The town of Baume-les-Dames (Doubs) France is building one of the first steamboat of Jouffroy d'Abbans. Plenty of manifestations are planed during next year concerning his invention. Denis MORIN CNRS Unités Mixtes de Recherche 5608 et 5060 Equipe Interdisciplinaire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Mines Anciennes et le Patrimoine Industriel - ERMINA Internet : http://members.aol.com/arkmetal/ERMINA.htm