The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-09-12

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You will remember list We took passage q
the good steamer Was0ssa, about ! o'clock,
r. NJ, last Saturday, and W asrived here
from St. Louis, Of 6 o'clock tins morning.
Our trip ON the Wafossa, was very plear
SAINT one, and aside from . few hours delay,
! speedy one. About O'Clock, P. NJ, 81
the FIRST day, We came up With the Dan.
Conrese, which left Council Bluffs one day
in advance Of us. She was finely ground
ed on . Zanzibar, where she had been for
twelve hours, with no prospect of getting
of very soon. The Watossa Was hailed
with delight BY her passengers. They were
becoming impatient Of delay, and begged
our captain to take them aboard. This
was no easy thing to accomplish, as our
vessel could not approach the Conrerse,
which was entirely out Of the channel, and
distant quarter Of mile from US. The
work of transferring passengers and bag
gage, was commenced with ski6f-Judge
JAMES Of our city being first to come over.
But this was found slow and tedious on
peration, as but two or three could take
passage at q time, and the skif grounded 1t
each trip. Finally, new plan was adopt-
ed. The Watossa dropped down alongside
of huge sand-bar, a quarter Of mile in
width, which was dry. The skif then took
the passengers from the Converse, and land
ed them and their baggage on the opposite
side of the bar, which they crossed on foot
and came upon the Watossa.
About thirty-fve passengers left the Con-
verse, while nearly as many remained on
board to take their chance with her.
imagine these were ready to leave by the
next boat that came within hailing dis
lance, as it was the general opinion that the
Dan. Converse would not continue her
trip for some days, and perhaps weeks
She is an old boat, in bad condition, and
her pilot unacquainted with the strange
freaks and fckleness of the great Missouri.
1t was nearly dark when we again got
under way, and few miles further on, we
laid up for the night. This was about TWEEN
ty miles above Nebraska City. 1t was our
Captains expectation when he left Council
Bluffs, to reach st. Joseph on Sunday
evening; but owing to the delay of the first
day, We were unable to do so. Night over
took US some thirty miles above, at wood
yard. Here we met the Silver Heels, and
from her VIC learned that three steamers
were lying at St. Joe, and would start for
St. Louis in the morning. We were elated
at this, as we were in haste to get through,
and feared having to tarry for boat at
this point. Our Captain said he could east
y run down in the morning before the boats
left, and SO all seemed well for US. But we
were doomed to disappointment. The
morning disclosed dense fog, which rem
iered it impossible for the boat to move;
md it was not until three hours after sum
rise, that the fog was sufficiently dispelled !
20 enable us to start out. Owing to this
Unfortunate detention, we did not reach "
Joe until about noon, when we had
pleasure of learning that the last ~ OO
hree boats-the d. A. Januqru,s
or st. Louis some two hours eco nr
arrival, and that it was uncertain ser,,sE
We could get another. pHs.S47
All were lamentiug their misfoi\
'egretting the necessity of stoppine\ ,llsvst
n more days at St. Joe, when our NIsSln !,
manly and ohliging Captain ;9s :f ATM
hat he would run us downtl ~ :. - : 0A'A
we did not overtake ann wh
ould take railroad packet and masnihee
lily, and from thence, the ears House-Guse.
Nj faces frightened with hope eiih neatnes. :,
alton, and gladdened compai = ROGERS
gain borne swiftly over the vi .rnw.u
stay of an hour or two at s hyperion mannfad
ived at Weston, all faces lengi erovE "
he D. 4. January was still =: .9s.ss;
half ahead of us. The r <KSON
'ataract, was lying at the
Iould not start out till lat no" Merc'ants
the next day. What ecS, Corner o.
his was the question tDay Streets'
louth to mouth. 1t h the @# S-'-
owever, by our go -.sss~s ,g .5~ ID,
!. ! !. !.
Jared his intention
in the h g s.s
$ on the January, VI
e up at that place f =
early dark when we
istance was but ten
e accomplished by tv
,eavenworth City, It'd y
ging at her landing, .s,sIsS:%:eeGT
yer the waters, and E,..o
ide, to our great joy .r.,rrrr,,, ~
he boat we were chasin STERN IOWA Ne
ah went up at the sigl 90 : NC A'e''
rho were crowding on mar Goods
followed mr.,
annon, which reverberat ~ q, .esu1sr. ~,
md through the town, and &, Boston and p Phil.
wondering crowd upon the g market and our
luded they would think lowe tSs vi than S aDV
lis army were upon th a 1srss'ss. to
=
aking the boat, DO, 49,.
md that of Capt TOOTIE = JACKSON.
Is na ,s .us,pA R r. Too1Iz JACKSON
'eries of resolution r,,r. ~ those
" Doaro-eApres, Ali Of the laseSense OF the
ind and genero No. they had res
'eived during th rip, and commend
ng the Watossa as worthy the patronage
If the travelling public. This was well /
nerited. The Watossa, though small, is
veil ordered and fast running boat, and her
Captain and Clerk (brothers) are courteous
md obliging, and make tho comfort and
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