GREAT JOB Thank you for all the interesting work that you did. I read every one even though I had no connection to the rafting industry. Your hard work was appreciated Susie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nannyj3566@aol.com> To: <IASCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: [IASCOTT] Appendic lll > A Raft Pilot's Log cont. > > Appendix lll > List of Raft-boats from Davenport > Democrat February,1893 > This is the last authentic list the author can find. It shows numerous > changes from the list of 1890 > > 305 > NAME MASTERS > Eclipse..............................................E.J.Lancaster > owned by Eclipse transportation Company of Davenport. > F.C.A.Denkmann...................................O.E.McGinley > E.Rutledge.........................................W.H.Whisler > F.Weyerhauser.....................................John Hugunin > J.K.Graves.........................................Harry Hugunin > owned by Weyerhauser and Denkmann of > Rock Island. > Kit Carson...........................................Gara Denberg > Lumberman..........................................J.H.Wooderd > owned by J.C.Daniels of Keokuk,Iowa > Moline...............................................Isaiah Wasson > owned by Dimock Gould and Company of Moline. > J.S.Keator.......................................... > owned by J.S.Keator and Sons of Moline. > Pilot..................................................Orrin Smith > owned by Pilot Steamboat Company of Leclaire. > Jo Long..............................................S.E.Lancaster > owned by Jo Long Transportation of LeClaire. > Irene D..............................................D.F.Dorrance > owned by Union Towing Company of LeClaire. > Ten Broeck.........................................W.S/Mitchell > Iowa................................................George Carpenter > Netta Durant.......................................George Rutherford > > 306 > Volunteer...........................................John Rook > owned by the LeClaire Navigation Company. > West Rambo........................................Jos. Young > owned by the Upper rapids Transportation Company > of LeClaire. > J.W.Mills...........................................J.H.Laycock > owned by W.A.Blair and J.H.Laycock of LeClaire. > Dardie Eastman......................................George reed > Reindeer..............................................T.C.Withrow > Lily Turner............................................H.Hollinshead > owned by the Mississippi Towing Company of Lyons. > Nina....................................................John Pearson > owned by lowell sterling and Ida Lachman,Lyons. > Lady Grace..............................................J.G.Moore > Artemus Lamb...........................................Thomas Duncan > Chancy Lamb.............................................Abe Mitchell > owned by C.Lamb and Sons of Clinton,Iowa. > D.Boardman..............................................I.M.Newcomb > W.J.Young,Jr...........................................Paul Kerz. > owned by W.J.Young and Company Of Clinton,Iowa. > Sam Atlee...............................................Asa Woodward > owned by S. and J.C.Atlee of Fort Madison,Iowa. > Musser...................................................S.B.Withrow > J.W.Van Sant...........................................Geo. E.Carpenter > Glenmont.................................................John O'Connor > owned by the Van Sant and Musse Transportation > Company,Muscatine. > Charlotte Boeckeler........................................Robert Dodds > Helen Shulenberg.........................................George Brasser > owned by Shulenberg and Boeckeler Lumber > Company, Muscatine. > Henrietta.............................. > Cyclone................................No Assignment of Masters. > R.J.Wheeler.......................... > owned by Durant and Wheeler of Stillwater,Minnesota. > > 307 > Saturn...................................................George Winans > owned by George Winans. > Daisy....................................................John Hoy. > owned by Musser-Sauntry Company,Stillwater. > Clyde.....................................................M.M.Looney > Isaac Staples.............................................C.B.Romahn > Ravenna...................................................C.H.Davison > Menominie.................................................E.D.Dickson > owned by Bronson and Folsom of stillwater. > J.G.Chapman..............................................Ira DeCamp > Luella......................................................J.S.Walker > owned by C.Jellison Towing Company of Wabasha. > > B.Hershey..................................................Cyprian Buisson > C.W.Cowles.................................................Joseph Buisson > Lafayette Lamb.............................................J.E.Kaiser > owned by the Valley navigation Company of Wabasha. > Lion of Wabasha............................................H.C.Wilcox > owned by H.C,Wilcox. > Vernie Mae...................................................Wm.Weir > owned by D.J.McKenzie of Alma,wisconsin. > City of Winona..............................................O.J.Newcomb > owned by Youmans brothers and Hodgins, Winona. > Juniata......................................................Henry Newcomb > owned by Laird, Norton and Company, Winona. > Bella Mac....................................................N.B.Lucas > Mountain Belle...............................................A.P.Lambert > Louisville.....................................................L.A.Day > B.E.Linehan..................................................Wm.Dobler > Helen Mar...................................................(no > assignment) > owned by LaCrosse Mississippi Towing Company,LaCrosse/ > Dan Thayer...................................................A.M.Short > owned by p.S.Davidson Lumber Company,LaCrosse. > Quickstep.....................................................A. Gallager > owned by Vol.A.Biglow,LaCrosse. > > 308 > Abner Gile...................................................Brown Jenks > owned by J.B.Jenks and Vol.A.Biglow. > Lizzie Gardner...............................................Wm.Kratka > Pauline........................................................Hiram > Brazee > > Thistle.......................................................Geo.Tromley,Jr > owned by the Kratka Towing Company,Lansing,Iowa. > From the foregoing list we learn of many changes in ownership. The pld' > firm of McDonald Brothers of LaCrosse that had enjoyed many years of > prosperity,became embarrassed and had to be reorganized during the winter > of 1892 and 1893, and the old firm name appears no more. In its place we > have the LaCrosse Mississippi Towing Company with their fleet cut down to > four boats in commission. The 'Helen Mar' did not do any more rafting. > Also the old and prosperous firm of Durant, Wheeler and Company only has > three boats left and no captain hired for the 'R.J.Wheeler' and they soon > afterward sold her to Captain Will Davis and A.S.Merriam to run lumber to > Quincy. > The rafting industry had reached its peak and was starting on its decline > to wind up for good in August,1915, when Captain W.L.Hunter with the > steamer 'Ottumwa Belle' on the stern and the 'Pathfinder' on the bow and > the 'J.M.' in tow ran the last raft. > > book complete(except for pictures) > I have enjoyed doing this and hope it will help others find relatives > they have been looking for, with a time and place that will be of help too. > I have had the pleasure of speaking to W.A.Blair's gr.daughter,Elizabeth. > She is living in Indiana at age 87(2001) She related a few stories that > gave me an idea of her grandmother and grandfather's personalities. Captain > Blair was married to my Dad's aunt, Elizabeth. Her sister,Adele ,married > Captain John H.Laycock on same day. I have since learned that Adele and john > were divorced. After doing this book I can see that many of these men were > married to the river and the rafts-it must have been hard on the women. > Joan(Bard)Robinson > > > > ==== IASCOTT Mailing List ==== > Check out Cathy Labath's IAGenWeb site! > http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ > It has a wealth of information about Scott county, Iowa > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >