Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
St. Paul trade 1854; same trade 1855; 300 tons; built at Pittsburg,
by William Dean.
NEIVILLE--Second steamboat to arrive at Fort Snelling prior to 1827.
NELLIE KENT--Small stern-wheel, built at Osceola, Wis., by Captain
Kent, to run between Prescott and St. Croix Falls.
NEW HAVEN--At Galena, for St. Louis, Nov. 5, 1844; regular St. Louis,
Galena, Dubuque & Potosi Packet, 1845, Captain Geo. L. King; at
Galena June 12, 1846.
NEW ST. PAUL--Side-wheel; built at New Albany, Ind., 1852; 225 tons;
Captain James Bissell; went into Missouri River trade, and was
snagged and sunk at St. Albert's Island, Aug. 19, 1857; boat and
cargo total loss; boat cost $25,000.
NEW YORK--At St. Paul 1856.
NIMROD--At Galena from St. Louis, June 14, 1845; American Fur Company
boat; went into Missouri River trade.
NOMINEE--Side-wheel; built at Shousetown, Pa., 1848; 213 tons;
Captain D. Smith Harris, arrived at St. Paul, April 19, 1850, in
company with "Highland Mary", first boats through lake; in Minnesota
Packet Co.; Captain Orren Smith, at St. Paul April 16, 1852, 8 P. M.,
first boat through lake; Captain Russell Blakeley, 29 trips Galena
to St. Paul, 1853; Captain Russell Blakeley, first boat at St. Paul
April 8, 1854; sunk below Britt's Landing, 1854; Mr. Maitland was
clerk in 1852.
NORTHERNER--Side-wheel; built at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853; 400 tons;
very fast; contested with "Key City" for championship of Upper River,
but was beaten; in Northern Line, St. Louis & St. Paul; Captain Pliny
A. Alford, commanded her 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862; burned at St.
Louis prior to 1871.
NORTHERN BELLE--Side-wheel; 498 tons; built at Cincinnati, under
supervision of Captain Preston Lodwick in 1856, for Minnesota Packet
Co.; 226 feet long, 29 feet beam, light draft and very handsomely
finished, outside and in; Galena & St. Paul Line 1856, Captain
Preston Lodwick; Captain J. Y. Hurd, Dunleith Line, 1858; same
captain, in La Crosse Line 1859; same captain, in Dunleith Line,
1860; in La Crosse Line, Captain W. H. Laughton, 1861; took five
companies of the First Minnesota Infantry Volunteers from St. Paul to
La Crosse, June 22, 1861; Captain W. H. Laughton, in Davidson's La
Crosse Line, 1862.
NORTHERN LIGHT--Large side-wheel; built at Cincinnati for Minnesota
Packet Co., winter of 1856; length 240 feet, beam 40 feet, hold 5
feet; 740 tons; cylinders 22 inches, seven feet stroke; 8 boilers,
46 inches diameter, 17 feet long; wheels 31 feet diameter, 9 feet
buckets, 30 inches dip; came out in the spring of 1857 with Captain
Preston Lodwick, Clerks J. D. DuBois and K. C. Cooley; Engineers
James Kinestone and Geo. Radebaugh; Mate James Morrison; had oil
paintings of St. Anthony Falls, Dayton Bluffs and Maiden Rock in
panels in the cabin; paddle boxes had paintings of _aurora borealis_;
Captain P. Lodwick, in Galena, Dunleith & St. Paul Line 1857, 1858,
1859; same captain, in St. Louis & St. Paul Line 1860; Captain John
B. Davis, St. Louis Line 1861; Captain Gabbert, in Dunleith Line
1862; sunk in first bend below head of Coon Slough, by Jackson
Harris, pilot, who swung stern of boat into solid shore ice in making
fast turn of the bend, tearing out the stern of the boat and sinking
her in 30 feet of water in a few minutes.
NORTH STAR--Built above the Falls of St. Anthony by Captain John
Rawlins in 1855; running from St. Anthony to Sauk Rapids until 1857.
NUGGET--Stern-wheel; snagged April 22, 1866, abreast Dacota City,
Nebr., on Missouri River; boat and cargo total loss; boat valued at
$20,000.
OAKLAND--Stern-wheel; built at California, Pa., 1853; 142 tons;
Captain C. S. Morrison, at St. Paul, 1855; at St. Paul from St. Louis
1856, 1857, 1858.
OCEAN WAVE--Side-wheel; built at Elizabeth, Ky., 1854; 235 tons;
very short boat and very hard to steer; cost $17,000; in Minnesota
Packet Company, Captain E. H. Gleim 1856; 1857, Captain Andrews in
spring, and Captain James in fall, in Galena & St. Paul Line; 1858,
1859--Captain Scott, in Prairie du Chien Line; 1860, Captain N. F.
