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 Bozman and the story of the boiler of the steamboat COTTON PLANT

from the June 19, 1879 Tuscaloosa Gazette:

THE OLD COTTON PLANT.Capt. J. A. Bozeman has given us some very interesting items concerning the Boiler of the old Cotton Plant. This steamer was built in 1821 and was sunk at the wharf in Tuskaloosa during the following winter, and her Boiler was in the river near forty years, in the way of PLANT. Apt, Boat.

During the war salt was very scarce, and at the suggestion of Mrs. Capt. Dearing, Capt. Bozeman with about forty hands, succeeded in a hard week's work, with six yoke of oxen, in raising the Boiler and getting it out on the bank. He then employed Dr, Leach to split this boiler open, giving him $260,00 (in Confed.), and in about two weeks finished the job.

Capt Bozeman then with 14 hands launched the trough-looking boilers and with seats and row-locks, and's stearsman, made 40 miles the first day. That night there came a heavy rain and sunk them. Capt. Hamilton who was to assist in making salt, proffered 260 bushels of salt for them which Capt. B. accepted. Capt. H. then rigged a covering and proceeded to the saltworks and made thousands of bushels of salt in the old Cotton Plant Boiler and are today perhaps in that business. The iron was fully three fourths of an inch thick. It may seem strange, but this enormous split boiler did float, with ease and steadiness on the water.

 OCTOBER 7

 NOSE TO NOSE COON FIGHT!

 OLD ALBUQUERQUE