The Great River then (1878) 

 And now (1928) 



During the year 1878, there was considerable life on 

 the Upper Mississippi aside from the rafting business. 

 There were many small, local packets running in short 

 trades, like the "Charles Rebstock," or "Albany," be- 

 tween Davenport and Clinton, the "Ella" between 

 Ferryville and Lansing, the "Vigor" between Browns- 

 ville and LaCrosse, the "Robert Harris" between 

 Fountain City and Winona. The "Penquin" ran be- 

 tween Alma and Winona, the "Lion" from Alma to 

 Wabasha, the "Ida Heermann" from Read's Landing 

 up the Chippewa to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the "Phil 

 Schaeckel" from Read's up to Menominee, the "G. B. 

 Knapp" between Prescott and Taylor's Falls, the 

 "Maggie Reany" from Stillwater to Saint Paul, and 

 the "Belle of Pepin" between Pepin and Lake City. 



The Diamond Jo Line operated the new steamer 

 "Josephine" between Fulton and Burlington, and also 

 had the "Diamond Jo," the "Josie," the "Imperial," 

 the "Arkansas," the "Tidal Wave," the "Libby Con- 

 ger," and many barges, operating between Fulton and 

 Saint Paul. 



Also, the consolidated Keokuk-Northern Line packet 

 company had a large fleet of fine, side-wheel steamers 

 like the "Minneapolis," "Minnesota," "Muscatine," 

 "Belle of LaCrosse," "Northwestern," "Red Wing," 

 "Clinton," and "Lake Superior," and the stern-wheel- 

 ers "Annie" (later the "White Eagle"), "Grand Pa- 



