Information Sheet

 

 

R         Smith, Fritz.

373                  Log book, 1892‑1900.

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This is a daily record of water levels on the Mississippi River at New Madrid, Missouri, 22 No­vember 1892 ‑‑ 31 August 1900.  There are also occasional notes on the weather, river condi­tions, and steamboats.

 

Fritz Smith recorded the water levels of the Mississippi River at New Madrid twice daily, at 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  His sisters, Josie and Ruth Smith, continued the record after his death.  Notations in the log concerning inspections of the river gauge and maintenance of a bulletin board on the river bank indicate that the record keeping was supervised by the federal govern­ment.  Most entries consist only of river levels, but occasionally include notations on ac­cumula­tions of ice on the river, steamboats which visited New Madrid, and events in the town.  Begin­ning in 1898, most entries include brief weather reports.

 

 

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