The government snag boat was expected to soon clear these obstructions.

In 1892, the Dominion government put a snag boat, the Muskrat o the upper river, which must have significantly improved river transportation.

Maritime museum located in New Westminster, B.C., a sternwheeler snag boat.

Pomona remained grounded until Monday, June 3, 1907, when it was pulled off into deeper water by the government snag boat Mathloma.

That was when he noticed that the Chinese had submerged an arm-thick rope stretching across the shoal's mouth to snag boat propellers.

In February 1917, Carl M. Johnson, mate of the government snag boat Mathloma, was appointed lock master.

The main channel, rounding Snag Boat Bend, is re-joined by the side channel and arrives at Peoria, which is on the right.

Snag removal was done by a specialized vessel called a "snag boat" which was equipped with a large hoist and powerful winches to pull the snags out of the river.

Eyewitnesses included Captain Dunham of the snag boat "Gopher, an anonymous gentleman from Baltimore, the pilot Capt. Thompson, and a group of ministers and laymen aboard the Lucy Walker."

Blacksmith Point Rating: 610 Summary Reporting to the Chief Engineer or equivalent, repairs and fabricates metal work on a snag boat and on wharves; dismantles and assembles equipment; and performs other duties.

After railroads brought about the decline of riverboats on Montana rivers in the 1880s, Marsh continued to work as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi and the lower Missouri working on ferries, snag boats, and hauling bulk loads.

In the United States, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated "snag boats" such as the W. T. Preston in the Puget Sound of Washington State and the Montgomery in the rivers of Alabama to pull out and clear snags.