A veteran steamboat captain who scoffs at Pearly's ramshackle vessel and challenges him to a winner-take-all race, betting their respective boats on the outcome. He serves as the primary rival during the river competition.
Their rivalry creates the central competitive obstacle of the final act.
Captain Eli mocks Pearly's ramshackle steamboat, and the two enter a winner-take-all race.
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