Boone County, Kentucky Steamboat/s

Thanks, Steve! I would bet that the machinery on 5, 6 & 7 were all the same including whistle! On another subject, any copies of John Beatty's Navy left? Boone County Library is looking for one. I can loan them mine but... Cap'n Walnut.

Sam: That's interesting. The KLONDIKE did such service between Cincy and Bellvue, Ky (not Belleview) they would surely stop across the river to pick up what or whoever. Nothing found in Way's books. Any pictures of GREYHOUND? Cap't Walnut.

Sorry, we completely sold out the remaining Beatty's Navy books last fall (including display copies!). Try BookFinder.com. I've seen a few copies available there.

Barb and Steve: Congratulations on your sell out! It deserved such! Like you say, Steve, we'll find one somewhere. My book has been out of print for three or more years but I still have a few. Cap'n Walnut.

Don't know if this would help or not, but I bought my copy at Switzerland County Historical Society Gift Shop
Don't know if they would still have any in stock or not, but might be worth a call.
Loved the book. Read it straight thru, then loaned it to my dad, then had to hound him to get it back.

Chris: Thanks for the input. I'll check it out. It IS a great book. Cap'n Walnut

The original GREYHOUND was 65' by 9', and 'intended to be a swift runner'. Built and launched in the dummer of 1908. The Hoosier Line advertised "Fast Passenger Service Between Rising Sun and Aurora", and showed a travel time of one hour between the two town, actually nine miles between landings-- hence: 9 mph, or jackrabbit speed as compared to the one hourse omnibus that may have taken three times as long.

Photo courtesy of Dana Wolfe Hildebrand, Two Miles Ahead, The Story of J.W. Whitlock, Rising Sun, IN, 2003.

Sam: the hull speed on the GREYHOUND was in excess of 10 mph...which would have to be to stem the current over nine miles in one hour! Cap'n Walnut

Sam: as you might expect from one who owns two steam launches, I find the DART and GREYHOUND stories quite interesting. Cap'n Walnut

Not a photo or under steam, however Cincinnati area (Burlington, KY) artist Caroline Williams (1908- 1988) did at least one published sketch of the Boone No. 7.

One source states she did three of Anderson Ferry; 11/33, 11/62 & 6/79. Boone No 7 appeared on a Limited Edition Decorative Plate and might have appeared on a print given to Fifth Third Union Trust Company stockholders at Christmas one year.

The source which states 11/33 indicates that the sketch was not published.

She also did a sketch of the Martha A. Graham, (Ferry boat from Ghent, KY to Vevay, IN, dated 4 August 1963 which was published.

Jim: Anderson Ferry sketch 11/33 would be BOONE No.6. I got an e-mail yesterday saying that a relative of Caroline Williams is in financial hardship and is offering a comprehensive collection of her work for sale. If any one is interested, I can get the information needed. Thanks for the input, Cap. Cap'n Walnut

DQ plate by Williams

Around 1973 Caroline Williams put out a blue and white DQ plate too. It is often on EBay.

Cap: Try: John Feher 859 866 6204. Cap'n Walnut.

Caroline Williams made pen & ink drawings of at least three houses my brother Bob and I owned on Russell Street in Covington, KY, for the Cincinnati newspaper that featured her drawings. We bought the originals for a few bucks, and one is hanging on the wall in my Rising Sun shanty. Some of her other inks were featured on a series of plates and sold by Giddings - Jenny, a very snooty Cincy store that's no longer around. The plates were hand-delivered by a fancy chauffeur dude driving a limousine wearing tall spit-shined riding boots, bloused riding britches, jacket, cap, startched shirt, and bow tie.

She (both of them -- there were two Greyhounds) was a beauty. Mom told me stories of the inside, which was "plush" in her young estimation. She mentioned (several times) about the sink onboard, something that was a first for her.

She was a gorgeous girl, wasn't she? There were two of them, both as wonderful. Mom told me how the inside was "plush" (at least in her young estimation). She told me several times that the Greyhound had a sink -- a first for her. *smile* They would often take her (the later "her," that is) to a sandbar downriver where they would swim.

The Dart is reminiscent of the Greyhound, but I would lay money on Shipyard's assertion that it is not a Whitlock boat. I've never run across mention of her in any of my research into my family's boat building endeavors. Plus, my gut tells me that she isn't one of ours. Even the decoration before and after the name is not typical of my GGranfather.