| 单词 | steamboat |
| 例句 | That night, he had stood alone on the top deck of a steamboat called the River Queen, watching Grant’s big guns shell the Confederate defenders of Petersburg. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z At Pier 41 the transpacific ocean liner President Madison snapped her hawsers and careened into the steamboat Harvester, sinking her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The ferry sauropod navigated between huge armored warships and around a steamboat before docking alongside an ancient wooden frigate with cannons poking out of either side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My favorite is the picture of a steamboat churning up the Mississippi. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z A fish market was coming to life along the avenue, and the shouts of merchants mixed with the caws of seagulls and rumble of steamboats coming in to port. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The drifting steamboats resembled primordial creatures that the winter chill had lured to the surface. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It would take the cavalry, alerted by telegraph and traveling by steamboat, just one day to travel that distance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, in 1837 the Mandan Indian tribe, with one of the most elaborate cultures in our Great Plains, contracted smallpox from a steamboat traveling up the Missouri River from St. Louis. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Early one morning a few days later, he left for Easton Point where he could catch a steamboat to Baltimore. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The body was transferred from the wagon to a rowboat, then to a steamboat, which would then take them north to Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mark Twain chugged by the twin peaks, one active, one dormant, on a steamboat journey across Lake Nicaragua in 1866, he marveled that they looked like two “magnificent pyramids.” New Access to a Nicaraguan Island 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z "Next week I'll be playing Vaudeville and then I'm going to be a steamboat captain." Conan O'Brien drops the needle on a vinyl record 2010-06-11T05:23:00Z The vessels, from Phoenician galleys to Victorian steamboats, mostly brought under $100 each. Antiques: ‘Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion’ at Biblical Art 2012-10-12T05:20:06Z Referring to the ineffective lifeboats and fire hoses and the panicked trampling of passengers on the steamboat, Kernan states, “And America they say is the land of the free. I thought we were bad here.” James Joyce’s lyrical, sensual literary legacy: Why so many novels steal from “Ulysses” 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z She runs a bed-and-breakfast at her Twin Oaks plantation house, and is the culinary director of the American Queen, a cruise steamboat that plies the Mississippi. Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes and Tips from Regina Charboneau 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z And the highlight of the tour: “Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the eighth wonder of the world,” he says, building toward the climax, as his rickety steamboat passes behind a makeshift waterfall. No Lion, the Skipper Is the Real King of the Jungle Cruise 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z It was inspired by travel, and was meant to look like a giant steamboat anchored in a park. Marseille's Cit? Radieuse damaged by fire 2012-02-10T10:41:36Z It’s the biggest steamboat ever built, people who know about such things swear, and when it’s floating on the Mississippi, one of the biggest rivers ever built, something just feels right about the world. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z On my visit, I caught the Unterwalden, a 113-year-old ferry that seemed like a cross between a Mississippi River steamboat and a luxury ocean liner. Take a lunch cruise on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Early on the morning of July 27, 1861, the Irish brigade of New York’s 69th Regiment returned From the First Battle of Bull Run, landing by steamboat at what is now Battery Park. ?Making American Taste? at the New-York Historical Society 2011-10-16T20:57:17Z Some of the best entertainment is in simply watching a steamboat do what a steamboat does. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z A: I wanted to get back to the early 1900s, when steamboats were still running on the various rivers pushing coal barges. Book Talk: Clive Cussler probes coal country, strikes in new book 2013-03-28T11:40:29Z The American Queen’s history has been short but eventful, and lovers of the gentle, genteel pastime of steamboat cruising have been watching to see if that history would have any new chapters. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z The upstate city is where Twain wrote most of his best-known works, from his "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" masterpiece to "Life on the Mississippi," a memoir of his days as a steamboat pilot. Holbrook performs in Mark Twain's beloved NY town 2010-04-22T01:08:00Z But then railroads came along, making steamboats an also-ran in the cargo-moving race. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z Tubman helped guide three Union steamboats around Confederate mines and then helped about 750 enslaved people escape with the federal troops. Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Her decision to attend the Oberlin Collegiate Institute required her to travel 650 miles by train, steamboat and stagecoach to Ohio, where she joined six other women in pursuit of a college degree. A new book places Lucy Stone at forefront of women's suffrage 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The steamboat was carrying supplies for the Confederacy, and as it began to take Federal fire, young Church decided to forgo capture by the Yankees and sailed over the side, swimming to the Confederate shore. On a Memphis street, a microcosm of American culture 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z In the Netherlands, he arrives in town on a steamboat or horse from Spain. Never mind the fat guy at the North Pole: Tell your children about the real St. Nick 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In Monroe, La., the city government is raising $1.5 million to restore and furnish a 1920s Griffin house with chevron-pattern windows, built for a steamboat captain. Antiques: Artifacts of the Titanic at Auctions as 2012 Centennial Nears 2011-10-06T22:54:35Z Kids today never say, ‘Man, I’m really into remote-controlled steamboats.’ Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z Gallery corners are devoted to sketches and engravings of disasters, including shipwrecks and steamboat fires, and to the heroic feats of George Washington and Molly Pitcher. Antiques: Historical Hair Locks Selling at Auctions 2012-12-13T22:46:41Z It took days, but people were happy they no longer had to depend on stagecoaches and steamboats. A century ago, mail delivery took to the skies 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z But step outside the exhibition and onto the grounds, where a restored steamboat is permanently docked on the lawn, and it all falls back into perspective. Museum Review: Shelburne Museum Is Opening a New Visitors Center 2013-08-16T22:18:25Z Unlike many earlier guides, in which writers spun narratives about their own journeys and experiences, Baedekers were informational and service-oriented — listing steamboat fares and passport requirements, recommending suitable clothing and suggesting how much to tip. Footsteps: The Highlands by Rail, With 1910 Baedeker in Hand 2010-05-07T16:41:00Z Cruise the Mississippi River in old-fashioned style on this authentic steamboat. With steamboats and beignets, it’s no surprise New Orleans is a great destination for families 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z A small, finely worked painting by James Bard, the artist best known for portraits of mid-19th-century steamboats, pictures a man and his enormous horse in rigid profile. Art Review: ?Jubilation/Rumination? at American Folk Art Museum 2012-01-27T00:08:07Z According to the book jacket, the steamboat pilots' "names and feats were known to travelers and river dwellers, ... each boat's whistle was recognized by hero-worshiping boys who dreamed of growing up to be river captains." NW Books: Essays by Neal Stephenson; Northwest steamboat captains 2012-08-06T19:19:04Z Bucky would tell you that the hotel was built in 1847 and guests originally traveled by steamboats to enjoy their holiday by the bay. As the weather warms, pay homage to Bucky with these tart, sweet cocktails 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The historic Steamboat Natchez, one of the few authentic steamboats remaining in the United States and the only one in New Orleans, offers two-hour rides up and down the Mississippi River. With steamboats and beignets, it’s no surprise New Orleans is a great destination for families 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Originally steamboats weren’t the opulent creatures we picture today. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z Legend has it that French fur trappers, the first Europeans to explore the region, heard the Yampa’s gurgling springs and it reminded them of a steamboat engine. Where to soak on a trip to Steamboat Springs 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z We took turns to control the iPod, while Hamish navigated, a task made easier by the green signs – with pilot's wheel and steamboat – that identified the Great River Road. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z Except for an occasional grounded steamboat or a snag poking above the glassy planes of water, there is no sense of conflict, danger or disruption. Review: George Caleb Bingham’s Serene Images of Rivers and Frontier Life, at the Met 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In order to do so he must first haul a huge steamboat over a high hill that separates two rivers, avoiding unnavigable rapids, and so take a shortcut to an unclaimed jungle of rubber-producing trees. Werner Herzog: 50 years of potent, inspiring, disturbing films 2013-06-01T08:01:00Z A parade of ferries, barges and steamboats still battles the surging currents, while islands of vegetation float past, washed downriver from the jungles of the northern provinces. Bangkok’s River of Kings 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z One hundred years ago this Saturday, a steamboat called the Verona chugged north from Seattle and pulled alongside a dock in Everett — then quickly became a bloody battlefield in the U.S. labor movement. In the key of blood: Concert marks centennial of Everett Massacre 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z But certain people were being driven slowly crazy by the knowledge that a perfectly good steamboat was sitting idle. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z The men fought over such trifling issues as the speed of a steamboat. A mini-tour of Washington sights you’ve probably never noticed 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “I was on a steamboat that got stuck in the mud,” Chet said. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z A grand jury in 2020 initially indicted Boylan on 34 counts of a pre-Civil War statute colloquially known as “seaman’s manslaughter” that was designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters. Four years after fire engulfed California scuba dive boat killing 34 people, captain’s trial begins 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The famous Delta Queen steamboat that now plies the Mississippi was built in Stockton to move passengers and freight in California. Editorial: Should L.A. care about salt in New Orleans' tap water? Yes. Here's why 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But oh, for the days of steamboats, yearn childhood pals Steve Barker and Jack Russell. Soothing steamboat runs ended in the upriver Snoqualmie in 1917 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In 1807, American inventor Robert Fulton began operation of the first successful commercial steamboats. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Treichel describes a wide variety of creations from the children, ranging from harbor ships to steamboats. Kick off summer at Anacortes Waterfront Festival | Provided by Experience Anacortes 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The lake, which was once navigated by steamboats, had evaporated into dusty salt flats after the aqueduct was completed in 1913. 'We've lost the aqueduct': How severe flooding threatens a Los Angeles water lifeline 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z It contains multiple anachronistic details, such as a reference to steamboats and regulations for the care and feeding of livestock being transported through the city. Senate voting to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z So did Jean Sherrard and I. Indirectly, the needs and wants of us and our collective forebears are why this section of the Snoqualmie River hasn’t seen a paddle-driven steamboat in well over a century. Soothing steamboat runs ended in the upriver Snoqualmie in 1917 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Developments in transportation and communications technology, especially the locomotive, steamboat, and telegraph, transformed the way their citizens lived, traveled, and worked. