I heard,on [?] C-SPAN, IN A SHOW ON MARK TWAIN, that the average life of a steamboat,on the rivers,was about a year. You read of them being built many places along the Ohio. You read of the same steam engine being salvaged,and used on more than 1 boat.. Regardless, it took many explosians before a steam preasure regulator valve was invented. S.S.Smith's sawmill,it'self.could have been steam powered,or creek water powered. There was,on the east side of old Cincinnati,in the FULTON area along Eastern Avenie,a steamboat building area. On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:01:20 -0400 Randal W Cooper <rwcooper@kellnet.com> writes: > Dear Members of the Lewis County, Kentucky Mailing List, > > S.S. SMITH (given name unknown to me)agreed to saw and deliver a > "BOAT > PATTERN" to John BOYLE(S). > > The Agreement was dated November 15, 1860, and was recorded in Lewis > County Deed Book "P", page 363. > > According to the text of the Agreement, S.S. SMITH's "boat pattern" > (what is that?) was to be sufficient to build a boat one hundred > feet > long and twenty feet wide, and was to be delivered to John BOYLE on > or > before November 25, 1860. I presume that this boat was to be a > steamboat, although I have no evidence for that detail. > > The sawmill that was to be used in making this boat pattern was > situated > on Briery Creek near (or in) the Ohio River community of Quincy. The > mill's name was the "Young America Mill". For this boat pattern, > John > BOYLE agreed to pay S.S. SMITH fifty dollars, at the time of > delivery. > > Please note that S.S. SMITH had TEN DAYS to saw and deliver the boat > pattern to John BOYLE. There is more to the Agreement, but I will > stop > at that point and ask my "Burning Questions", with which I entreat > your > help: > > Question Number One: What exactly WAS a "Boat Pattern" in 1860? > Whatever > it was, it could be made in ten days. > > Question Number Two: Where on Briery Creek was the "Young America > Mill" > located? At the mouth, on the Ohio River? Were steamboats built and > launched from the "Young America Mill"? > > Thank you for any feedback on the content of this posting! > > Sincerely, > > Randal W. Cooper > > P.S. John BOYLE was listed as a "Trader" by occupation, in the 1860 > Census of Lewis County, Kentucky, along with his business partner > Henry > MCKEE. I suspect that their "trading" was on the Ohio River, with > the > aid of a steamboat, but I have found no evidence for this assertion. > I > do know that by the outbreak of the Civil War, John BOYLE's work on > the > river as a steamboatman had ended. > > Second P.S. Iron Furnaces were given names (such as "Amanda", > "Buffalo" > and "New Hampshire") so, naming sawmills is not too surprising. > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.