09/29/2026
Several of the occupations listed may not be familiar. river boatman - operated, steered, or worked as a crew member on steam boats, barges... hosteler (ostler) - stableman or groom taking care of horses and mules raftsman - bound hundreds of logs together using chains, ropes, or saplings to form massive, flexible wooden platforms to float down a river teamster - responsible for guiding animal teams (horse, oxen, or mules) to pull massive, freshly cut logs out of the woods to river banks, log booms, railcars, or local sawmills.