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Today, Vicksburg is a destination for faux steamboats and tour buses half-filled with aging Civil War buffs and gamblers drawn to its storied battleground and mildewed casinos. A Mississippi River journey by kayak brings lessons in history, friendship and life 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Four years after completing her studies, Flora married Edwin Patterson of Ripley, Ohio, and they settled in nearby Cincinnati where he was a steamboat pilot. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z In the mid-1800s, as white settlers moved west, steamboats chugged up the lower Colorado River, paddlewheels turning. The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z In the late 19th century, steamboats, also called stern-wheelers, were part of Puget Sound’s celebrated Mosquito Fleet and a prime mode of transport for hops, timber and people in rural waterways. Soothing steamboat runs ended in the upriver Snoqualmie in 1917 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z However, most rivers were too shallow for sailing ships, so exploration beyond the coast depended on the development of steamboats. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In many ways the steamboat was as much a slice of gold rush America as much as it was a slice of the Pacific Northwest. Diving drones and a timid octopus: WA treasure hunters find shipwreck 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Her husband was badly injured in a steamboat explosion. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The steakhouse has been built on a paddle steamboat. Lakeside Miller & Carter floating restaurant starts to sink 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Previously, travelers had to take a canoe, steamboat, sailboat or train. Scenic Chuckanut Drive: A day (or weekend) road trip getaway | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Disembarking from steamboats that brought them up the Congo River, Europeans seized Africans and forced them to carry their numerous possessions inland. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Another law did the same for steamboat passengers. She was a 'queen of two courts' - but the world looked away 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Seaman’s manslaughter was enshrined after steamboat disasters killed hundreds of people in fires and boiler explosions. Feds say captain saved himself as California boat fire killed 34. But prosecution hits a wall 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Soon, a fleet of steamboats was traversing the Hudson River and New York Harbor, later expanding to travel every major American river including the mighty Mississippi. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It’s selling all its tradition and fans and rivalries down the river on an out-of-control steamboat with a drunk donkey at the wheel. Opinion | The college football lunacy isn’t permanent. It’s going to get worse. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Even before the war, early cotton mills and steamboats pointed to an industrial future. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The case arose out of a clash over the regulation of steamboats by the State of New York, on the one hand, and the Federal Government, on the other. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Revolutionized by the coal-powered steam engine, transportation in the form of steamboats and railroads ultimately aided Union victory in what has been described as the first modern war. Sea levels have been rising since the American Civil War. The reason? Coal 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z In your estimation, what modern technology compares to steamboats in its transformative power? U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Once a prosperous river port that sent steamboats full of wool downstream, the town has faded into a struggling pit stop on a pancake-flat highway. ‘Covid hit us like a cyclone’: An Aboriginal town in the Australian Outback is overwhelmed When blacks did win their freedom, they were rigorously barred from public facilities like steamboats and stagecoaches. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In 1807, Robert Fulton’s steamboat, the Clermont, had made its first successful run up the Hudson River, from New York City to Albany. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Barker's lawyers countered by saying that segregation on steamboats was common practice on the North American coast, an argument reinforced with testimony from captains from New York and Rhode Island. The black immigrant who challenged US segregation - nearly 190 years ago 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The steamboat facilitated the rapid economic development of the massive Mississippi River Valley and the settlement of the West. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Another ceremony was held earlier Friday at a Missouri River landing near Sioux City, Iowa, which was where the children, who died between 1880 and 1910, boarded a steamboat for their journey east. Tribe claims remains of kids who died at assimilation school 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Segregation prevailed in hotels, restaurants, stagecoaches, streetcars, railroads, and steamboats. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The State legislature then gave Fulton an exclusive, long-term grant to navigate the waters of the State by steamboat. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And for three years, as he worked lugging timber on a steamboat, he witnessed the brutality of a notorious enslaver. The Great Dismal Swamp was a refuge for the enslaved. Their descendants want to preserve it. 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z In 1815, American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton, credited with building the first successful commercial steamboat, died in New York at 49. Today in History 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z "Sometimes when the weather is cold, in Asian cultures you do like to have steamboats or hot pots. And sometimes you find yourself not having Wagyu when you want it," Mr Tham says. Singapore vending machines now dispense salmon, crab and even cacti 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z They spun slave-grown cotton that came to Lowell on newly constructed canals, steamboats, and railroads. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Fulton’s monopoly then gave Aaron Ogden a permit for steamboat navigation between New York City and New Jersey. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The rare federal charges against Boylan were brought under a pre-Civil War law designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters that were much more frequent at the time. Captain pleads not guilty to manslaughter in boat fire 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Then there was that one in New Orleans, where Steinberg hired an old white steamboat to go out on the Mississippi River. What’s the Super Bowl without the frenzy? For Leigh Steinberg: Misery. For players: Bliss. 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The bombing tore through a row of old warehouses that date to the Victorian era, built along the river near where steamboats docked. A Tornado, a Pandemic and Now a Bombing: ‘Nashville Strong’ Is Tested 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z A pivotal case involved a steamboat monopoly that New York granted to Robert Fulton and his backers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Ogden when the Court found in favor of Gibbons, ruling that the State of New York could not prevent him from carrying passengers on his steamboat between New York and New Jersey. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells the class the title character of the novel was a huckster on a steamboat selling people what they wanted to hear. What if the Great American Novelist Doesn’t Write Novels? 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The rare federal charges against Boylan were brought under a pre-Civil War law aimed at holding steamboat captains and crew responsible for watery disasters that were far more frequent at the time. California boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z In 1841, he wrote about seeing 12 enslaved people chained together on an Ohio river steamboat and remarked how cheerful and seemingly happy they were. Review | The 19th-century culture that shaped Abraham Lincoln 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Within five years, a steamboat had paddled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, and by 1830, steamboats dominated America’s navigable rivers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Court’s ruling was widely popular at the time because it dealt a death blow to steamboat monopolies. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Journalists investigate the safety of a steamboat line. Movies on TV this week: 'The Seventh Seal' on TCM 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Constitutional scholars have sparred about the clause for centuries, citing authorities such as the 1785 edition of Samuel Johnson's dictionary and an 1824 case about steamboat routes. Corporate coronavirus liability immunity faces serious obstacles 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z From the 1850s, as traveling with steamboats was getting cheaper, pilgrims traveling to the Muslim holy lands of Mecca and Medina became the world’s most prolific carriers and spreaders of infectious disease. Opinion | What the Great Pandemic Novels Teach Us 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z When canals and steamboats funneled western trade to New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, Baltimore sought overland alternatives to avoid eclipse. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Freed from restrictive State regulation, many new steamboat companies came into existence. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, a clipper ship, cowboys, a locomotive and steamboat, purple mountain majesties — and on one of the later pages, a token totem pole. Why artist Pilar Castillo made this hyper-real but very fake U.S. passport 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Des Arc was named after a bend in the White River, a waterway once filled with steamboats. One virus, two Americas 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The boat may host brief Friday concerts as a morale-booster, since the sound carries a long way, said Adrienne Thomas, a spokeswoman for the steamboat company. New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z As Louisiana’s death toll rises, New Orleans’ old-fashioned steamboat Natchez on Friday commemorated the late jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr., who died from pneumonia brought on by the coronavirus. Louisiana hospitals, medical staff stretched thin amid virus 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z They were supposedly at odds over the speed of a steamboat. Bladensburg’s notorious reputation remembered on 200th anniversary of famed duel 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z It was the largest steamboat port between New Orleans and St. Louis, Missouri, in the 19th century because of its bustling cotton, cattle and sugar export trade. Louisiana town celebrates 300 years; hopes to boost economy 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z After the mine’s discovery in 1861, prospectors traveling aboard steamboats plying the nearby Colorado River quickly reached it. Want to enjoy Las Vegas even more? Get out of town--on a day trip 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z It dates back to the 19th century as a means to punish negligent steamboat captains for deadly accidents. Lawyers allege California scuba boat fire that killed 34 was result of safety violations, charging station 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z On this date in 1922, Isaac Polhamus, veteran steamboat captain on the Colorado River, rancher and Yuma resident for 66 years, died. Today in Arizona History, Adv12 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Others dictate that white and black Virginians live in separate neighborhoods, and that the races be kept apart on trains, playgrounds and steamboats. Virginia looks at scrapping defunct, racist laws still on the books 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z These so-called "steamboat ladies" used an arrangement that allowed them to collect degrees from Dublin - before that back-door route was also closed. How women students put a rocket up Cambridge 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Two wayward women go down the Mississippi by steamboat, looking for men to fleece. