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STEAMBOAT AND NAVIGATION OFFICIALS

Among the early steamboat captains on the upper river were Capts. Dan Able, Alford, D. R. Asbury, George W. Atchison, Joseph Atchison, Pierce Atchison, W. H. Atchison, Baldwin, David C. Bates, Walter Bates, Edwin Bell, James Bissell, W. H. Blake, G. A. Buffington, Thomas J. Bufford, A. T. Champlin, B. Clark, George B. Cole, W. H. Crapster, Peyton S. Davidson, Thomas L. Davidson, William F. Davidson, John B. Davis, J. B. Estes, William Faueett, J. Fulton, William H. Gabbert, Charles F. Gill, William GHlett, George Girdon, Cephas B. Goll, R. C. Gray, Thomas St. Griffiths, Peter Hall,

Daniel Smith Harris, J. K. Hatcher, George H. Hazard, William P. Hight, William Hillhouse, J. B. Jenks, John Killeen, Alexander Laruont, William H. Laughtou, David LeClare, M. W. Lodwick, Preston Lodwiek, Isaac M. Mason, Isaac H. Moulton, J. W. Parker, N. W. Parker, Henry M. Patten, John Rhodes, Thomas Rhodes, John O. Robert, Louis Robert, John Robinson, John Scott, Orrin Smith, Sr., R. M. Spencer, Charles L. Stephenson, James Ward, N.. F. Webb and W. H. Whisler.

Among the early pilots were: Louis DeMarsh, Louis More, William White, Samuel Harlow, Rufus Williams, George Nichols, Alexander Gody, Hugh White, John P. Arnold, Joseph Armstrong, Andrew and James Colemau, John King, Edward A. West, E. V. Holcouib, Hiram Beadle, William Cupp, Jerome Smith, William Fisher, Stephen Dalton, Jackson Harris, Heury Gilpatrick, James Black, Thomas Burns, T. G. Drenuing, George B. Merrick, William R. Tibbals, Henry Tripp, Seth Moore, Stephen Hanks, Charles Manning, Thomas Cushing, Peter Hall, William Hall, Fred A. Bill, James T. Black, William M. Brisbois, Thomas Burns, Edward Cahalin, Charles Dans, Stephen Dolson, Thomas Dolson, William Dolson, Charles H. Farris, Robert Farris, Patrick Gaynor, John Goll, Wilfred F. Hall, Quincy Haines, Washington Hight, William Kelly, George Nichols, Jerome, Miles and Ruby Shell, Orrin Smith, R. C. Stephens, C. P. Stewart, Frank Tesson, E. H. Thomas, David Piptou, George Tromley, Judson T. West, Hugh White, Charles Wilde and Frank Wilde.

Among the steamboat engineers of the upper river may be mentioned: James Armstrong, Nathan Blaisdale, Isaac Bollman. William Briggs, Spencer Burtlett, J. L. Carver, Steven Clume, Thomas Connelly. John Fleinrniiig. P. Flaunigan, Dennis Galvin, William Glenn, Quincy Haines. William H. Hamilton. Capt. George Haker, Martin K. Harris, Robert S. Harris, Thomas B. Hill, George Longwell, George McDonald. Samuel Maxwell, Charles H. Patton, Lucien Smith, James Sherman, Larry Richie, William A. Roosevelt, James Troxell, George W. Walker, Henry Whitmore and F. A. Whitney.

Among the steamboat clerks were: Russell Blakeley. George C. Blish, Samuel Boyce, John Brooks. Lewis Brown, Joseph F. Byrne. A. Carran, John Cochrane, Charles A. Coffin, Benjamin A. Conger, with masters Samuel Cook. Daniel V. Dawley, Joseph D. Dubois, John Tinney, William N. Frazier, Charles Furman, G. R. Girdon, E. H. Gleim, S. Grinnell, Edward W. Ham- day, Alfred Hall. Charles Fargus, W. E. Hartshorn. Pole Hatcher, F. C. Hawkins, Stephen Hewitt, R. McGuire, George R. Melville. N. V. Pierz. R. M. Robbins and Frank Ward.

Among the upper river steamboat agents were: Charles L. Barnes, John P. Farley. George Lamont and Laban F. Merrick.

In the days when from the forests of the north miles of log rafts were being sent down the river from its many tributaries to be sawed' into lumber at the great saw-mills which were located in such numbers along the tipper Mississippi, the raft pilot was in steady demand during the open season.

Among these raft pilots were: Andrae Biesong. Volney A. Bieglow, Peter F. Bouchae, George Brassare. Joseph Buisson. John Cormack, Daniel Davis, Louis DeMarah. Joseph Guardapie. Thomas LaBlanc, Gabriel LaChappelle. Charles LaPointe. Joseph LaRocque, R. J. Lindley, J. B. McCoy, Sandy McPhail, Louis Massey and John Page

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