From Dorothy Rush, “Early Accounts of Travel to the Falls of the Ohio: A Bibliography with selected quotations, 1765-1833”, The Filson Historical Society History Quarterly, Vol. Michael Pulling (2006–2007) - bass guitar, keyboards, Andrew Anderson (1999–2003) - keyboards, piano, trumpet, Rick Reichenberger (2005) - bass guitar, keyboards, This page was last edited on 12 March 2021, at 00:38. Immediately above Clark’s point it is said the canal is to return to the river, making a distance of about 2 miles. Around 1806, a boat owner “…declared that from 8 to 12 boats were wrecked and lost every year while crossing the Falls, and he was grateful that his was not added to that annual destruction. There were but few men who knew the channel through the Rapids, and they were constantly studying it and drawing new charts because the river was ever making new channels and changing its course”. For instance, in 1852, I walked across from the canal on the Kentucky side to the Dug chute, and crossed that, on an old …. It seemed every moment as if she must strike some latent rock and be dashed to pieces. [1] Their first album, Close Enough for Ska, is considered the success story of a small independent record label, Close to Nothing, which was founded by three teenagers. Paul & Morgan. Great numbers are constantly lying here, and at Portland, where there are fine harbors, in ordinary, for repair, or preparing for a trip. I now am of the opinion that our aiding in wooding the steam-boat was right, reasonable, and proper. He describes the limestone found in building the canal: “…petrified seashells and an infinite variety of coralline formations were imbedded… The limestone “When burnt and ground, and mixed with a due proportion of silicious sand, it has been found to make a most superior kind of hydraulic cement or water-lime.” From Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, 32 vols published in 1904-07; Vol 12; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.3 T548: Page 227: Francis Baily, “Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 & 1797”, published 1856; pg 239. They used their influence in Congress to defeat the railroads who desired the bridge, and they continued their efforts as long as they had any hope of success. Yet the commerce of the river was so great that boats made it profitable to navigate when there was only about 2 feet in the canal. The fall is said to be 22 feet and a ½ in less than 2 miles. This canal is a work of stupendous labor. 1,928 Likes, 51 Comments - Morgan (Hawley) Olliges (@morganolliges) on Instagram: “Paul and I were talking recently about the fact that Jesus didn’t necessarily WANT to die. … Owing to the obstruction to navigation, created by the falls, during low water, goods have to be transported by land by the falls, and most of the upward bound cargoes are consigned to merchants in Louisville, from whence they are distributed to their points of destination. Donald MacDonald, “The Diaries of Donald MacDonald, 1824-1826”; Vol 14, No 2 of the Indiana Historical Society Publications; Indianapolis: IN Historical Society, published 1942; pg 237. “I visited the falls of the Ohio on the sand side, and found them occasioned by a ledge of rocks which extended quite across the river, and are hardly to be perceived by the navigator in times of high freshes [flood or high water], unless by the superior velocity of the vessel. “Many boats unload here [Louisville] for the back country, others stop here to get a pilot to take them over the Falls, and sometimes at low water to get part of their lading carried by land to below the Falls.” … The river… “is a mile wide, being bent back by an island and a chain of rocks that runs through the river. From Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, 32 vols published in 1904-07; Vol 9; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.3 T548: The cover of Flint’s book states the Letters contain “Observations on the Climate and Agriculture of the Western States, the Manners of the People, the Prospects of Emigrants, &c. &c. “. fallsoftheohio.org 812-280-8689 The band's name comes from The Simpsons episode, "Treehouse of Horror VII", in which Homer Simpson says, "Don't blame me — I voted for Kodos." It affords an immense water power for the mill seats below its locks.”, Regarding Shippingport: www.mocavo.com/The-Historical-Magazine-Volume-Viii/639782/262, [Spelling, punctuation, & wording are Butrickes.] Any plans to extend the L&N northward to the river and then find crossing at the [foot] of 9th and 10th street was beset with difficulties… But as the problem was simply to connect 2 railroads, one on the Indiana side and the other in Kentucky, it was clearly of advantage to detour to the west as little as possible. At the late session of the legislature of Indiana a company was incorporated for this purpose on the most liberal scale. Louisville, KY ————————————————————-. Senator (KY) 1849-1852, Whig candidate for President 1844; The Filson Historical Society, call# Mss C C, pg 1: Written by Clay from his home in Paris, KY, where Clay is awaiting the arrival of a Mr. Brown: Page 125: Then in 1830 when the canal was finished, the Uncas was repaired and steamed thru the locks like a graceful swan.”