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Seaman’s manslaughter became the law of the land after a series of steamboat disasters killed hundreds of people in fires and boiler explosions. High-stakes legal battle looms in California boat fire that killed 34 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The family pretended that they were on vacation as they traveled to Canton by train; by steamboat to Macau; and by a ferry favored by gamblers to Hong Kong. Opinion | Hong Kong’s cultural independence is at risk. If it dies, the rest of us will lose, too. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The river allowed steamboats to reach the community and later led to bridges that connected people and products to large cities to the east. Mississippi River city ponders a wall it has long rejected 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Even the air around the steamboat soirée, filled with the happy chatter of diplomats, industrialists and press barons, has an air of corruption about it. Bilderberg Ahoy! Pompeo and Kushner join the billionaire boat club 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The first issue of The City Record, on June 24, 1873, listed a procurement notice for a steamboat engine for the Department of Charities and Corrections. Selling Condoms or Pet Food? An Unexpected Bible of Million-Dollar Opportunities 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Natchez’s Forks of the Road was one of America’s largest slave markets, second only to New Orleans, and enslaved people were moved along the river in steamboats. Talking about climate change in conservative places is hard. But we can’t afford not to 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z As a steamboat captain, Twain – real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens – lived on the river, his life and work in constant motion as he authored travelogues, time-travel novels and adventure stories about runaway slaves. Why would one man read Mark Twain's whole library? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Passage was treacherous and steamboats frequently sank in the shallows. The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Bathed in late afternoon sun, secretary of state Mike Pompeo boarded a steamboat on Lake Geneva. Bilderberg Ahoy! Pompeo and Kushner join the billionaire boat club 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z She traveled thousands of miles — on a steamboat, in a wagon, on horseback and on foot — to southeast Washington, enduring hunger and thirst, illness and pregnancy in the name of spreading her Christian faith. Through Narcissa Whitman’s story, this Pacific Northwest author asks herself what it means to be a ‘woman of the West’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Joseph C. Ives led a steamboat up the Colorado River in explicit quest of the Big Cañon. Grand Canyon National Park turns 100: How a place once called "valueless" became grand 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The assumption that separate facilities for blacks—railroad cars, steamboat berths, schools—were not inferior is a good example of the Supreme Court’s formalism in that period of American law. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The Natchez is one of only six commercially-operated steamboats left in the U.S. Toot! Toot! New riverboat to ride Mississippi in New Orleans 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Besides presiding over a small state in what is now Germany, he was a naturalist who went on a stagecoach and steamboat expedition to the western United States in the 1830s. How to Move 2.8 Million Dead Fish 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The president pressed north by steamboat, his father already at rest next to his mother and former first lady Abigail. Unlike George W. Bush, John Quincy Adams didn’t make it to his father’s funeral 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The murals depict a voyageur, a steamboat captain, a railroad surveyor and a laborer, all of them white. Officials rethinking 1930s murals at St. Paul City Hall 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Supreme Court struck down a Reconstruction-era Louisiana statute requiring integrated facilities on steamboats. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Thomas Gibbons, who ran a steamboat between New York and New Jersey, sued. Opinion | The United States of Free Trade 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Bees traveled by steamboat and rail, and once the Model T was invented, they were trucked from orchard to pasture and back again. The Super Bowl of Beekeeping 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z In fact, while steamboats took over the more lucrative passenger trade, schooners and sloops delivered the bulk of nonperishable foodstuffs and other commodities that were used in everyday life. Artisanal Foods, Coming by Sail to a River Port Near You 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z There, a steamboat chugs along beneath a cloudless azure sky. Grafton Tyler Brown's California scenes at Pasadena museum's final show 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z The property, historically known as Drinker’s Landing, is where the first steamboat tours of the Dells began in 1873. Resorts in Wisconsin Dells plan to expand 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z In one year the number of steamboats operating in New York waters rose from six to 43, while fares fell by 40%. Opinion | The United States of Free Trade 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z His home on the Connecticut River is designed to resemble the wooden steamboats that once traveled the Mississippi. Nautical Homes: Indulging a Passion Without Going Overboard 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The fire began on a steamboat, spread to 20 other steamers, and eventually destroyed several downtown buildings. Fallen firefighters, including 1 from 1849, honored 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Cornelius Vanderbilt sold them steamboat tickets, for example; Levi Strauss supplied “dry goods”, including combs and bedding; and lesser-known firms sold the basic shovels that miners needed for digging. How a few companies are bitcoining it 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Historic properties that are associated with other means of transportation, such as steamboat and stage line, are also given consideration for the program. Historical McGillic home found on Mandan tour 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z He grew up on a farm along the Ohio River, where he watched the steamboats coming back and forth. WWII veteran, 99, survived sinking of USS Vincennes 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z It is the largest sternwheel steamboat constructed west of the Mississippi River. Alaska Editorials 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z In 1837 Britain unleashed pre-emptive “fire and fury” against a wooden steamboat. The Legal Case for Striking North Korea First 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Commerce is represented by 19th century businessman Chauncey Rose, coal mines, trains, cable cars, steamboats and canal boats and the “Crossroads of America” historical marker at the longtime intersection of U.S. highways 40 and 41. Paintings at Vigo County Courthouse seeing renewed interest 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z He was a wealthy plantation owner and steamboat captain. The last U.S. slave ship was burned to hide its horrors. A storm may have unearthed it. 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z To reach Machrihanish, Old Tom Morris needed a train, a steamboat and a long carriage ride. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z His great aunts and uncles included a steamboat captain, a doctor, a druggist and a sister who cared for the parents. Wisconsin attorney carries out family tradition in courtroom 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z She arrived in the United States on a Greek steamboat and grew up as a poor refugee in New York City. Vera Katz, 3-term mayor of Portland who helped shape Oregon city into ‘hipster haven,’ dies at 84 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z She arrived in America on a Greek steamboat and grew up as a poor refugee in New York City. Vera Katz, who helped turn Portland, Ore., into hipster haven, dies at 84 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The story is set aboard the historical steamboat Natchez, which is known for its superpowered entertainers. 15 science fiction and fantasy books to read this December 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Tacoma dock locations worth considering include the Washington State Ferries terminal at Port Defiance Park and the former dock of the region’s 19th-century steamboats, the Mosquito Fleet, which is walking distance from downtown, Mello said. How about hopping a passenger ferry to Tacoma, and beating the I-5 grind? 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z The event will run through this Sunday, when there will be a steamboat parade at 10 a.m. Steamboat enthusiasts rally in New Hampshire 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The Potomac was a working river — continually crisscrossed by steamboats, ferries, cargo ships and naval vessels — and pleasure boats were just in the way. Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Rivers provided the transportation pathways by which early America was explored and through which it developed its own unique culture: think of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Mississippi gambling steamboats, and Huckleberry Finn. It's Crucial to Upgrade America's Water Infrastructure 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z A paddle wheel steamboat called the Sultana caught fire in 1865, just days after the end of the Civil War. Site of sunken Civil War ship may become museum in Arkansas 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The town saw heavy river traffic, and Selby said that there is at least one steamboat wreck just offshore. For one day, a fractured country will be united by sun, moon and history 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Some younger people are getting interested in steamboats, usually people in their teens or early 20s, Thompson said. Steamboat enthusiasts rally in New Hampshire 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z In 1860, a group of scientists traveled by train, stagecoach, wagon, steamboat, and canoe for 47 days to witness a total solar eclipse in today’s central Manitoba, Canada. An eclipse chaser explains why the rare celestial event shouldn’t be missed 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Once the county seat of Henry County, it was the central settlement in the largest county of Alabama, and was a vibrant port city with three steamboat landings. Alabama editorial roundup 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Another piece of legislation passed by the Senate, on a roll-call vote of 82 to 15, allowed for a historic steamboat, the Delta Queen, to be relocated to St. Louis. Analysis | This is not how Mitch McConnell wanted to head into recess 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z As the 19th Century progressed, railways and steamboats made travel faster and cheaper. Do passports restrict economic growth? - BBC News 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z His father and grandfather took care of lights and buoys, and they used a steamboat to navigate the lake. Steamboat enthusiasts rally in New Hampshire 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z It was given in thanks for William Rankin Ballard, the steamboat captain who, before the railroad made it to Salmon Bay, regularly delivered settlers and their needed supplies to its shores. Back to Ballard’s beginnings 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Rodney Botts serves as an ambassador for the Greater Burlington Partnership, welcoming visitors at the Port of Burlington Welcome Center, and escorting steamboat passengers on bus tours of the city. Smartphone app leads users around Iowa neighborhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z An early investment in steamboats and a later, and much larger, financial interest in railways paid off. In this new Gilded Age, robber barons are no longer the villains | Ian Jack 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z The American Queen steamboat is the largest ship to regularly visit Vicksburg, with a capacity of 436 passengers. Riverboats expected to bring 40,000 to Vicksburg in 2017 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z While they later graduated to gasoline-powered boats, World War II forced them to return to steamboats because the gasoline was needed for the war effort. Steamboat enthusiasts rally in New Hampshire 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He and Pitt County historian Roger Kammerer came across the Robert Foreman Cemetery when they were touring the old steamboat landing located near the site. Effort to restore North Carolina cemetery struggles 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z But a fixed display is limited to people who visit the Port of Burlington, and steamboats only visit so often. Smartphone app leads users around Iowa neighborhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Then he took a steamboat from Wilmington, Del., to Philadelphia before boarding a night train to New York. Opinion | Five myths about Frederick Douglass 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It depicts a blacksmith with a hammer, a steamboat on a river, a steam train chugging past some mountains, some trees, a little house, and the Nebraska state motto: “Equality before the law.” Nebraska needs new flag after flying it upside down for 10 days, politician says 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Melville writes of a group of passengers travelling by steamboat along the Mississippi and their encounters with a mysterious conman. Prescient about the president: which writers can help us read Trump? 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Then came steamboats, then rail and a modernized postal system, and by the end of the 19th century President William McKinley was overwhelmed. To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s cluttered with images of a steamboat, train, blacksmith, settler’s cabin, sheaves of wheat, and the state motto, “Equality Before the Law.” Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Not the historic photos of Lake Coeur d’Alene’s steamboats or the mini museum to the Diamond Cup in the back room. Hudson: Of burgers and beefy athletes 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Policy No. 1141 insured a slave known as Warwick, who fed the fiery furnaces on a Kentucky steamboat. Insurance Policies on Slaves: New York Life’s Complicated Past 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z What we list is what we love, as with Homer and his ships, or Whitman and his Manhattan trades, or Twain and steamboats. Montaigne on Trial 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z At first glance, the so-called water wheel looks like a cross between a steamboat and a conch shell. New trash-collecting barge looks like a cross between a steamboat and a conch shell 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z During the 1828 US presidential transition, Andrew Jackson’s wife died, his steamboat was mobbed, and partygoers trampled mud in the White House. Trump's transition reality show: Kanye West, a naked cowboy and a month to go 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Vacationers began flocking to this former fur-trading post in the late 1800s, arriving mostly by rail and steamboat from Chicago, Detroit and other cities in the Midwest. The Mansions of Mackinac Island 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z One particularly laughable sequence has Jane, filthy and sodden and chained to a steamboat rail, communing with an obviously CGI butterfly, while Rom keeps a predatory eye on her. Legend Of Tarzan: where romance-novel smut meets historical drama 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z There’s a rare variety in characters and buildings: dilapidated churches; backwater bootlegger sheds; a steamboat, complete with a tuxedoed Southern elite. Mafia 3 looks like a beautiful, smart video game betrayed by generic gunplay 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The steamboat ran aground on a sandbar, so the captain “improvised lashing empty barrels to its side to buoy it over the barrier.” How Abraham Lincoln Became the Only U.S. President to Hold a Patent 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Moore is a direct descendant of Robert Smalls, who made history by commandeering the steamboat Planter in 1862. Descendant of slave who stole rebel ship named museum head 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z “The Court recognizes the soundness in the government’s argument that oil rig blowouts pose similar risks and safety concerns as did the steamboat explosions of the 19th and 20th centuries,” Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. wrote. U.S. Bid to Prosecute BP Staff in Gulf Oil Spill Falls Flat 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Fort Abraham Lincoln is just across the river and the historic Whisky Point steamboat landing somewhere nearby. State has vision for harmony on Missouri River 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z He had it refurbished and renamed the Belle of Louisville, and the 100-year-old steamboat is still docked on Louisville’s shore today. Former Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook dies at 89 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z This was a big improvement over what steamboats usually did when they got stuck in shallow water, which was to remove cargo and people. How Abraham Lincoln Became the Only U.S. President to Hold a Patent 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The steamboats ran for 89 years, until Labor Day weekend in 1991. Effort to Restore the S.S. Columbia Tries to Gather Steam 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z And now, drop me into a world where I cannot make casual conversation in the sandwich line, and the next thing you hear I will be on a small steamboat, doing things with jade. For the love of all that is holy, save small talk 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Tricentennial Director Jennifer Ogden Combs says she’s thrilled with the plates’ design, which features a sunset, the river bridge, a steamboat and the tricentennial logo. New tricentennial license plates available in Natchez 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The other murals show off country idyll __ steamboats, dances and general displays of optimism during a time of national financial despair. Historic post office mural lies hidden under paint 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z It served as a steamboat town during the 1890s and early 1900s. IRVINGTON, Va. 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The more expensive package includes access to special performances on the SS BUKU, a VIP steamboat docked on the Mississippi River. BUKU brings EDM, hip-hop and indie rock stars to New Orleans 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Residents used to commute from here to the city by steamboat, until the waters were drained to create farmland and roads in the late 19th century. Mexico City's water crisis – from source to sewer 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z According to fredericklawolmsted.com, his first American design partner, Andrew Jackson Downing, later died when a fire destroyed the Hudson River steamboat Henry Clay. Historic Ammadelle home a piece of Oxford’s arts scene 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z It is possible that no one is happier than Fairfax’s Dave Sullivan that steamboats once plied the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, the subject of last week’s Answer Man column. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The Steamboat Museum is the Howard family and steamboats, the Schimpff’s candy museum is candy, the Falls of the Ohio is going to be Falls of the Ohio and fossils. Clark County Museum to be part of bicentennial project 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z But there was a new technology that he was excited about too: the steamboats that were coming into use as ferries. Shell Game: There Is No Such Thing as California "Native" Oysters [Excerpt] 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z I can’t think of an American equivalent, unless PBS hired Newt Gingrich to host a show about traveling Lake Tanganyika by steamboat. Television: Not as easy as it looks 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Each room is named for a person or place connected to the steamboat era. American Queen offers luxurious Upper Mississippi cruise 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z That raises a question: Given that the steamboats in question plied Southern waters, how were African Americans treated? Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Sunday at the refuge’s visitor center with the story of the steamboat Bertrand and its connection to the Missouri River. Refuge to celebrate Nebraska, Iowa Archaeology Months 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman of Ohio introduced a bill last week that would clear the way for the wooden steamboat to return to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Steamboat could return to rivers if OK’d by Congress 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Then, in the 1850s and 1860s, zinc supplanted lead and railways took over from steamboats. Reinvention in the rust belt 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z While the cruise’s theme was musical in nature, their tour was focused on the steamboat industry’s impact on the development of America. American Queen offers luxurious Upper Mississippi cruise 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Eastern Shore journalist and steamboat buff Jack Shaum said that the printed deck plans of some Chesapeake Bay steamers showed accommodations for “colored” passengers. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The elder child, Eliza, had been born on a steamboat named Gipsey as it sailed on the Mississippi, in waters that were free. What Does Marriage Equality Have to Do with Dred Scott? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z At Liberty Square is a National Park Service-operated facility with exhibits, where faux steamboats carry passengers across Charleston Harbor to the fabled fortress where that unpleasantness between the states began. Clementa Pinckney: Charleston, South Carolina, adds to grim history of city with Southern charm 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z In the early 19th century it was a thriving lead-mining centre and a steamboat transport hub that was bigger than Chicago. Reinvention in the rust belt 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z At least six steamboats from the early 20th century are hidden in the depths of the massive lake, along with downed airplanes, crashed train cars and more artifacts. Scuba diving in Montana reveals underwater frontier 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z In addition to the steamboats that traveled longer distances in the bay — linking cities such as Baltimore, Washington and Norfolk — there were excursion steamboats that took passengers on day trips. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z “A lot of people are very passionate about steamboats,” Dykman said. Restoration ongoing for once-dormant Mississippi steamboat 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z When the big warehouse door opens, you see a carnival, some Winchester landmarks, a four-horse hitch pulling a covered wagon, a train and even a steamboat. Apple Blossom Festival floats get tender care before parade 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Roosevelt Dime The Brooklyn roots band calls its sound “steamboat soul.” Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, April 16-22, 2015 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Year-round, the elegant steamboat sits moored in front of the bustling French Quarter, a short walk from the beignets and coffee of the Cafe du Monde and the banana trees of Jackson Square. Natchez, beloved jazz steamboat of New Orleans, turns 40 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z In 1904, the Ladies’ Association that ran George Washington’s plantation home decreed that only the Charles Macalester, a steamboat that catered exclusively to white excursionists, could use its wharf. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The steamboat was so authentic that it appeared in two movies about the heyday of steamboats on the Mississippi River, “Tom Sawyer” in 1973 and “Huckleberry Finn” the following year. Restoration ongoing for once-dormant Mississippi steamboat 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z They will visit the spot where the wreckage of the steamboat now lies under a field on the Arkansas side of the river. The sinking of the Sultana: A disaster lost in the lingering fog of the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In addition to the rivers and the fleets of steamboats and ferries, rail brought with it even greater security, for awhile. EXCHANGE: Leaders, residents optimistic about Cairo’s future 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z "It's just a one-of-a-kind thing, running a true steamboat in the Port of New Orleans with a busy harbor, showing people the Mississippi River," said Donald Houghton, the current captain on the Natchez. Natchez, beloved jazz steamboat of New Orleans, turns 40 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z “African American businessmen tried to break into this industry by buying their own steamboats or renting out or leasing their own landing spots along the Potomac,” Andrew said. