A Raft Pilot's Log cont. Appendix l 296 NAME MASTERS Mollie Mohler..........................................N.B.Lucas Zada...................................................Frank Wetenhall Carrie.................................................. owned by McDonald Brothers of laCrosse, Wis. Dan Hine..............................................G.L.Short B.F.Weaver........................................... Alfred Toll........................................... Flying Eagle..........................................A.M.Short owned by P.S.Davidson of LaCrosse,Wisconsin. A Reiling..............................................A.J.Davis owned byA.J.Davis and the Standard Lumber Company of Dubuque, Iowa. City of Winona.......................................William McCraney owned by Youmans Brothers and Hodgins of Winona, Minnesota. Julia...................................................William Slocumb. owned by Laird Norton and Company,Winona, minnesota. Hartford................................................Henry Buisson owned by the Mississippi River logging Company of Clinton, Iowa. Jesse Bill................................................E.C.Bill Buckeye................................................. owned by Captain E.C.Bill of Wabasha, Minnesota. Lizzie Gardner..........................................Asa Woodward owned by Drury of Wabasha,Minnesota. Silas Wright............................................John Walker owned by Davison and Walker of reads Landing. Clyde.....................................................E.D.Dickson owned by Empire Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Wm.White...............................................C.H.Meade owned by Captain Meade of stillwater,Minnesota. Ida Fulton................................................Irvine Miliron owned by Meade and Gillespie of Stillwater. 297 Ruby......................................................George Herold owned by Gardner and Company. Bro.Jonathan.............................................C.C.Carpenter A.T.Jenks................................................O.J.Newcomb R.J.Wheeler............................................. Ira Fuller Dispatch...................................................W. Grant owned by Durant Wheeler ans Company of Stillwater. David Bronson..............................................John Hoy Evansville...................................................Edward Root Bun Hersey.................................................JohnQuinlan owned by Matt Clark Transportation Company of Stillwater, Minnesota. Perry Swain................................................ owned by D.M>Swain of Stillwater. Penn wright.................................................H.L. Peavey owned by H.L.Peavey of stillwater,Minnesota. In addition to the raft-boats listed above that were regularly engaged in towing logs or lumber rafts to the down-river yards and mills, there were a few small boats doing harbor work and assisting the large boats at some particular places, the 'Frank' at LaCrosse, the 'Little Hoddie' in Beef Slough, the 'Belle of Bellvue' at Minneiska, the 'Bob Burdette' at Stillwater and the 'Phil Schaeckel' at Reads and the 'Lotus' at Winona. The 'Jim Watson' is not included, as she was seized by the United States marshall for debt and her ownership and future sphere of operationsare much in doubt. The list includes seventy-nine regular raft-boats and six 'helpers,' makiing eighty-five in all. As there were twenty men in an average crew, these eighty-five steam-boats gave employment to about two thousand men, counting those actually on board and 298 the 'alternates' on shore, some sick at home or in the marine hospital, others laying off a trip to restup or to spend their few hard earned dollars, like an irishman whose name i can't recall, who gave me notice going up river one trip on the 'Ten Broeck' that he would like his money as he intended to leave us when we landed in Lansiing for supplies. He had been with us three or four weeks in the mate's crew on deck. He was above the average for intelligence. Hw had read some good books and often gave the others a few lines from Shakespeare appropriate to the occasion and in very impressive manner. I did not want him to get off and on my insisting as to 'why' he was leaving us, he told me he had already overstayed his time and must go ashore to rest and refresh himself. As I passed back through te deck room I glanced at his big black paste- board valise. He noticed this and on my return through the deck room he called my attention to his worldly belongings and with excellent voice and appropriate gesture said:"Captain ! Behold her ! The accumulations of forty-one years. His possessions included a red hankerchief, an old razor and a pair of socks.

Hi Nanny, In this list of names you have a H L Peavey listed down close to the bottom. It is listed as : Penn wright H L Peavey owned by H L Peavey of still water, Minnesota. Would you have any other information on him or his family?? He is in my family line. Any information would be greatly appreciated.!!! Where could I look if you don't know.!!! Thanks, Susan Peavey Cole NW FLORIDA