"The following year (1858) the Ocean Wave, a boat which cost $19,500, earned $26,451.63 on passages and $9,373.13 on freight." Steamboating On The Upper Mississippi.
"Burning of the steamboat Ocean Wave on Lake Pepin. Dubuque, Iowa, Thursday, June 11. The steamboat Ocean Wave, belonging to the People's line, took fire this morning while on Lake Pepin, and burned to the water's edge. She was engaged in transporting a circus troupe up the river. The boat and cargo are a total loss. No lives were lost." The New York Times, June 12, 1868.