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Take the oath of allegiance to the United States and get food from the federal steamboats playing Bayou Teche. Louisiana editorial roundup 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The government’s offer to pay $5 or more per man to transport Union POWs back north after the war meant big money for steamboat captains such as Mason. The sinking of the Sultana: A disaster lost in the lingering fog of the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z An average of 10 steamboats arriving at the wharf and departing daily; . EXCHANGE: Leaders, residents optimistic about Cairo’s future 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z "The whole reason the city is here is because of the Mississippi River and steamboats." Natchez, beloved jazz steamboat of New Orleans, turns 40 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Another steamboat, the River Queen, also served the resort. Answer Man sails back into Washington’s steamboat history 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Later he was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi. Mark Twain’s town by the river a trip back in time 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The trouble started the moment the steamboat docked in Vicksburg. The sinking of the Sultana: A disaster lost in the lingering fog of the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Memphis, Tennessee-based American Queen Steamboat Co. announced in August that Greenville will be one of the steamboat’s five ports of call next year on cruises between New Orleans and Memphis. American Queen coming to Greenville 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Steel Corporation-built steam engine and multi-ton white oak paddlewheel is part of the pleasure of visiting this old French city of New Orleans, so associated with steamboats and the Deep South. Natchez, beloved jazz steamboat of New Orleans, turns 40 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z The resulting quarantine confines the passengers to the steamboat, preventing Florencia from going in search of her love, until finally the diva’s spirit is transformed into an emerald butterfly. D.C. opera raises curtain with work inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z With no archaeological training, he read books and pored over historical records, old newspapers and aerial photos to zero in on the sites where steamboats went down. Iowa man ready to end steamboat search 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z They had fought side by side in the war, ended up in the same prison camp and wound up together on the doomed steamboat. The sinking of the Sultana: A disaster lost in the lingering fog of the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z At first, Glaswegians mainly used their break to head "doon the watter", taking steamboats down the Clyde to the Ayrshire coast. Beside the sea-Clyde 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Although it was built only 40 years ago, the boat was made to resemble the old sternwheelers and is one of the last true steamboats to have ever been built. Natchez, beloved jazz steamboat of New Orleans, turns 40 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Florencia Grimaldi is a famous, if aging, opera diva who embarks on a steamboat journey down the Amazon to sing for the first time in the opera house of Manaus, her hometown. D.C. opera raises curtain with work inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z King used instinct and logic to find irregularities in the land that might reveal the resting spot of a sunken steamboat. Iowa man ready to end steamboat search 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z He expanded into steamboats and then went on to build railroad empire New York Central. The Vanderbilts: How American Royalty Lost Their Crown Jewels 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Adults dress up to play the Dutch version of the story, with St. Nicholas arriving by steamboat from Spain in November, accompanied by a flotilla of boats packed with Black Petes. Dutch court: Black Pete is a negative stereotype 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z A. I’m a historian and a lecturer on the American Queen, one of our two steamboats, but we use the term riverlorian because it’s more descriptive. On the Steamboat, and Striking Up the Calliope 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z They took a steamboat from Hong Kong to the riverside city of Jiangmen. Sinosphere Blog: Old Railroad Stirs Memories of a Pre-Industrial China 2014-02-23T21:00:12Z About 30 years ago, he found his first steamboat near Kansas City. Iowa man ready to end steamboat search 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z In 1909, civic leaders staged the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, to mark the 300th anniversary of Hudson’s arrival and the centennial of Robert Fulton’s launch of the steamboat. City Room: How Henry Hudson Got His Perch 2014-01-24T22:11:58Z It is less and less the dowdy working-class town that grew up around Robert Fulton’s steamboats and, later, railroads. In Gentrifying Jersey City, Super Bowl Teams Find Temporary Home 2014-01-23T15:52:21Z I missed the river and went right back to working on steamboats. On the Steamboat, and Striking Up the Calliope 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z In 1892, in Bermuda, a party of sailors were returning to their ship by steamboat, having been on shore leave in the capital. 10 truly bizarre Victorian deaths 2013-12-25T02:53:53Z For the past five or six years, he’s been discussing with others the excavation of the Nugget, a steamboat that sank near Decatur, Neb., in 1866. Iowa man ready to end steamboat search 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The Tennessee River stirs gently, and the red paddle wheel of the venerable steamboat is still. A Historic Vessel, Stuck in Place 2013-12-18T01:16:54Z They include concerts, fireworks, beard-growing contests, free steamboat rides, exhibitions, Civil War re-enactments and a baseball game using period rules and equipment. West Virginia, born in war, marks 150th birthday 2013-06-20T17:37:35Z As my parents tell it, when I was 3 I heard my first calliope, a steam-powered pipe organ, on a steamboat. On the Steamboat, and Striking Up the Calliope 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Among the contenders is said to be Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaenswitwe, meaning the "widow of a Danube steamboat company captain". Germany drops its longest word 2013-06-03T21:26:47Z The article mentioned that some 400 steamboats sunk on the river, known for its treacherous snags and shifting current that claimed boats piloted by even the most skilled captains. Iowa man ready to end steamboat search 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The seaman's manslaughter statute was first passed by Congress in 1838 after a string of deadly steamboat accidents. Analysis: Charges against BP employees test reach of U.S. statute 2012-11-23T20:16:17Z But the firm got its initial boost from something much grimmer: a steamboat disaster off the shores of Long Island. | Long Island: ‘Currier & Ives’ Exhibition in Riverhead Captures a ‘Lost’ America 2012-09-30T00:24:04Z As a child, Mr. Li's father, a former steamboat cook, took him to the cinema every Sunday in Dalian, the seaport city where Mr. Li was born, in Liaoning province. Lens Blog: Through a Thwarted Cinematographer's Eye, China's Cultural Revolution 2012-09-10T11:57:02Z My ancestor came to Nicaragua in 1853 as a steamboat captain from New Jersey. Is Nicaragua's buried past set to be revived? 2012-08-23T10:21:10Z The owners of the American Queen, a paddle-wheel steamboat that takes passengers on tours along the inland waterways, decided not to send the boat below Memphis on a trip to Vicksburg, Miss., this month. In Midst of a Drought, Trying to Keep Cargo Moving on the Mississippi 2012-08-20T00:44:13Z Klondike National Historic Site; the Klondike is one of the few survivors of the scores of paddle-wheel steamboats that once plied the Yukon River. What You Need to Know to Travel the Alaska Highway 2012-07-24T03:41:11Z The artists’ names become less familiar as the Upper Hudson’s artistic influence waned, but the paintings here track interesting changes along the great river: the arrival of steamboats, the railroad, and the buildup of industry. | Connecticut: ‘On Hudson,’ at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme 2012-07-14T05:48:14Z The Romneys sailed first to New Orleans, and then up the Mississippi River in a steamboat. Mitt Romney's English Mormon roots 2012-06-13T21:15:06Z A steamboat was hired expressly for this purpose, and conveyed a numerous company to Nonnenwerth at 11 in the morning. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It has daily steamboat connexion with Rotterdam by the Voornsche canal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Railroads, steamboats and stages were to be given over, as things wholly reprobate. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Farther out a tug was engaged in shepherding a couple of large lighters alongside an East-bound liner, while changing red, white, and green lights betokened the presence of swift-moving steamboats in the bay. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z He had the sagacity to see that the first want of Egypt was not more railroads and steamboats, but simple justice—the protection of law. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At 7 o'clock the Liedertafel, with Liszt at their head, marched on their return, and went on board the steamboat, which was decorated with coloured flags, amid peals of cannon. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It is served by the Illinois Central, the Louisville & Nashville, and the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis railways, and has direct communication by steamboat with Louisville, Evansville, Cairo, Memphis and New Orleans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In the distance the smoke of a steamboat rose up on the Rhine; we followed it with our eyes. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The introduction of two steamboats in the latter is a curious illustration of the ease with which popular tales change details without altering essentials. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Eight years earlier, the General Slocum, a steamboat on a charter run to a church picnic, exploded and sank in the East River between Queens and the Bronx. City Room: 100 Years Ago, the Titanic Disaster Captivated New York City 2012-04-08T19:00:39Z In the steamboat was the first peasant girl I have seen here in Swiss costume; the people speak a bad 217 half-French Italian. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, organised in 1860, began within a year to run steamboats from Portland to Lewiston, with portage railroads around the Cascades and the Dalles. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z I learned from the landlady that they went at six o'clock to take the steamboat down the Rhine. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z This hospital, which is now completed, affords a fine object from a steamboat passing up the river, and is certainly one of the noblest buildings of its class in Europe. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Adam is then laid up in dock; taken to pieces like an old steamboat; one of his timbers removed, and a woman appears. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z It reached Perryville, on the Susquehanna, by rail on the 20th, and there embarked on the steamboat Maryland, arriving at Annapolis early on the morning of the 21st. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z There the Twin Falls canal, one hundred feet wide and deep enough for a steamboat, conveys the water to two hundred and eighty thousand acres of land. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z We stuck to the old vessels and own one or two small schooners yet, though they're only used for collecting cargo at beaches steamboats do not touch. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Battersea Bridge is an old wooden structure, unsightly in appearance, inconvenient to passengers over it, and still more so to steamboats under it. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Round the lofty western hills, a fleet of small craft—with rakish hulls and snowy sails—steal quietly and softly, while steamboats, that look like floating islands, almost pass them with lightning speed. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A tiny steamboat, almost microscopic on the wide water, carried us across the great Columbia with its sparkling waves, and up the winding Willamette to Portland, Oregon. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The pool is large enough to hold a steamboat and of considerable depth. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Note—Of music on board.—Almost every steamboat is accompanied by a couple of instrumentalists—a harpist and a violinist. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z Omnibuses, steamboats, and the South-Western Railway, give abundant accommodation to the places here named. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z She walked on and came presently to a bridge, and another quay, and a little puffing, snorting steamboat. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z My father and Mr. McAllister took a job of bursting up old steamboat boilers for Dr. Tolmie for groceries and clothing, and between their improving their farms they worked at this. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z No one had any conception of the location of a channel adapted to a steamboat. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z On August 9, 1803, Fulton went up the Seine in a new steamboat at the rate of about four miles an hour. