Cotton harvesting season and how are you going to get your cotton to market? In the 19th century, the quickest, cheapest way was by Mississippi river boat. Above; The Natchez is loaded "to the guards" as they said. Alongside is a towboat loaded with cottonseed.
Below; The Charles P. Chouteau, shown carrying about 9000 bales, held the record for transporting the most cotton in one season, almost 77,000 bales. Not surprisingly, fire was a hazard, in 1887 the Charles P. Chouteau caught fire and burned to the waterline.
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