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