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z But says he, Mr. Downing, and he looked mighty kind of knowing, says he, if you want to make out to your mind, you must do as the steamboats do. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Here are “gentlemen of science,” in brass-buttoned uniforms, embarking from Pittsburgh by steamboat to explore the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. On View: Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia Marks 200 Years 2012-03-26T17:16:16Z Canton was but a few hours by river steamboat from Hong-Kong. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z A Golden steamboat captain assures us that none but fools ever ran Death Rapids,—and they were mostly drowned. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z They had journeyed to the foot of the rapids by steamboat, and thence had carried their canoes across several miles of country. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z It is served by the P�re Marquette Railroad, by steamboat lines to Chicago and other lake ports, and by electric lines connecting with Grand Rapids, Saugatuck, and the neighbouring summer resorts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The figures above, which are taken from Mechanics, illustrate as an example the repairing of a broken strap for the beam of a river steamboat. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Instead of eating all at once, as we do on board the steamboats in America, the French boats have a restaurant, from which you order what you please, and at any hour. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z It is estimated that by the reduction of freight which will follow steamboat navigation, the Inland Empire will save not less than two million dollars annually. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z December 20, 1848, it reached Memphis by steamboat from New Orleans, and for twenty-five days was confined to the landing-place of the former city, whence it afterward spread. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z It is a more wonderful thing, a great many people think, than the invention of steamboats and steamcars, or of airships and submarines. Ciphers For the Little Folks A Method of Teaching the Greatest Work of Sir Francis Bacon 2012-03-16T02:00:24.463Z A pressure of 800 pounds to the square inch can rarely be attained on wrought iron at even low speeds, while 1,200 pounds is not infrequently adopted on the steel crank-pins of steamboat engines. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Just at this moment, however, the Rhone had been pronounced too low, and the steamboats were stopped. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The old trading posts, the United States fort, the missions, the Indian wars, the early immigrations, the steamboat enterprises, all unite to give rare value to this picturesque “capital of the sheep country.” The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z It had twelve bureaus: corporations; manufactures; labor; lighthouses; census; coast and geodetic survey; statistics, including foreign commerce; steamboat inspection; immigration and naturalization; and standards. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z The town is situated at the foot of a semicircle of hills, on the south shore of the Seine estuary, opposite Havre, with which it communicates by steamboat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z He was the son of a prosperous retired steamboat captain. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The next day she fell down the river, and on the succeeding morning I followed her with the captain in the steamboat. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z On account of its proximity to Portland and the frequent steamboat excursions, Multnomah has become quite a resort. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z "Why, it's a steamboat!" exclaimed Fairy, as a diminutive steamer came puffing up to the dock. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z He established the first steamboats between Flushing and New York, built roads and bridges on Long Island, and was a public-spirited, generous citizen as well as a man of science. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The silver lamp is lit in the blue dome, Nature begins her hymn of evening breezes, And myriad sparks, thronging to kiss the wave, Touch even the steamboat's clumsy hulk with beauty. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z At Marseilles I propose to take the steamboat for Leghorn, and thence get directly to Florence, where I shall remain till I become familiar with the Italian, at least. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Since that time there have been few steamboats on that part of the River above The Dalles. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The Mamie Mead was the very smallest steamboat the children had ever seen, and it seemed like playing house to establish themselves on its tiny deck. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z The city is picturesquely situated on the slope of Prospect Hill; and Promenade Park, on a bluff above the steamboat landing, commands a fine view of the river and of the Catskill Mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z People respect Dr. Johnson because in the days when steamboats were not, and roads at the best were few, he made a journey to the islands. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The steamboat was smaller than the smallest I have seen in our country, and crowded to suffocation with children, women, and lap-dogs. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z His four sons, all born in Oregon, became steamboat captains and pilots, and without question, no one family has been so intimately associated with the River as has the Gray family. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z It was between seasons, when the ice was either forming or breaking and sleighs as utter an impossibility as steamboats that the real problem arose. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z Several of those in rebellion had fled from Canada to the States, had fitted out an American steamboat, the Carolina, to make incursions into that country. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z It may be said that the steamboat was at our service, but it could not always take us to places we wished to see. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Chalons, on the saone.—I have broken my route to stop at this pretty town, and take the steamboat which goes down the Saone to Lyons to-morrow morning. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z With the close of the decade of the sixties, it may be said that the Columbia and its tributaries had fairly entered upon the steamboat era. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z At the best they were but slow affairs indeed, taking three days to come from Albany, where they connected with the early steamboats upon the Hudson, up to Utica. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z During his presidency, the steamboat which once conveyed him and his party down the Chesapeake was unseaworthy, and one of the men exhibited much alarm. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z It is served by the Baltimore & Ohio and the Chesapeake & Ohio railways, and by several lines of river steamboats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z We spent the morning under the trees which stand before the door of the caf� in the village square, and at noon we took the steamboat upon the Rhone for Arles. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z While many steamers were added within the succeeding years, the steamboat business was never so active on the upper River as during that early age. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z "I want to take a steamboat down the river and report myself to General Grant." Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z I never saw him again until last autumn, when I recognized him on board a steamboat, and introduced him to Lafayette, who said, 'Do you and Deane agree?' Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z From the same source, too, it is gathered that the introduction of steamboats lost the port much of its trade, and that railways revived it. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Fort Union was built on the upper Missouri to serve as the headquarters of Astor's mountain realm, and steamboats served the post after 1832. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Undoubtedly the most remarkable journey in any other sort of craft than a steamboat was that undertaken by a party of eighteen miners in 1865. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The winter following, my seventh season on the canal, I went down the Mississippi River to Arkansas, and spent the season chopping steamboat wood. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z By night a ridged and chimneyed blackness bestrewed with lights rewards the curious gazer from the deck of a Sound steamboat. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z These charges include steamboat fare and steward’s fee. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Nevertheless, it is a very rich district naturally, and one of the most amusing features of West African trade you can see on a steamboat is to watch the shipping of timber therefrom. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z While the enterprising steamboat builders were thus making their way up-river in the very teeth of Indian warfare, steamboats were in course of construction on the Willamette. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Nine years previous to that time I had been engaged in chopping steamboat wood on that very island. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z I saw the steamboat go out over the bar, now settling down in the trough, and now shaking herself and staggering onward. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I next offered it on board a steamboat, but there it was also declined. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z The other steamboat lines that visit Loanda are the African and British-African of Liverpool, which run monthly, in connection with the other South-west African ports; and the Woermann line from Hamburg. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The portages were not acquired by the company with the steamboat property, and as a result the portage owners reaped the larger share of the profits. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The Frenchman accompanied me on board the steamboat, and there we found the clerk I had told him about, who took us to the bar and got us something to drink. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z At South-west Harbor the visitor is usually desirous of inspecting the sea-wall, or cheval-de-frise of shattered rock, that skirts the shore less than three miles distant from the steamboat landing. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Her wharves will be lined with steamboats; her river-banks with elevators; industries and manufactures will spring up in her midst, and her streets will be fuller of life than they are to-day. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z There is a steamboat constantly plying from here to the city, which affords a desirable excursion of nearly three miles, touching at Lafayette in its passage each way. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z This was holding the whip-hand with a vengeance, and the vigorous directors of the steamboat company could not endure it. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z I then took a steamboat passage to Lake Providence, La., where I found General McPherson. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Sailing once from Boston on a Penobscot steamboat, a few hours brought us up with Cape Ann. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Some have left their situations on the representation of railway and steamboat agents as to the opportunities in this country. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z Of Messrs. Leeds & Co. produces every variety of machinery, that steamboats and manufactories require for extensive operations. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z Yet steamers have traversed the entire distance, and Government engineers are now engaged in surveys looking to improvements such as will make steamboat traffic easy and profitable. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Having heard my report, the General expressed a doubt about the two steamboats that I have spoken of being sunk in Black River, below the bridge. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z I was afraid that he had turned to come back, and I stood in a tremor of dread, when in stepped old Zack Mason, the steamboat pilot. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z I want some pay for this; I want a steamboat route reinstated; I want the Jennings claim allowed. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z The last year, the Mississippi was navigated by four hundred and fifty steamboats, many of which are capable of carrying 2,500 bales of cotton, making an aggregate tonnage of ninety thousand. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z It was a magnificent steamboat ride in those days from Portland to Lewiston. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Teel showed me how they had blockaded the river below the bridge by sinking two small steamboats, one a little above the other, to keep our gun-boats from coming up to the bridge. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z I saw here the ancient village of Bethlehem, with the inn and manger and oxen; but there were also a miniature lake with a steamboat, and a grocery wagon delivering goods to the ancient Bethlehemites. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z He swears in the first place, that Dorsey wrote this: My story captured them completely, and I took occasion to refer to the steamboat route and the Jennings' claim. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z To think that the Jews read that book for hundreds and hundreds of years, and yet went to their graves without the slightest notion of astronomy, or geology, of railroads, telegraphs, or steamboats! The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z We have followed the River through its eras of canoe, bateau, flatboat, sail-ship, and steamboat, and we have seen railroads built along its banks. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z I afterward had an opportunity of proving to him that I was correct about the sunken steamboats, by taking him in person to the place and showing him the remains of them. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Let me show you: In 1860 the horse-power of all the engines, the locomotives and the steamboats that traversed the lakes and rivers—the entire power—was three million five hundred thousand. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z Fulton gave to the world the steamboat, and commerce became independent of the winds. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z On searching the harbor, no vessel answering this description was found, but a steamboat lying at a pier on the North River fell under suspicion, and was seized by the United States authorities. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z This canal was wrecked in the great flood of 1894, but steamboats had run through it from the Kootenai to the Columbia, and it would be entirely feasible to reconstruct it. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The one that I saw was in the possession of the Captain of the steamboat Superior. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z We here took on board some cord wood, which the different trading posts had employed their engag�s to get ready for the steamboat. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z He had very clear conceptions of what would be the great advantages of steamboats on the navigable rivers of the United States. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z In consequence of various rumors which prevailed in the City of Savannah, concerning the invasion of Cuba, the United States Marshal chartered a steamboat for an exploring trip to the South. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z From Wenatchee to the foot of Priest Rapids, about sixty miles, there is no regular steamboat communication. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z While thus employed on Island Twenty-eight, I had the fortune to kill a very large black bear, which I sold to a steamboat captain for what seemed to me at that time a great price. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z It drains an area of four thousand square miles, and is navigable for small steamboats to a distance of a hundred miles. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Thus began the preparations for the first practical steamboat. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Then holy bells came pealing out; Then steamboats blew, then horses neighed; Then smoke from hamlets round about Crept out, as if no more afraid. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z Much of this immense local traffic of the future will be conveyed by steamboats and barges. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z "Perhaps I can go by steamboat now," I returned, seizing my opportunity. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z After a steamboat journey to the mouth of the Ohio and up the Mississippi, they arrived at St. Louis before the departure for the interior of the usual spring caravans of the Western fur-traders. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z My steamboat voyage to Albany and back, has turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z After the introduction of steamboats on the Western rivers, Mike’s occupation was gone. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z This was soon found to be too loose a consolidation to accomplish the desired ends, and the parties interested set about a new combination to embrace all the steamboat men from Celilo to Astoria. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z On Monday, instead of writing the requisite notes to these relays of protectors along the route, Don Jos� took us himself, on a mimic steamboat, for a judicious distance down the Guadalquiv�r. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z They thereupon advised a visit to the American Fur Company's trading posts on the Missouri via that company's annual steamboat, a plan which met the approval of the scientist and his companions. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Several other boats were soon built for the Hudson River, and also for steamboat companies formed in different parts of the United States. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z It became only necessary for the people to be convinced of the efficacy of steamboat navigation, and the opportunities held out to the capitalist by Louisville must be seen and embraced. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z In the August Overland of the same year, Captain Coe narrates the first steamboat trip up Snake River. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Then she turned to Jimmy, who stood regarding her gravely in the steamboat jacket, burst shoes, and man-o'-war cap, and a look of confidence crept into her eyes. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Silence reigned in these solitudes, the wind was hushed, and only the dashing and foaming of our steamboat interrupted the awful repose. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z When, in 1707, Dr. Papin showed his first rude conception of a steamboat, it was seized by the boatmen, who feared that it would deprive them of a living. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Previous to referring to any of these anecdotes, however, it may be interesting to introduce the following excellent description of the manner of navigating the Ohio and Mississippi prior to the introduction of steamboats. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Then there will come on a new age of steamboat navigation, and with it the electric railroad. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Then the cannery people put on their steamboat, and he couldn't keep the Eagle going without their trade. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A rather curious episode in natural history occurred the other day on board the French steamboat Abd-el-Kader, during the passage from Marseilles to Algiers. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z It was in 1788 that he obtained his first patent for a steamboat. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z On Monday the 3d of July, was safely launched from her stocks, at the mouth of Beargrass into her destined element, the elegant new steamboat Gov. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z It's good enough if you can wait until after the steamboat train. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z There was talk of somebody putting a steamboat on, but the mill's a small one, and they figured they'd give me a show as long as I could keep them going. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The Elder Dempster steamboat was lying outside the bar, a mile from the shore. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Finding nothing but ridicule for his project here, as his steamboat cost too much money to run as a commercial undertaking, Fitch went to Europe, and was equally unsuccessful there. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z It will not be uninteresting to the reader, while upon this fruitful topic, to glance at a list of all the steamboats employed upon the western waters until 1819. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z It was afterwards discovered that they had gone to the North Vale in Dublin, jumped on board a steamboat, which fortunately was going to England, and had found their way to their old home. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z "Guess the man who runs this steamboat should be getting rich by the way they strike you for a drink," he said. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z After all, the steamboats on the river had last night called to him with a particular summons. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z "To be frank, I have asked myself the question, and couldn't be quite sure it was altogether because she wanted me to get this unfortunate steamboat off." For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The early history of steamboat navigation will appear in its proper place. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z To-day is Monday, and next Friday I purpose starting for Salonica in a steamboat—Salonica is in Albania. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z He was a steamboat skipper, and the man in front of him one skilled in every art of commercial trickery whose ability was recognized in that city. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The mist lay heavy upon London, mid all that night the steamboats hooted as they passed from bridge to bridge. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z "That's a steamboat coming, and it looks as if she would go by well to the south." For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Reference to all the early files of newspapers published at this day, will show how gradual and yet how certain was the progress of steamboat navigation on the Ohio. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z They had paddles at the sides like a steamboat, which were moved by a crank turned by two men. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z He, a steamboat skipper of low degree, had, like blind Samson, laid a brutal grasp upon the pillars of the house, and he could feel the trembling of the beautiful edifice. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z As he wrote, every now and then a steamboat hooted from the river, and the rain pattered upon his window. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z He set up the first sketch of the steamboat skipper against the lifeboat skids, and gazed at it critically. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She is doubtless the finest merchant steamboat in the universe, drawing but little water, and capable of carrying 3000 bales of cotton; in the Louisville trade; 700 tons burthen. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Chapter V. 49 Voyage on the Ohio:—Travelling companions—Steamboats on the Ohio—The Elk—The Ohio river—The Harmonists—Steubenville—Wheeling—Marietta—Portsmouth—Kentucky—The dead steamboat captain—Kentucky funeral. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z She has evidently been lying-up for a while, and that is apt to have its effect on any steamboat's constitution. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Some day I may go, but it is at the far end of the province, and for one who works on a steamboat wharf the getting there is a risky venture. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z In the U.S., for example, the seaman's manslaughter statute was passed in the mid-19th century after several fatal steamboat accidents. Italian captain leaving ship is no crime -- at least in the U.S. 2012-01-20T19:40:39Z This was the trip that convinced the despairing public that steamboat navigation would succeed on the western waters. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z The steamboat had been drawn up to the bank under the verdant canopy of a cluster of umbrageous trees. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z I see her lying outside the steamboat yonder. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z One of these goes up to Truro and it is one of the popular excursions from both towns to sail up and down in the summer steamboats from one to the other. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z At the end of the railroad the steamboat receives the traveler, when, as he ascends the river, the land on either side diminishes in height, till he reaches Castle Rock; seventy-one miles above the Dalles. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z At this time there were but two steamboats on this continent; these were the North River and The Clermont, and they were occupied on the Hudson River. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z It was about noon, Friday the 23d, that we left Cincinnati on board the steamboat Commerce. