Thanks, Mindy, this makes sense as the river can freeze pretty solid even with the dams in place.... Lois --- Mindy <mdoellmn@adams.net> wrote: > Lois, > I was told when I was a little girl by my grandfather > that he used to > walk across the Jack Frost bridge. I had NO idea what > the heck he was > talking about until years later. What he was referring > to was walking > across the river when it was rock solid with ice. The > river was not dammed > up back then with levees so it really reached out across > into West Quincy as > it is called. The river from what I was told stretched > out to almost > Taylor, MO. Since the river was not as deep back then, > it was not uncommon > for the river to freeze solid and many people walked > across it. The river > also was taken by horse and buggy and I have seen a few > ferries mentioned > also. > > Mindy > Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host > http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html > http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html > > "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to > their level, then beat you with experience." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lois" <lois_heath@yahoo.com> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 5:34 PM > Subject: [ILADAMS] fording the river at Quincy? > > > > > > http://www.orderlypackrat.com/dyl_intro.htm > > > > In doing a search for cholera deaths in quincy, I came > across this article > on google abuot people from Qcy going west in 1849/50 for > gold and they talk > about "fording the river at Quincy. It has never struck > me that that people > could actually ford the Mississipi at Quincy. Does > anyone know if that was > done? I just assumed they used ferries. can't see how > anyone could ever > ford that river at Quincy. > > > > Lois Heath > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New > Jobs > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family > stories! Great tips at > Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at > www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send an email to > ILADAMS-L-request@rootsweb.com > The message must have only one word: unsubscribe > > ============================== > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

My dad, who is 87 now, and I had a discussion about another river he used to walk across. Though not as big a the Mississippi. He said most rivers froze in Winter. There were NO power plants which generate heat into the river waters. He said, in fact, part of the reason power plants are on rivers is to use the water to cool equipment. So most rivers water temperatures are higher once the water is pumped back into the river at a warmer temp. Thus changing not only the temp, but environment for fish, plants, etc. Please visit the web site I created with my students http://www.geocities.com/midwestinstitute Also visit my Indiana Orff Schulwerk (music and movement education) web site. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6131