Webb, in Dunleith Line; 1861, Captain Webb, in La Crosse Line.
ODD FELLOW--Cline, master, at Galena 1848.
OHIO--Captain Mark Atchison, in Galena trade 1842; at Galena for St.
Louis, Nov. 5, 1844.
OLIVE BRANCH--Captain Strother, at Galena, for St. Louis, April 9,
1836.
OMEGA--At Galena for St. Peters, Minnesota, spring of 1840, Captain
Joseph Sire, Pilot Joseph La Barge; owned by American Fur Co.; went
into the Missouri River trade.
ORB--Stern-wheel; built at Wheeling, Va., 1854; 226 tons; at St. Paul
from St. Louis, 1857, Captain Spencer.
OSCEOLA--Small stern-wheel boat, built for St. Croix River trade; at
St. Paul 1855.
OSPREY--In St. Louis & Galena trade 1842, Captain N. W. Parker; same
trade 1845, 1846.
OSWEGO--At St. Paul Nov. 13, 1851.
OTTER--Built and owned by Harris Brothers; D. Smith Harris, captain;
R. Scribe Harris, engineer; in Galena and St. Peters trade 1841,
1842; 7 trips to St. Peters in 1843; Captain Scribe Harris, in same
trade 1844, 1845; arrived at Galena from St. Peters, April 8, 1845,
having passed through lake on up trip; in same trade 1846, 1847;
Harris Bros, sold her in 1848; her engines were taken out and placed
in the "Tiger" prior to 1852.
PALMYRA--Captain Cole, arrived at Fort Snelling June 1, 1836, with a
pleasure excursion consisting of some 30 ladies and gentlemen from
Galena; in Galena & St. Peters trade 1837, Captain Middleton; arrived
at Fort Snelling July 14, 1838, bringing the official notice of the
Sioux treaty, opening of St. Croix Valley to settlers; also brought
machinery for sawmill to be built on St. Croix, and Mr. Calvin
Tuttle, millwright, with a number of workers to erect the mill.
PANOLA--At St. Paul 1858.
PARTHENIA--Stern-wheel; built at California, Pa., 1854; 154 tons; in
St. Paul trade 1856, 1857.
PAVILION--Captain Lafferty, at Galena for St. Peters, June 1, 1837.
PEARL--At Galena for St. Louis, March 16, 1845; same October, 1847,
Montgomery, master; regular Galena & St. Peters trade 1848; also for
St. Croix Falls.
PEMBINA--Side-wheel; in Northwestern Line and Northern Line; Captain
Thos. H. Griffith, St. Louis & St. Paul 1857, 1858, 1859; Captain
John B. Hill, same trade 1860, 1861.
PENNSYLVANIA--Captain Stone, at St. Paul June 1, 1839.
PIKE--At Galena, on her way up the river, Sept. 3, 1839; arrived at
Fort Snelling with troops Sept. 9, 1839; arrived again Sept. 17,
1839; in same trade 1840.
PILOT--At Galena from St. Louis, Sept. 6, 1846.
PIZARRO--At Galena, new 1838; built by Captain R. Scribe Harris; 133
feet long, 20 feet beam, 144 tons burden; in Galena trade 1840.
PLANET--At Galena from St. Louis May 21, 1847.
PLOW BOY--Side-wheel; 275 tons; snagged above Providence, Mo., on
Missouri River, 1853.
POMEROY--Minnesota River boat, Captain Bell 1861.
POTOSI--Collapsed flue at Quincy, Ill., October 4, 1844, killing two
passengers; at Galena, Ill., from St. Louis, April 11, 1846.
PRAIRIE BIRD--Captain Nick Wall, in Galena, St. Louis & St. Peters
trade 1846; at Galena April 11, 1846; at Galena, April 3, 1847,
Captain Nick Wall, same trade; 213 tons burden; cost $17,000; sunk
above Keithsburg, Iowa, 1852.
PRAIRIE ROSE--Stern-wheel; built at Brownsville, Pa., 1854; 248 tons;
in St. Louis and St. Paul trade, 1855, Captain Maratta.
PRAIRIE STATE--(First)--One of the early boats on the Upper River;
exploded boilers at Pekin, Ill., April 25, 1852, killing 20 of the
deck passengers and crew.
PRAIRIE STATE--(Second)--Stern-wheel; 281 tons; 59 horse power;
Captain Truett, St. Louis & St. Paul Packet, 1855.
PRE-EMPTION--Built by Harris Bros., of Galena; Captain D. Smith
Harris, some time prior to 1852.
PROGRESS--Stern-wheel; built at Shousetown, Pa., 1854; 217 tons;
Captain Goodell, at St. Paul, loading for St. Louis, 1857.