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Took their transport contract, and when that headed off anybody else from going there, he sends the Tyee up instead of the steamboat. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Truro is well watered, as it stands between two small rivers which join in the creek by which steamboats go down to Falmouth through pretty wooded scenery. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z He was pilot on a steamboat from Detroit to Buffalo. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z This accident elicited a degree of sympathy and occasioned an amount of alarm, which a much more severe steamboat disaster would now fail to produce. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z It is said there cannot be less than seven hundred steamboats moving on these western and south-western rivers. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z I am a struggling steamboat skipper, and you a lady of station in this Province. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z There is a very natural sensibility, on the part of steamboat and railroad proprietors, to the announcement of disasters, by steam. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z But there seemed to be no market for his invention, and Fulton therefore returned to America and subsequently gave all his time to exploiting the steamboat. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z In the former year there were employed on 53 steamboats, owned in Louisville, 1,903 hands. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z I am satisfied that more than two-thirds of the disasters that occur on board these steamboats, are attributable to this free use of ardent spirits. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z There is also this to recognize: your father is a man of station, and would never permit you to marry a steamboat skipper. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z I only hope that they had paid his return tickets by steamboat, but I never heard how that was managed. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z That was a small steamboat attempting to make the passage, on what was considered a good stage of water, from Portage to the mouth. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z They manufacture a large part of the sheet iron steamboat stoves which are used on the western rivers, and have a deservedly great name among steamboat furnishers. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Almost all the hands on board of the steamboats, down even to the little boys, utter an oath almost every other word. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Their inlet's a difficult place to make, and the steamboat men don't care about calling there except for big loads. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Mr. Lunt being an energetic and capable opponent, apt in attack and with much experience in the ways of steamboat competition. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z The reference to steamboats alludes to Fitch, who at that time was experimenting with steam navigation. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z It is at his shop that those elegant cuttings on tinted and white glass, which adorn the windows of our southern steamboats, and add so much to their magnificence, are done. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z We learned that a few days before, not far from where we were, a steamboat had been capsized by a similar flaw of wind. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Thanks also to Louis, the steamboat first ploughed German waters, a service being inaugurated under his auspices on the Bodensee. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The rills of travel from all parts of the West converged at Niagara Falls and then passed on to join the steamboats for Lake Ontario. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Resting on this is the upper hull, flat-bottomed, and both longer and wider than the lower hull, so that it projects over in every direction, like the guards of a steamboat. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z The large number of steamboats which are built and furnished at this point gives a great deal of work in this department of manufacture. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z I afterwards found it was the only water drank on board the steamboats, and in the towns situated on this river. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z But the steamboat was coming, and we were obliged to bid a reluctant farewell to Camp Saxton and the hospitable dwellers therein. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z It has been said by some that a steamboat engineer, to be successful, should have a decent sized stomach to help steady him through the changing conditions in his running days. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z In view of this General Grant issued a special order forbidding steamboat officers to charge more than five dollars to enlisted men, and seven dollars to officers, as fare between Vicksburg and Cairo. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z It has never attempted the heavy steamboat castings, rather choosing the lighter machinery; and the reputation of the establishment is derived chiefly from the excellent finish and completeness of the work turned out. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Almost the first sound we heard after our arrival, was the ringing of the bell of the large and beautiful steamboat, James Madison, which was on the eve of departure for Detroit and Buffalo. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z We enjoyed perfectly the exciting scene on board the steamboat Flora. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z The extension now proposed, would, it was expected, certainly be of advantage both to railway and to steamboat, as facilitating travel. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z In June the entire party, including Offut, boarded a steamboat going up the river. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The whole interior fitting of steamboats and houses is undertaken here. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z The very best specimen of true original Kentucky character, which I have met, was on board the steamboat. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z They are used on railroads and steamboats, where accurate time is required, and give good satisfaction. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z It was a meeting, too, with the first steamboat ventures of Upper Canada, for on "Finkle's Point," which we passed, the Frontenac, the first steamer to sail on Lake Ontario, had been built in 1815. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z When, therefore, he notified the people of his town that the steamboat Talisman would put out from Cincinnati for Springfield, we can well imagine what great excitement and unbounded enthusiasm followed the announcement. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z In this respect the voyage of the Anthracite is designed by her owners, we presume, to be an eye-opener for steamboat owners, not only in this country but throughout the world. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Yesterday I took leave of Detroit on board the steamboat "United States" for this place, which we reached this morning. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Do steamboats on the ocean use salt water in their boilers for steam, or do they carry fresh water? Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z She performed her services successfully on the route until 1823, when she succumbed to the competition of the steamboats which had shortly before been introduced. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z The experiment of establishing a steamboat line to Springfield proved an unfortunate venture for its projector, Captain Bogue. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Our New York steamboat men, who have to pay so dear for Croton water, will be likely to examine the water tank of the Anthracite with interest. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z There is something exceedingly novel in steamboat travelling upon the great western rivers. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z By the steamboats on the Weser there is communication with Karlshafen and Minden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The captain-commander of a lake steamboat in those days was a person of importance and repute. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z It was my first sight of a steamboat, and also the first time I ever saw Mr. Lincoln—although I never became acquainted with him till his second race for the Legislature in 1834. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The late experiments in canal steamboats bid fair to be a complete success. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z It is separated from Ohio City by the Cuyahoga river, a stream into which the steamboats run up, which stop at Cleveland. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Within a few months, Salabert, who saw an opening for going to Cuba as steward on board a steamboat, in his turn deserted her. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The coal was pronounced by Mr. F. to be of good quality for steamboat use. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z It was the news of the coming of a steamboat down the Sangamon river—proof incontestable that the stream was navigable. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The canal steamboats are at last so far perfected as to insure a handsome profit in running them, and a large number will soon be at work on the canal. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z The atmosphere we encountered on our way to the steamboat issuing from every street of the great metropolis we had just left, was like the heat from a burning furnace. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The steamer is destined for the mouth of the Yellowstone, about two thousand miles up the Missouri, the head of steamboat navigation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I replied, pointing to Mr. F., that he had been an engineer on several steamboats, and ought to be able to judge of carbon, as they called it. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Occasionally he would bring the model in the office, and while whittling on it would descant on its merits and the revolution it was destined to work in steamboat navigation. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z This trade is almost entirely with the British colony of Hong-Kong, with which the port is connected by small coasting steamers, but since 1893 it has had regular steamboat communication with Haiphong in Tongking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The wind blew fiercely, and the waters of the Delaware seemed stirred the very bottom as we entered the steamboat. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Subsequently to the issuing of the order they advertised at New Orleans for 500 additional laborers, and two steamboats which they wished to dispatch immediately. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z It seems, at all events, well that our States keep up their boards of health, and their supervision of banks, railroads, steamboats, and factories. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z It was to be a road over which several of the steamboats could be transported, to be relaunched on the river above the falls. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The hard-working tenant gets one-tenth of the crop every year and if he looks up to see the steamboats go by he is docked. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Several individuals accompanied them to the steamboat when they left, and wished them God speed. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z From there we took a steamboat to San Francisco, where we stayed for two weeks. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z Winifred set off the Victrola, and a blare of nasal cacophony broke from the machine imitating a steamboat whistle; then ensued a negroid music of infinite inappropriateness to Forbes' tragic mood. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Now this man Logan was a very good man but he was out of his latitude, he should have been a second mate on a Mississippi steamboat. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z At last I came to the end of all imaginable extravagances, better suited to a young student of rhetoric than to the captain of a steamboat of three thousand tons. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z There’s a little steamboat coming down the coast to-night, and I had half thought of intercepting her and handing the skipper some letters to post in Victoria. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z One thing we did take was steamboat and train, as far as they would go, and this helped us to leave the mob a bit in the rear. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z I have written in great haste and very badly, as I am on board the ship and all is confusion, with the steamboat alongside. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z |
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