The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-04
Interesting from the Upper Missouri Country.
From the 81. Louis Republican, June 20


From the g. Louis Republican, June 20
Through the courtesy Of Captain Samuel A. Turner, Of
the government steamer D. H. Morton, which arrived
here Saturday afternoon from ten months trip 10 Fort
Pierre the Upper Missouri enabled 70 lay before
readers account condensed from the "og Of the
incidens and accidents OF the trip
The d. II. Morton left st. Louis the morning Of tho
10th OF September 1885, and proceeded her with
material pton until the 18th day OF October
By this accident hole broken the port kuucke,
under the pennant shacke hole Of dimensions Of TWEEN
ty four by sixteen inches She immediate headed
the bar aud the carpenter and engineer work
TO build sulkhead around ht hole Before they could
coed In stopping the leak the water had gained three feet
the hull 10 the evening bakhesd was completed and
the boat getting under succeeded In reaching the
mill about half mile below Nebraska City. Hcfsu dis.
covered that there lumber at the mill Of tho proper
character TO repair the damage, and the carpenter
despatched 70 the woods where he cut tree which
brought the mill and fashioned into tbs proper shape
On the 10th Of October the steamer again got under way
and the Goth In sight Of the Omaha village, at the
foot OF Blsckbird Hills. They began frozen
Ice and the 30sh Of December frozen up Yank
ton village, what "a better knosn "Sm ity Bears
twelve hundred and nfty miles above ST. Louis and eighty
miles below Fort Randall During the entire trip up 10
this point, the wind blew almost gale every day. snd
hound the officers and made preparations for pas
ing the winter best They could. The chmnes
takcn down. the rigging sowed away and everything got
On the 25th OF December twenty lodges OF Yank,on
Sioux Indians came mo smut,y Bears camp from hunt
ing excursion, and were In O nearly famshed condition
They crowded around the boat and picked up the
sad decsycd potatoes that had been scattered
The deep that their usual supply OF
or and wolves and foxes scarce 70 supply
their wants.
mendous gale, during which the cabin shifted about
four inches Notwithstanding they had taken the precau
ton secure the poshouse and terssD with guys the
shore and ice and rig iron rods connecting tho
crst TO the boiler deck The swsyng q the cabin 70 and
fro seemed Cause the hull 70 open. Many the seams
above the light water mark showing daylight
On the I'd Of February they experienced another heavy
gale, and more Of the Ysnkou Sioux came in from hunt
ing nc. .. GysrS 81 su Nth .Ds Isy ep9d
having taken than CROUCH 70 supply
their Immediate wants Extreme cold hal caused them
OF the band had been frozen 70 death. rhey made
sucn constant apr ess for bread that they very
we're ebr ID 70 ,ubss entirely on corn which hsd been
cached In the vicinity during The fall. They informed
the officer. that this would not las, them until the new
roots and what game they might change 70 get
On the 9Th OF February they vitet by decidedly
nomen, 70 see their cabin swsps away aLsshins upon
lsshne doubt ssvet H. The night spent In watch
iDs morning he asie absed some bs. s fury and the
men sent 70 the island below for fuel me wind
rcse again, however and the crew their return
lost their way In the binding snow storm. They were
going opposite direction would not have found
the boat again had not been for the assistance OF
q their guide. some Of the party returned with
their feet badly frostben The snow NJ this time
Vas level With the su s Of the boat Slc., across
were ged 10 sand waist deep snow AZ the DO
Rod Of which speak In consequence Of the scarcity Of
provisions only ration per day served This
entirely nsuciep, satisfy Keen appetite eng
by the pccuiarites OF the climate. They remained thus
hbernscd and suffering many vcissudes and priv atoms
from cold and hunger until the 22d Of March, when the
ice broke, and they again sost The precautionary
measure had been taken Of erecting "crb" around the
boat, yet when the Toe started the steamer was
In imminent danger Of being wrecked every mo.
mepL The vessel, however, vas rescued from this
peril and a,er encounterne many obstacles from ice
and soyms they reached Fof Randall on the of Nav
and Fort Perreou the 18th Of the month On the
nh OF May they "homewsrd boundv and arrived
II ~ Louis have stated, last Saturday Notwth.
standing the many pers and hsrdships OF this tedious
trip, the nenl generally preserved excellent health and
spiriH and with the exception OF their Drowned and
weather beaten oounsenances, look the worse for
wear.