. I Reconitred [reconnoitered] the head of the falls well before I made the attempt, and when I had found the passage went off, and in 2 minutes and 5 seconds pass’d the falls, that are near a Mile in Length, without the Least difficulty. By my not attending to this in time I was very near perishing. Contracts were made in December of that year, and the canal was opened for navigation on the 5th of December, 1830. The greatest part of this distance is cut out of solid rock. The rapids descend about 30 feet in the length of a mile and a half. … [The rapids are] “the only considerable obstruction in the whole course of the Ohio”. This increase of craft, together with the decreasing quantity of goods imported, has lowered the freight from New Orleans to the falls of the Ohio, from 6 cents to 2 cents per pound. “Owing to the advanced season at which it was opened [I think he means, the high water of a typical December vs the lower water of summer and fall seasons], the deposits of alluvial earth [from sediments] at the lower extremity of the canal, …, could not be removed; and also from the the action of the floods during the succeeding severe winter on the stones that had been temporarily deposited on the sides of the canal, causing them to be precipitated [happened sudden or premature] into the canal, it was not used to the extent that it otherwise would have been. Samuel Prescott Hildreath, “History of an Early Voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, etc.”, in American Pioneer, 1 (1842): pg 101. The Filson holds an impressive collection of travel accounts, regarding the Falls and many other locations. Early in the [next] morning we embarked, and passed the Falls. There is a large bar [sand bar] on the left, opposite to Jeffersonville. General Clark has now become frail and rather helpless, but there are the remains of great dignity and manliness in his countenance, person and deportment, and I was struck on seeing him with (perhaps) a fancied likeness to the great and immortal Washington. Col. Wilkins came to me again, tould me to be cautious of what I did, that he did not, by any means, desire me to hazard my Life in such a manner But if I really thought it could be done he would give me Leave. Video Views: 81 Members of the Falls of the Ohio support our work while experiencing some of the region’s most fascinating discoveries – all at a site you’ll be proud to show your guests and friends. The entire comb is preserved. Those who land at Louisville embark again at Portland, where there is generally a great number of steam-boats, among which we chose the “Water-witch”, bound to New Orleans.”, Editor Thwaites’ footnote: “The “Water-witch” (120 tons) was built at Nashville in 1831, being sunk near Plaquemine, Louisiana, 2 years later.” The band members began shows with informal instruction on how to skank so that the audience would appreciate the style of dance associated with ska music. From the rocks and islands scattered through this pass the river is divided into 3 channels or “chutes” viz. From Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, 32 vols published in 1904-07; Vol 14; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.3 T548: Pages 71-72: S. H. Long, a Major of the U.S. Topographical Engineers, “Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the Years 1819, 1820, …” in Reuben Gold Thwaites, Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, Vol 14, pg 71. Microfluidic synthesis allows for a good control of the particle formation conditions while minimizing the consumption of material. “The bed of the river is here [Louisville] of vast breadth, and during the spring must afford a grand view when the waters are struggling with and rushing over the extensive rocky falls; at present a very small channel is sufficient for its reduced stream; people are employed on the dry bed in deepening the intended course for the boats, arks, &c. when the waters shall next rise to afford them a passage. I think that must have been the case, only when there was what was called “steamboat water” on the Falls, and I form my opinion from the fact that early [in] the 50s [1850s] one of the most skilled Falls Pilots was taking an unfinished steamboat, that had only her hull and the skeleton of her cabin up, over on 2 feet water, propelled by “sweeps” on great oars, on each side worked by a group of men, and steered by a huge oar in front, and one also over the stern, failed to make the turn below the head of