INDEX 



321 



King, John: pilot, 23 

 Kirns, Capt. Peter: 60, 267 

 Kirschner, A. O: 175 

 Kit: pilot-contractors', of what com- 

 posed, 26 

 Kit Carson: rafter, 172 

 Klein, Capt. John F: 175 

 Knapp, Stout and Company: 34, 221 

 Koehler, Jacob: 239 

 Kraus, Conrad: engineer, 81 



La Crosse: steamboat, in packet ser- 

 vice, 180 

 La Crosse (Wis.): 35; boat stores, 



70; packet service, 77; 180, 240 

 La Crosse Lumber Company: organ- 

 ized, 35 

 Lj Crosse Mississippi River Towing 



Co: 172 

 Lady Grace: steamboat, sold, 178 

 Lafayette Lamb: steamboat, 104; used 



as bow-boat, 172; sold, 237 

 Lafayette Lumber Co: 33 



La France, Mr. : 219 



Laird, Norton and Co: 54, i88 

 Lake Superior: steamboat, 77; 156 

 Lakes: Saint Croix, lumber run from, 



33 

 Lamb, Artemus: vice-president M. 



R. L. Co., 54 

 Lamb, Chancy: inventor of Clinton 



Nigger, 207 

 Lamb, C. and Sons: 54, 78, 178; 



Capt. Hanks in employ, 215; 237 

 Lambertson, Ben: 239 

 Lancaster, Capt. E. J: biographical 



sketch, 223-225 

 Lancaster, George O: engineer, 122, 



130 

 Lancaster, Harry: 224 

 Lancaster, S. E: pilot, 267 

 Lancaster, Thomas: 223 

 Lansing (la.): supplies, 70; packet 



service, 77; 139, 144 

 Lansing Lumber Co: 126, 139, 176 

 Larkins, Martin: fireman, 56 

 Last Chance: bow-boat, 73; author 



buys interest, 121 ; described, 122 ; 



126; help rafts over rapids, 130; 

 239. 244, 250 



Latshaw, Jim: 68 



Laycock, John H: 135 



Lead mines: 23 



Le Claire: steamboat, first boat built 

 to tow rafts, 195 



Le Claire (la.) : 28,73,95,144; fam- 

 ous Green Tree, 1 50-161; 187; 

 first towboat built, 195 



Le Claire, Antoine: founder of Dav- 

 enport, 113; 149 



Le Claire Belle: steamboat, 55; de- 

 scribed, 56-59; 86, 95; cylinders, 

 118; dismantled, 189; 209, 243, 250 



Le Claire, Dave: pilot, 113 



Le Claire Navigation Co: 74, 121- 

 '33; organized, 126; 176, 186, 250 



Le Point, Frank: pilot, 82, 139, 145 



Lewis, Merriwether: 167 



Libby Conger: steamboat, 77 



Lily Turner: rafter, rebuilt, 171 



Lincoln, Abraham: 211 



Lincoln, Thomas: 211 



Lindley, J. T. R. (Kentuck) : pilot, 

 246, 249 



Lindsay and Phelps: 223, 224 



Lion: steam packet, 48, 77 



Liquor: on steamboats, 39 



Little Bull Falls: 27 



Little Hoddie: towboat, 48, 52 



Lizzie Gardener: steamboat, burned, 

 182 



Lodwick, Capt. : 216 



Lone Star: steamboat, 185, 221, 222 



Long, Capt. J. N: rapids pilot, 73, 

 130, 132, 154; rivalry, 154-156; 

 arrested, 156 



Long, William: cook, 122, 130 



Locney, Morrell: pilot, in Alaska, 267 



Lorrain, Matt: 24 



Louisville: steamboat, dismantled, 

 182, 229 



Louisville (Ky.) : i66, 179 



Lovejoy, Elijah P: memorial, 167-168 



Luella: steamboat, burned, 181 



Lumber and Lumbering: handled by 

 Galena yards, 25 ; output of, 33, 



