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Comparison of Two Journals

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

I am developing a page comparing, day by day, the two steamer journals of the 1869 Missouri River season:
 

(1)  Str Henry M Shreve by Nelson Green Edwards
(2)  Str Mollie Ebert by Nancy Poe Ebert

 

The following table compares their trips by date and position according to entries in their respective journals.  The Nancy Poe Ebert journal resolved conclusively the question of whether the Mollie Ebert  docked at Ft Benton.  The Mollie Ebert  did reach Cow Island, but could not navigate the Dauphin Rapids due to low water.  The Mollie Ebert  spent eight days at Cow Island while the clerk and captain arranged the transfer of their freight to two boats that had successfully negotiated the rapids when the water level was higher.   Emotionally and financially, the failure to dock at the Ft Benton levee was deeply disappointing. 

Position

Miles

Henry M Shreve

Mollie Ebert

 Depart      
St Louis

0

Apr 6

Apr 16

Kansas City

456

Apr 10

 

Omaha

807

Apr 17

 

Sioux City

1010

Apr 20

 

Yankton

1181

Apr 24

May 6

Bijou Hills

 

Apr 30

May 13-14

Ft Thompson

1441

May 2

May 16

St John’s Woodyard

 

May 5

May 18

Ft Sully

1520

May 8

May 20

Swan Lake

 

May 12

 

Cannon Ball River

 

May 15

May 23

Ft Rice

 

May 16

 

Ft Berthold

1985

May 19

May 27

Little Missouri River

2015

May 19

May 27

Ft Buford

2240

May 22

May 25?

Spread Eagle Camp

 

May 24

 

Milk River

2482

May 26

 

Ft Peck

 

May 26

 

Mussel Shell River

2678

May 29

 

Cow Island

2793

Jun 2

Jun12

Ft Benton

2965

Jun12

 

 

 

 

 

Return

 

 

 

Ft Benton

2965

Jun 15

 

Cow Island

2793

 

Jun 20

Spread Eagle Bend

 

 

Jun 24

Ft Buford

2240

 

Jun 26

Yellowstone River

2235

 

Jun 27

Little Missouri River

2015

 

Jun 27

Ft Stevenson

 

 

Jun 28

Cannon Ball River

 

 

Jun 29

Swan Lake Woodyard

 

 

Jun 30

Ft Sully

1520

 

Jul 2

St Louis

0

Jul 1

Jul 13