▁of ▁En roll ment , ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁gross ▁weight ▁of ▁ 6 9 . 6 0 ▁tons ▁with ▁" an ▁en larg ed ▁cabin ▁deck ▁running ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁boat ▁above ▁the ▁bo iler ▁deck " ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁captain ' s ▁cabin . ▁The ▁All ig ator ' s ▁final ▁re build ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁re configuration ▁made ▁the ▁boat ▁more ▁suitable ▁for ▁local ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁tri ps ▁rather ▁than ▁more ▁length y ▁transport . ▁The ▁cabin ▁deck ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁an ▁open ▁deck ▁running ▁half ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁boat ; ▁with ▁the ▁pilot ▁house ▁and ▁captain ' s ▁cabin ▁placed ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁level . ▁ ▁Operation ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁small ▁p add l este am ers ▁transport ed ▁fre ight ▁and ▁tour ists ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁the ▁upper ▁areas ▁of ▁Florida ▁to ▁the ▁head w aters ▁of ▁la kes ▁in ▁north ▁central ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Captain ▁Howard ▁added ▁the ▁All ig ator ▁to ▁his ▁small ▁fleet ▁of ▁vessels ▁that ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁and ▁O ck law aha ▁rivers ▁providing ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁W ade ▁brothers ▁bought ▁All ig ator ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8