The Dakota, The Montana, The Wyoming - designed by Capt. John Todd
Entry/Object ID
323.20
Description
The Dakota, The Montana, The Wyoming - designed by Capt. John Todd for mountain trade (Fort Benton, Montana) 1866 - Dr. E.B. Trail (Steamboat) Collection. Narrative on front reads:
"Designed by Cpt. John Todd for the "Mountain" trade (Fort Benton, Montana), these three great boats were the supreme achievement as great carriers on 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 Ft. Benton.--Dr. E. B. Trail"