QUINCY--In Galena trade 1840.
RARITAN--Captain Rogers, at Galena 1846.
REBUS--St. Paul trade 1854.
RED ROVER--Captain Throckmorton, in Galena trade 1828, 1829, 1830.
RED WING--(First)--Side-wheel; 24 feet beam; new 1846; Captain
Berger, in St. Louis & St. Peters regular trade, 1846; at Galena
April, 1846; Clerk Green; Captain Berger, St. Louis & St. Peters,
1847, 1848.
RED WING--(Second)--Side-wheel; at St. Paul 1855; Captain Woodburn,
at St. Paul 1857; Captain Ward, latter part 1857; Captain Ward, at
St. Paul 1858.
RED WING--(Third)--In Northwestern Line, 1879-1880; side-wheel, 670
tons burden.
REGULATOR--Stern-wheel; built at Shousetown, Pa., 1851; 156 tons; in
St. Louis & St. Paul trade 1855.
RELIEF--Captain D. Smith Harris, prior to 1852.
RESCUE--Stern-wheel; built at Shousetown, Pa., 1853; 169 tons; built
for towboat; very fast; Captain Irvine, at St. Paul from Pittsburg,
1857.
RESERVE--At St. Paul 1857.
RESOLUTE--Stern-wheel (towboat); very powerful engines; 316 tons;
owned by Capt. R. C. Gray, of Pittsburg Tow-boat Line.
REVEILLE--Small stern-wheel; wintered above the lake 1855; St. Paul
trade 1855, 1856, 1857.
REVEILLE--At Galena, from St. Louis, April 18, 1846; regular packet
in that trade; (do not know whether it is the same as above).
REVENUE--Captain Turner, in Galena trade 1847; burned on Illinois
River, May 24, 1847.
REVENUE CUTTER--Captain McMahan and Oliver Harris, owners, McMahan,
master, at Galena, from St. Louis, May 9, 1847; in Galena & St.
Peters trade; bought to take place of steamer "Cora" sold to go into
Missouri River trade.
ROBERT FULTON--At St. Paul July 3, 1851.
ROCHESTER--Built at Belle Vernon, Pa., 1855; 199 tons; at St. Paul
1856.
ROCKET--At St. Paul from St. Louis, 1857.
ROCK RIVER--Small boat, owned and commanded by Augustin Havaszthy,
Count de Castro, an Hungarian exile; in Galena and upper river trade
1841; made trips between Galena & St. Peters once in two weeks during
season of 1842; in same trade 1843, 1844; laid up for winter at
Wacouta, head of lake, in fall of 1844, her cook and several others
of the crew walking on the ice to La Crosse; the captain and two or
three others remained on board all winter, and in the spring, as soon
as the ice was out of the lake, went south with the boat, which ran
on some lower river tributary, and the Count was lost sight of.
ROLLA--At Galena for St. Peters, June 18, 1837; had on board Major
Tallaferro, U. S. A., with a party of Indians; arrived at Fort
Snelling Nov. 10, 1837, bringing delegations of chiefs who had been
to Washington to make a treaty whereby the St. Croix Valley was
opened to settlers; collapsed a flue and burned near Rock Island,
Ill., November, 1837, killing one fireman and severely scalding the
engineer on watch.
ROSALIE--(First)--In Galena and St. Louis trade 1839.
ROSALIE--(Second)--Stern-wheel; built at Brownsville, Pa., 1854; 158
tons; Captain Rounds, from Pittsburg, with stoves and hardware, sunk
below St. Paul 1857; was raised and continued in St. Paul trade,
1858, 1859.
ROYAL ARCH--Side-wheel; built at West Elizabeth, Pa., 1852; 213 tons;
Captain E. H. Gleim, in Minnesota Packet Co., 1854; 1855; 1856, same
line; sunk opposite Nine Mile Island 1858.
RUFUS PUTNAM--Third steamboat to reach Fort Snelling; arrived there
in 1825.
RUMSEY--Small Minnesota River boat; sunk on mud flat opposite levee
at St. Paul.
SAM GATY--Large side-wheel; built at St. Louis, Mo., 1853; 367 tons,
288 horse-power engines; Captain Vickers, at St. Paul 1855; went into
Missouri River trade; struck a bluff bank at point opposite Arrow
Rock, Mo., knocked her boilers down and set fire to boat, burned and
sank, June 27, 1867. She had been a money-maker for many years, both
on the Mississippi and on the Missouri.
SAM KIRKMAN--At St. Paul 1858.
SAM. YOUNG--Built at Shousetown, Pa., 1855; 155 tons; at St. Paul
1856; Captain Reno, from Pittsburg, at St. Paul 1857.