Wave Rock, and the boat, the Georgetown, laid out, high and dry on the ledge below, all summer, when considerable work was done on her, with material rafted to her from Jeffersonville. When the stream is full the descent is hardly perceptible but for the increased rapidity of the current, which varies from 10 to 14 miles an hour. “The original low-water passage between rocks through Indian chute was indeed narrow. “The 8th Aug. we arrived at the Falls, which you’ll see is 682 miles from Fort Pitt, in 20 days. This rock was naturally named The Wave Rock. From Dorothy Rush, “Early Accounts of Travel to the Falls of the Ohio: A Bibliography with selected quotations, 1765-1833”, The Filson Historical Society History Quarterly, Vol. All the people was looking out to see what would be our fate and when the Colonel see I had gott safe down he Come to meet me on my Return to the Camp by Land & gave me his hearty thanks. May 8, 2020 - Intentional Dating: Your Need-To-Know Questions Answered! “When in smooth water and my mind somewhat collected, I attended to the ladies who had the temerity [daring, boldness] to honour me with their company through the hazard of the falls. Page 280: ————————————————————-. a work-boat, not passenger boat], not only on the Ohio but in the whole world.”, [The Sprague was 1479 tons. Page 121-122: John Filson, 1747-1788, “The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke”, published 1784; The Filson Historical Society, call# RB 976.9 F489d Wilm. Paul’s letter to Corinth makes obvious his deep concern for the Christians there. Robert Emmett McDowell (1914-1975) Collection 1774-1869, Vol 11, pg 107-109; The Filson Historical Society, Call# Mss. Henry Clay (1777-1852) Correspondence 1802-1814; U.S. Secretary of War 1825-29, U.S. Gilbert Imlay. “A canal, which is now nearly completed, connects Louisville with Shippingport; and, when finished, will remove the barrier to navigation, created by the falls. The trade of the country is of consequence much interrupted. 9 51 wins 4.1% Gary Nixon, Tommy Rockwood, Jay Springsteen, Jared Mees. A trip of a few weeks yields 100% upon the capital employed.” ], Page 279-280: She probably would have had there not been a skillful hand at the helm.”. 42 49 wins 3.9% Steve Morehead, Bryan Smith. Steve is the owner of Team Ford in Las Vegas Nevada which has been a family owned business. “Falls of the Ohio was a misnomer, leading strangers to visualize them as precipitous falls with vertical drops like Cumberland Falls or Niagara Falls. Henry Shreve = 1785-1851, Shreveport, Louisiana is named in his honor. The band was founded in Madison, Wisconsin in 1999, after the singer-trombonist Rick Bisenius met the guitarist Chris Holoyda at a Reel Big Fish concert. Some fireplaces of a rude construction, with partially burnt wood, were discovered near the rock, as well as the bones of a variety of small animals and several human skeletons; rude implements formed of bone and stone were frequently seen, as also several well-wrought specimens of hematite of iron [ie. If these expectations should be realized, there remains but little doubt the falls of the Ohio will become the centre of wealth of the Western World. Paul Goldsmith, Al Gunter, Fred Nix, Gene Romero, Ricky Graham, Joe Kopp . CR (Ovsz), front page, second column: “The Richmond left Louisville Saturday night, and was taken over the Ohio River Falls by the world renowned falls pilot, Capt. [5] The band played the 2004–2006 Vans Warped Tours, and the music critic Joe Lynch described their 2006 performance as "freewheeling and energetic". I jumpt at the opportunity, threw some Baggage out of the Boat to make her Light in the head, and went off instantly. “This river [is] of very unequal widths and full of islands and rocks along this short distance, and the current very rapid, though the descent is not more than 22 feet. Thomas Rodney, “A Journey Through the West – Journey from Delaware to the Mississippi Territory”, edited by Dwight L. Smith and Ray Swick”, published 1997; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.7 R694: He was at the Falls area when Lewis & Clark were there in Oct 1803 and he writes of meeting them. E. Dana, “Geographical Sketches of the Western Country …”, published 1819; pg 101. I thought about what eyewitness accounts there might be of the Falls rapids and began the research to find out and create this paper of those eyewitness accounts. “Whether the Kentuckians seriously intend opening their canal, or whether it is only intended to impede the process of opening one on the other side, is uncertain, but it is generally supposed that the situation [the Kentucky-side canal] is not as eligible for that purpose, as the one on the opposite shore [Indiana].”, Regarding the above last paragraph, the Editor or Publisher states: Years after the times I speak of, I met Hon. Since joining FieldLevel on August 27, 2018, Brendan worked with his coaches to target 33 different schools and received the following activity from college coaches: Search Appearances: 655. The level sand rock is uncovered 2/3s of the distance over, except by water, and the remaining 1/3 seems paved with muscle shells of a large size. This clearance was adequate for narrow canoes and bateaux [small boats], but not for flatboats, often 15 feet or more abeam. 