Montana "high water St. Charles Bridge about 1880"; designed by Captain John Todd for mountain trade.
Entry/Object ID
323.10
Description
Montana "high water St. Charles Bridge about 1880"; designed by Captain John Todd for mountain trade, (Fort Benton, Montana) these three great boats were the supreme achievement as great carriers of shallow water. Had they been on the Missouri about 1866, each could easily have made $100,000 clear on a favorable trip to Fort Benton. They arrived about a dozen years too late to reap the "Golden Harvest" in the long runs in the "Mountain" trade to Fort Benton. - Dr. E.B. Trail (Steamboat) Collection
