WHAT BECAME OF THE RAFT-BOATS i8i 



The "J. G. Chapman" and "Luella" laid up at Wa- 

 basha out of commission, were destroyed by fire. 



The "B. Hershey" was always in service and when 

 very old, was working on the East St. Louis levee job, 

 and sank to rise no more. 



The "C. W. Cowles" was rebuilt at Kahlkes yard in 

 Rock Island ; given an entirely new and wider hull and 

 fitted up by the Deere family of Moline, named "Kali- 

 tan," to tow their house boat "Markatana." The "Kali- 

 tan" took the "Markatana" to New Orleans in Novem- 

 ber, 1927, and returned to Moline in May, 1928. 



The "Bro. Jonathan" was dismantled and her engines 

 used in the "Vernie Mac." When rafting ceased the 

 "Vernie Mac" was sold to tow Ohio river show boats. 

 She is now doing jobs towing around Saint Louis, car- 

 rying the name "Jefiferson." She now has the engines of 

 the old "Silver Wave." 



The "City of Winona" was bought by the Acme 

 Packet Company and ran in the Davenport and Clinton 

 daily packet trade until the Davenport and Clinton 

 electric road put her out of business. She was then 

 taken to Paducah and came back in the spring of 1905 

 as the excursion steamer "W. W." in the same manage- 

 ment as the first "J. S.", owned by Captain John Streck- 

 fus. 



About 191 5, she was sold ; went south and later came 

 back to the Ohio and sank while on the way downstream 

 with a tow of barges. 



"Juniata," whose name was changed to "Red Wing," 

 ran as a packet between Wabasha and Saint Paul, Cap- 

 tain M. H. Newcomb of Pepin, Wisconsin, owner and 

 master. He sold her and her excursion barge to a 

 party on the Upper Ohio about the close of our season, 

 1923. 



