completed
our additions to Cairo, where we ar
rived at il a. m on Goth; came through
without wetting a spar, but rubbed at
Liberty Islanl and Dog Tooth bend.
Round offerings at Cairo blocking of
all wharf space; heavy freight traffic
coming in for reshipment; added l40
tons and some coal for fuel, and on
leaving at p. NJ, trimmed up on TO
feet. Left through steamer Henry
Ames in port loading. She viii fully
fill ont with picked cargo at good rates.
Have done only necessary business at
Columbus and Belmont mp 30 8 p. n.
same dav, arriving at Hickman Just be
fore midnight, adding some there; al
rived at New Madrid at 5 a. N. Of Both
done some business and refused freight;
learn there is plenty of corn ready for
shipment in Madrii bend and below;
we can add a little more. as accomTao-
dation, which will put us down %
swamp line. At Hales Point at 3 p.
m. same day, added cautiously, but had
to refuse offerings; put splash planks
as water is tapping over guards amid
ship; proceed under slow beils-steer-
age way-as captain viii take no serl-
Gus chance or actual hazard. Reached
Memphis at a. m. May 1, discharged,
but had to refuse freight, adding
number of passengers, however; took
a little coal and laid to until daylight;
backed out and ran through to Helena,
where we landed at p. M same day,
added more passengers only; cabin
space all occupied now, officers giving
M berths for reservations. Left Hell
ena at ESQ p. IA. and ran through to
mouth White river, reaching there at
/ q. m. May 2, discharged reshipplng
freight for beth tributaries, White and
Arhansas rivers Added 800 bales of
old) GOTTEN reshipped By steameh Des
Are out of tributaries; guards deep
down IN watar after trimming freight
age on main deck Left Eerrene, Mo-,
vflfite river, at dayight, ran All way
ltlnyh - fsreensiiIle in iight, band