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We did not have to pay any cash down or spend any 

 money repairing her. She had been out on the Eagle 

 Point ways and given $2200.00 repair before lying up 

 for winter. 



Mr. Young now had two fine, large, new boats, the 

 "Boardman" and "W. J. Young, Jr.", that would do 

 the bulk of his work. We were to do all his extra work 

 and let about one-third of the earnings thereon apply 

 on our notes given for the "J. W. Mills." 



I took charge of her and started out early. She 

 cleared $4000.00 that season and $6000.00 in 1884, and 

 $4700.00 in 1885, my last season on her. So she more 

 than paid for herself in her first and second season. 



In February, 1886, we bought the "Ten Broeck" and 

 barge for $8250.00. This was a great bargain as the 

 "Ten Broeck" was only six years old. She was one of 

 the best in the business. Her engines were sixteen and 

 one-half inches in diameter by four and one-half-foot 

 stroke, fitted up with new piston packing and Frisbie 

 balance valves. 



She had three good boilers and was very easy on fuel. 



She had a nice comfortable cabin for her crew and 

 one large guest room. 



The "Ten Broeck" was wide and low, caught very 

 little wind. She was easy on the stern of the raft and 

 had wonderful power in backing and flanking. 



I went on her in the spring of 1886 leaving LeClaire 

 twenty-four hours after a severe March blizzard that 

 gave us ten inches of snow and a very cold night to start 

 up river. 



During the six seasons I was in charge of the "Ten 

 Broeck"! had several good pilots who changed watches 

 with me. Among them I hold John IVIonroe, John H. 

 Wooders, George Tromley, Sr., Wm. Savage, Alf. 



