How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield

Sailor Steve · 07-30-16, 09:00 AM

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The plan was to bring the banks closer together, and by narrowing the width of the river, speed up the current, making boat passage much faster.

Downriver, sure, but it doesn't much help upstream traffic.

Still, cool discovery.

Schroeder · 07-30-16, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Downriver, sure, but it doesn't much help upstream traffic.

Still, cool discovery.

That's what I found irritating as well.

Betonov · 07-30-16, 03:13 PM

Downstream boats are cargo laden while upstrem are mostly empty.
Industry and population centers were on the coast so ore, coal and grain was shipped downstream.

07-30-16, 03:13 PM	#3
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Downstream boats are cargo laden while upstrem are mostly empty. Industry and population centers were on the coast so ore, coal and grain was shipped downstream.