9 , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁they ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Edward ▁Lucas ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁during ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁operation . ▁When ▁Lucas ▁purchased ▁the ▁ste amer , ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁business ▁out ▁of ▁Pal at ka , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁Clar ence ▁Blo om field ▁Moore ▁contract ed ▁with ▁Lucas ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ste amer ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁River ▁and ▁trib ut aries ▁for ▁his ▁ar che ological ▁expl oration ▁for ▁Native ▁American ▁artifact s . ▁Moore ▁used ▁the ▁p add l este amer ▁as ▁his ▁base ▁of ▁operation ▁for ▁his ▁annual ▁field ▁work ▁each ▁year ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁Moore ▁kept ▁a ▁detailed ▁log ▁of ▁his ▁research ▁that ▁notes ▁the ▁travel ▁of ▁the ▁All ig ator ▁during ▁his ▁exc urs ions . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁Florida ▁Times ▁Union ▁noted ▁Moore ' s ▁final ▁exc urs ion ▁on ▁the ▁All ig ator ▁reporting ▁that ▁Moore ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁from ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁were ▁expl oring ▁Indian ▁m ounds ▁along ▁the ▁O ck law aha . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Lucas ▁expanded ▁his ▁hold ings ▁of ▁steam bo ats ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁Hart ▁Line . ▁The ▁All ig ator ▁in ▁the ▁expanded ▁form ▁gave ▁the ▁company ▁several ▁steam ers ▁well - equ ipped ▁to