The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-29

ICaptain w. H. Gould, VINO is Stlll ii
the service. He is master of the gov
eminent steamer Josephine. IL Il
likely he will be placed in command
of the Mandan when the river Is
opened up again for navigation be
cause of the fact that the Josephine is
in bad repair and the government ap'
preparation is too limited to put heI
in service. The Josephine is probably
the Oldest steamer in service on the
Missouri river, she being IN the
neighborhood of 25 years old. she
has been repaired so often thai there
are but few of the original planks
remaining in her hull.
Captain Gould has been in the gov
eminent service since 1888. Fol
many years prior to that he was IN
the employ of the Benton Transporta-
ton company.
Navigation has always been haz-
ardous on the Missouri" said Captain
Gould in speaking of his career. I'VE
often would go around on a bar and
lay there for several days. Some
times we could spar off, sometimes
we could light the boat off by I'M
loading the freight on a barge. Then
I have had to abandon boats altoge-
Their until the river would rise and
float them off the bar"
Captain Gould recalled a number
of old Missouri river captains and
what became of them. They are
written 20 years ago.:
Captain Grant March, Captain w.
R. Massie and Captain John Massie,
all in st. Louis.
Captain John LaBarge, died at the
wheel of the Helena at st. Louis.
Captain Joseph LaBarge, died at
st. Louis.
Captain Joseph Fecto, at Carodelet.
Captain Joseph Todd, died at an
Ohio river point.
Captain John Todd, on the Ohio
river building boats for Alaska.
Captain S. B. Coulson, died at
Yankton; Captain William Coulson,
died at Allegheny City, Pa; Captain
Mart Coulson, died at Sioux City;
Captain Henry King, at Chamberlain,
D.; Captain B. F. Horn, died at
Pierre, S. D.; Captain Nelson Todd,
died at Sioux City; Captain Frank
Maratta, on the Ohio river; Captain
D. M. Maratta, on the Ohio river.
He was consul to Australia under
President Cleveland; Captain John
Williams, died at st. Louis; Captain
Ed Anderson, lives at Sioux City;
Captain Andrew Johnson, died at Bis
marck; Captain William Sims, in the
Captain William Perkins,
the Ohio river; Captain Dave
lives in Sioux City; Cap
tain Ben F. Temple, lives in Sioux
City and is master of the steamer,
James R. Mcpherson; Captain Joe
is at Running Water, S. D.;
Captain G. w. Blunt, Captain John
VI. Belk and Captain T. D. Mariner
are at Bismarck; Captain Richard
Voolfolk and Captain James McGar-
~ died at Bismarck.
Captain Charles Voolfolk went to
The Yellowstone river; Captain Jim
lives in st. Louis; Captain
John Justice, at Leavenworth, Kas.;
Captain A. F. HawIey, died in Chi
,ago; Captain T. B. Burleigh died in
Yankton; Captain William Braith-
waite is in Maryland; Captain John
). Parr, Captain Dick Talbot, and
Captain John Gilman are on the Yu-
1on; Captain Bob Mason died at st
Iouis; Captain James Clark went to
Seattle; Captain Bagley is now at
running Water; Captain Albert
luntz is in Pittsburgh; Captain An
rev Haley, at New Haven, Conn.
Among the steamboats, which piled
It and above Sioux City, recalled by
captain Gould, were the Lady Grace,
Tlirt, Last Chance, General Temp
inns, Emily, Yellowstone, General t
1erry, C~astalia, General Sherman, [
Jon Cameron, Zephyr, Jennie Brown /
Nellie Peck, c. K. Peck, Nor {
hern Pacific, E. H. Durfee, Niobrara, |
seneral Rucker, Silver Lake, Sioux t
,ity, Far West, Key West, Montana,
Western, Wyoming, Dakota, Big r
Torn No. L Rosebud, Bachelor, Jo-
.phine, Helena, Benton No. 1, Ia t
oma, Back Hills, Ida Reece, Eclipse, {
,enton No. 2, Little Missouri, Ida, c
'ontanelle, Antelope, Mollie Moore, a
liver Bow, North Carolina, Urilda,
Barker, st. Luke, Bertha, An \
rev Ackley, Deer Lodge, Only f
nance, Admiral Farragut, Guydon, t
liner, Lacon, Hiram Wood, Aurella G
oe, Peter Balen, General Meade, Q
Jig Horn No. 2, General Custer and
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