68, No. 68, No. Crack political analyst and Trump fanboy Paul “Facts Over Feelings” Olliges has some thoughts to share about voting for president. Social media influencers and big fans of The Chosen, Paul and Morgan Olliges, joined us on set as background actors after their fans helped finance their trip to Texas. “The preliminary surveys of many parts of the river, and the preparation of sketch plans, as well as many calculations, occupied 4 years; only a few months of each year could be spent in field work.” ISBN 978-1-935497-75-2. A part of the rock remains in the middle of the river, and has never been overflowed, though it wastes every day by the constant action of the waters, and attrition of pebble stones cast up by the impetuosity of the current.” Paul said something to me a few days ago that was just simple but so smart. William Newnham Glane, “An Excursion through the US and Canada during the Years 1822-23”, published 1824; pg 116. … it does present faithfully the average Englishman’s impressions of persons and things in the U.S….”. For future research on the topic of eyewitness accounts of encountering the rapids at the Falls of the Ohio, see: • the Louisville Free Public Library – Main Library, at 4th and York, for Louisville newspaper articles written starting around 1870, by river reporter William S. Hayes. From Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, 32 vols published in 1904-07; Vol 10, pg 242-243; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.3 T548: Editor Thwaites states in the Preface to this article that Woods details “with precision the experiences of a well-to-do English farmer seeking a home in the new world. 47764267, citing Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery Old, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; … In the early days of steamboating, say the 18-teens and 20s, “Some plied the upper Ohio, landing at Louisville, and others operated the lower Ohio from Shippingport to New Orleans. Our Life Saving Station, rescued everybody I think and our newspapers made a very good story out of the incident. Thomas Nuttall, “Nuttall’s Travels into the Arkansa [sic] Territory”, from a trip in 1818-1820. Ensign Butricke made more of an adventure in passing these falls [see quotes under 1768, August, for more]. “Idleness engenders mutiny oftener than want. I had the pleasure of seeing this celebrated warrior, at his lonely cottage seated on Clark’s point. …” … [Christian Schultz, “Travels on an Inland Voyage through the States of NY, PA, VA, OH, KY, and TN, and through the Territories of IN, LA, Miss. Holland becomes the 2nd world power to acknowledge the independence of the U.S. All the goods coming from the country are re-shipped, and every going to it is un-shipped here. The band was founded in Madison, Wisconsin in 1999, after the singer-trombonist Rick Bisenius met the guitarist Chris Holoyda at a Reel Big Fish concert. ….you are obliged to keep to the left shore [Louisville], in order to get into the creek [Beargrass Creek]; otherwise, if you ventured far out in the stream, you would get in the suck of the rapids ere [ie. 2, April 1994, pg 243: Louisville is an “….excellent harbour [sic] for the boats which come down that river, so that they are in no danger of being driven from their moorings and carried over the Falls. “The arks, and, generally speaking, the keels, when they reach New-Orleans, seldom return up the river again. This is not the first time these two have gone head to head. Pilots are, by law, appointed to navigate boats down the rapids. 2, April 1994, pg 237: “…we passed the falls of the Ohio very safely, by keeping well over on the right or northwestern shore, for these falls are by no means dangerous; …”. Made possible with support from our donors. Photo by Bertrand Bouchez on Unsplash. The instant of taking the fall was certainly sublime and awful. “At low water, you must pass to the left of Sandy island, below Shippingport. Books were opened for subscription while I was there, which were filling rapidly. All these happened in 1782: King George III of England, in the House of Commons, acknowledges the independence of the United States of America. [Olliges, Paul & Morgan] on Amazon.com. ], and pull in for the left shore [Louisville] before there is a possibility of getting into the suction of the fall stream, and from thence into the vortex of the flood. 