Page 7 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 19 of 536 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
Subset |
found such a concentration of steamboats. They stretched for four or five miles, curving with the river itse& sometimes two and three deep. By night, the procession of boats on the lower river was one of magical splendor. Hundreds of lights glanced in different directions kom the villages, towns, f m s and plantations on shore, and from the @cent "floating palaces" of steamers that frequently looked like moving mountains of light and flame. However, with all the romance of the gambling and party atmosphere of the steamboat, such trips could be arduous. The c a b i on some boats were extremely small and the senice negligent with meals confused and disorganized. Outside the cabins a simpler, rougher life went on. Roustabouts and crew stretched on the decks, and with them deck passengers who might be poor traders trying to sell wares inland, new settlers, or immigrants from Europe. In the social caste system of the south such passengers received little heed and almost no care; they sat wherever they could. The transportation to the west was upstream by boat and then overland by wagon, so Henry probably traveled under such conditions. He had a long journey up the Mississippi River and the Missouri River to K a n e d e , Iowa (now Council Bluffs), before traveling west. The Mississippi River was treacherous, filled with snags, driftwood, and shoal points just below the surface. The pilot often operated in darkness and the passengers were dependent upon him for their safety. He received top pay and generally deserved it. Despite much training and experience the pilot operated much on instinct for the river constantly changed and he had to take chances at every point. The activities of the pilot were mostly unobserved by the passengers, especially by those, such as Henry, who were still somewhat in awe of even being in America. At every tiny settlement there were vast stacks of cordwood for quick pickups by the steamboats, as the engines hungrily swallowed fuel. When the river boat anived in Kanesville, Henry found that most of the population consisted of Mormons making preparations to go west. The city was situated in the mouth of a small valley beside a stream called Indian Creek. Some of the church members were still living in large holes dug in the sides of the hills, which had been made by the Illinois members of the Church who had fled from Nauvoo four
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
Description
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 7
