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The Sea Lion Towed Rafts and Built Locks
| 题名： | The Sea Lion Towed Rafts and Built Locks |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID SMITH |
| 摘要： | In 1880 there was a small tow-boat built at Wheeling, W.Va., that would prove to have a very versatile career over the nearly 40 years that it existed. The sternwheel boat had a wood hull that was 121 feet long by 20 feet wide and 3 feet deep. Named Sea Lion, it was originally owned by Capt. A.J. Monteith, of Friendly, W.Va. Friendly is a small hamlet on the West Virginia shore near the head of Grandview Island, about Ohio River Mile 142.5. In 1900 it had a population of 253, and the most recent census in 2020 shows some 100 residents. Capt. Montieth utilized the small steamer to tow produce boats, and in about 1890 he had it towing logs out of the Big Sandy River. The Big Sandy, which serves as the border between Kentucky and West Virginia, enters the Ohio River at Mile 317. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the small river saw tremendous amounts of timber come out of the valley area. Catletts-burg, Ky., at the mouth of the stream, was known as the hardwood capital of the world during this timeframe. This timber was assembled into large rafts at the mouth and then ushered to points downstream by boats such as the Sea Lion. The boat and men chaining these rafts together are today featured on floodwall murals at Catlettsburg. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 137 |
| 期： | 32 |
| 页码： | 14,13 |
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