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hon and A. E. Duncan, also of Clinton, have retired 

 from business with a comfortable fortune. The latter 

 two were designers and builders of the steamer "Silver 

 Crescent." 



List of Old Pilots 



In the following list of old river men, who piloted 

 rafts down the river, those marked with a star are 

 known to be living, while the others which are by far 

 the greater, have run their last line: 



John McKane, W. B. Newcomb, S. B. Hanks, "San- 

 dy" McPhail, Wm. Ganley, Phileas O. Lawrence, 

 Nelson Allen, Edward Whitney, Surveyor Bruce, Pat- 

 rick Fox, Pembroke Herold, Geo. Herold, David 

 Hanks, Samuel Hanks, Daniel Davison, Chas. Davi- 

 son, Aaron Winans, George Winans, Mahan Winans, 

 David Wray, John Wray, Edwin Efnir, E. W. Durant, 

 George Penney, Wiley Penney, John Hanford, W. A. 

 Payne, John Gabriel, Samuel Register, Jos. Perro (Big 

 Jo), George Brasser, D. A. McDonald, Robert Dodds, 

 Hiram Cobb, Wm. Dorr, Charles Rhoads, Steven 

 Rhoads, Peter Carlton, Aug.Barlow, Samuel Macey,, 

 Wm. Elliott, C. G. Bradley, R. J. Wheeler, Harry 

 Wheeler, Ed. Root,Alfred Whithrow*, Thos. C. With- 

 row, Steven Withrow, Wm. H. Whistler, James Whist- 

 ler, Nelson Whistler, John Goodnow, Joe Denvier, 

 Frank Wild, George Wallace, Charles Short, A. M. 

 Short, G. L. Short, J. E. Short*, L H. Short, Harry 

 Short*, L. A. Day*, John McCafifrey, James Hugunin, 

 Harry Hugunin, John Hugunin, Cornelius Knapp, Ira 

 Fuller, Wm. York, A. J. Chapman, Caleb Philbrook, 

 John Cormack, Washington Allen, John Monroe, 

 Abram Mitchel*, W. S. Mitchel, Brainerd Mitchel, 

 John Leach, Daniel McLean, James Newcomb*, Isaac 