2, April 1994, pg 245: “Here the magnificence of the scene, the grandeur of the falls, the unceasing brawl of the cataract, and the beauty of the surrounding prospect, all contribute to render the place truly delightful….”, “A canal is now constructing on each side of the Ohio, by which means vessels may descend at all seasons, and without the possibility of accident or danger.”, “…I crossed the river and visited the town of Jefferson [I think he means Jeffersonville]… …the inhabitants appear …employed in forming a canal… I surveyed the line of the canal and think it much more practicable than that marked off on the opposite shore [Louisville].” “A pilot, for the safe conduct of boats through those falls, has been regularly appointed by the State [KY], he is answerable for all damages sustained through his neglect or bad management. LOVE THIS. “The wealth and population of Louisville are evidently on the increase, and a canal is now proposed, to obviate [eliminate] the difficulty of navigating by the Falls.” John Woods, “Two Years’ Residence in the Settlement on the English Prairie, in the Illinois Country U.S.”, published in 1822. From these it is expected that more wealth will flow into the coffers of the company than from the passage of vessels up and down the river. At times of high water an acceleration of, current, not usual in other parts of the river, is all that is perceived in passing down this descent: at other times the water is dashed and broken upon the rocky and uneven bed of the channel, called the Indian chute, through which a great part of the water passes. Their Association was a very close organization, for they limited their numbers, and in busy times, when tows and steamboats were using the Falls actively, I have heard it said that more than $150 a day was sometimes made by a single pilot, as the fees were based on the volume of tonnage in each tow or steamboat. Brendan chose Upper Deck Baseball for his recruiting for fall baseball which lead to his placement at Dickinson State. From “The Historical Magazine”, Vol. 2, April 1994, pg 249: “…we forded the river a few rods above the falls. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Katherine “Katie” Wortmann Olliges (Jan 1856–1933), Find a Grave Memorial no. The whole fall, at the lowest known stage of water, is nearly 24 feet; but in floods the declivity is distributed over a large portion of the river, and is imperceptible to the eye. 2 months ago. Rodney thought some of the fossils were ‘rock worms’. Any reuse/republication of that cited material should credit The Filson. ————————————————————-, Thomas Ashe, “Travels in America, Performed in 1806”, published 1808, The Filson Historical Society, call# RB 917.3 A824: — Ryan Olliges, Founder, 121C Boards “The Greif Center Incubator helped me grow Speakeasy Briefs tremendously in my time at USC. The work of the U.S. “The Falls,” Salley reported, “are 3 miles long in which is a small island, the body of the stream running on the north side through which is no passing by reason of great rocks and large whirlpools.” Lacking Indian guides to pilot them over the Falls, Salley and his companions clung near the south bank for safety and descended the rapids south of Corn Island through the shallow chute later called Kentucky chute because it was nearest the south bank and located within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.”, Page 9: Virginia Smith Herold, Editor, “A Diary – Journal – Began April 28th 1789”, Register of the KY State Historical Society 34, published 1936; pg 234. This point is situated at the upper end of the village and opposite the lower rapid, commanding a full and delightful view of the falls, particularly the zigzag channel which is only navigated at low water. Clark …”. “At the time the 400 ft. span over the Indiana channel was completed [1870], it was the longest truss bridge in the world, and the details there introduced aroused considerable comment in engineering circles. I discovered and brought to my lodgings a completely-formed petrified wasp’s nest, with the young in it, as natural as when alive. I have seen engravings and a lengthy discussion of the details in the German textbook written by a professor in the Austrian Polytechnic School located in Vienna.”. “In the rapids there are 3 passages, and they are all taken at different times, according to the state of the river. Ohio and Mississippi]”, published 1834; The Filson Historical Society, call# RB 386.3 C969 1834, pg 49-53: Published in 1834, but probably compiled by Cumings in the 1820s and early 1830s. COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY - 11/12/1979 Lawrence F. Augie Olliges Sr., 81, of 8802 Hudson Lane, died Saturday at St. Anthony Hospital. Josiah Espy (1771-1847), “Memorandums of a Tour in Ohio and Kentucky and Indiana Territory in 1805”, Ohio Valley Historical Series, No. “Boatmen were compelled to use the utmost skill in passing out of the lower gate because the current at Sand Island was liable to capsize them. A part of the rock remains in the middle of the river, and has never been overflowed, though it wastes every day by the constant action of the waters, and attrition of pebble stones cast up by the impetuosity of the current.” We doubled [meaning???] The above description is “One of the earliest descriptions of the Falls of the Ohio. 265. