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River rises after steady rain with plans for coal boat traffic
River observers report 1.5 inches of rainfall with more expected, predicting a six to eight foot rise below the dam by Monday clearing the Ohio headwaters. Pittsburg traffic eyes coal boats and lighter barges, with multiple ships to launch if water stays up. shipments, tows, and departures noted for the Davis Island area and Cincinnati line.
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Toly
Citi
Souther
Pittsburg
Register
Davis Island Dam
Packet Lines
Here
New Orleans
John Phillips
Cincinnati
Iron Quest
Oil City
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ed. Roverts
William G. Horner
Harry Brown
Charley Brown
Jim Brown
Cruiser
Marner
Percey Kelsey
Maggie
Valiant
Joe Walton
Nellie
Walton
J. N. Bunton
Joe Williams
Onward
Raymond Horner
Twilight
Rescus
W. W. O'Neil
John Morton
Stella Moren
Josh Cook
B.D. Wood
Jono A. Wood
Jim Wood
Dave Wood
Dick Fulton
Enterprise
Hornet
Frank Gilmore
Robert Jenkins
Boaz
Lud Keefer
Cyclone
Capt. Martin
Davis
Newport
Bedford
Albert Backes
Henry D. Conant
Geo. W. Conant
Pitts
Parkersburg
Caper Ollis
Brown's Island
West Virginia Land Company
Fay
Ohio
Beaver Dam
Richard Barrows
United States
Golden Rod
Vandergrift
Ohio River