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for George J Olliges (15 Aug 1879–7 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial no. 2, April 1994, pg 240: “The fall is not more than between 4 and 5 feet in the distance of a mile; so that boats of any burden may pass with safety when there is a flood; but boats coming up the river must unload; which inconvenience may very easily be removed by cutting a canal from the mouth of Beargrass, the upper side of the Rapids, to below the lower reef of rocks, which is not quite 2 miles, … There lies a small island in the river about 200 yards from the eastern shore; between which and the main is a quarry of excellent stone for building, and in great part is dry towards the end of the summer.”, ==========================================================. ], Page 235-236: I will admit that I don’t really understand what’s…” • See all of @morganolliges's photos and videos on their profile. Editor Thwaites’ footnote regarding Corn Island: “…in Clark’s time it had an area of at least 7 acres, but it has now been almost entirely obliterated both by the erosion of the stream and the operations of a neighboring cement mill which has used the island as a quarry.”, Page 76: Forty-nine dealers nationwide have been nominated for the Time Dealer of the Year Award. The towing was done by human beings at first then by horse power until Fulton invented the steamboat and freed both man and beast.” This paper is an educational tool for Volunteers at the Falls Park and an item of interest for others who wish to know more about the early history of encountering the Falls. Right at the foot of this incline, there was in olden times, an immense rock, or rather a ledge of rocks, directly across the apparent center of the current. Close. “I visited the falls of the Ohio on the sand side, and found them occasioned by a ledge of rocks which extended quite across the river, and are hardly to be perceived by the navigator in times of high freshes [flood or high water], unless by the superior velocity of the vessel. In high water they may all be passed without danger, but in a dry season, as when we passed [it was August], it requires skillful pilot, and even then is attended with some danger. From Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), Editor, “Early Western Travels, 1748-1846”, 32 vols published in 1904-07; Vol 19, pg 132; The Filson Historical Society, call# 917.3 T548: “The falls of the Ohio, which are at this place, excepting at high water, prevent large vessels from passing up [from Shippingport to Louisville, ie. The quantity of water in the river often varies: it sometimes both rises and falls in the course of a few hours.”. 2, April 1994, pg 241: “…for this town [Louisville] being placed very far below the point where the current begins, and on the opposite side of the channel, all the vessels which touch there to take pilots are obliged to ascend the river more than 2 miles above Louisville, to gain the current on the opposite, which leads to a considerable expense and much loss of time.” …the rocks between the Kentucky shore and the Indian chute, were bare every low water. Alfred Pirtle (1837-1926) Papers; Civil War Union Officer, Louisville businessman, and Ky. historian. Pink Varble. Although the total descent of the river at the Falls was 26 feet, it dropped through a long stretch of river with no vertical falls higher than 8 feet. 68, No. Thomas F. Marshall, the celebrated Kentucky orator who was telling me of his experience in the early part of his life when he was a candidate for the Legislature and was making a stump speech, in front of Tom Evans’ tavern, on the west side of Bullitt street and the wharf, he used this expression which is corroborated of what I have said: “and the Falls roared a deep diapason [a grand swelling burst of harmony] to my remarks”. 68, No. “The rivers of North America it must be acknowledged are grand, but this annual loss of water will perhaps ever be a drawback to their utility which no art can remedy. Still, Gretsinger reported, “many flatboats with their cargoes have been injured or lost, coming in contact with rocks.”, Page 16: With Paul’s support, I have no doubt we will accomplish great things…” — Ravi Sharma, CEO, OOTify 1825-29, U.S on shore. ] albums and a `` compilation of unreleased and best of ''.! 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