Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-11-11
Prom the St. Louis Republican.
News from the Upper MissOurf-Ttp
OF the Omaha from SIOUX City-The
Omaha's Log.

days Of the hardest kind OF sparrlng, we ar
rived at Sioux City Sunday evening, Oct.
18th. Never before, during the last four
years, has the upper river been in so de-
plorable condition as at present. From
s. Joseph up, the bottom ofthe river is We
~ near the top, and most Of the way
perfect nest of snags. Over dozen times
we had to send out our yawl and cut pas.
sage through. This part of the country is
at the present time, the best field for an en-.
terprising dentist that we know of. One
skilled in extracting venerable snags, vii!
never lack employment.
We left Sioux City Monday evening, Oct.
18th, and, as We rounded out, fred two guns
- . parting salute, which was returned
with cheers from those or shore, who had
assembled to witness the departure Of prob
ably the las. boat for the season. Sioux
City is now the only lice town on the right
bank Of the river, above Council Bluffs, a
distance Of 240 miles. Long may her en-
terprising inhabitants continue to increase
in wealth and prosperity, for none are
more deserving or worthy.
We ran down to Omadi, 1.-THE level land)
sixteen miles and laid up for the night
This town, which was in such flourish
ing condition last year, is now completely
finished the only remaining store in the
place having closed a few days previous.
TUESDAY, October IL. We picked up a
boat load Of voyagers from the head wat
ers of the Missouri. They had left the Vel
lowstone September |, and Teen floating
down the river for forty two days. when we
took them on board. Among them was
CHAs. WiMER Esq, tine we'll known St.
Louis artist, who went up early in the sea.
son on the Twilight. for the purpose Of Ia
king sketches of the UPPER Missouri. He
has with him splendid collection Of am
brotype views, pencil! and crayon sketches
besiles many rare and valuable curios,les
from the Sioux, Crow, and Blackiee, lndi
ans.
Wednesday, 18th. Old Boreas on a ben
der; holds US fast in his embrace; run four
miles during the twenty hours
Thursday, l4th. Wind still very high, but
We managed to run down to the lower blnf
landing, where we laid up for the night.
Friday, 18th. This morning, at Bellevue,
we filled up our last s,ate>room with pas
sengers, and the same night after leaving
Nebraska City, We had twenty-five in
horizontal position upon the floor; we laid
up short distance below Otoe; the at
mosphere was full of smoke, while the
whole horizon was BRILLIANTLY Illuminated
BY the fires which were sweeping over the
prairies in all directions. Saturday 10th,
The wind commenced blowing perfect
gale before daylight. aud continued all ia,
without intermIssion: made a quarter o! Il
mile during the twenty -four hours, and all
chored for the night at an open prairie,
the wind blowing turou-ly, and fires ra-
ging all around Us, situation getting rath
e. interesting Sunday, l1,h--otIll IA STA
tn quo the gale on the increase aud BIO
wing great guns, made fu Il hall mile lar
Their on our journey, during the past TWEEN
ty four honrs; towards sunset a violent
storm came rapidly bearing down upon us,
the dense, heavy clouds were black AS mid
night, and SO low it seemed As though they
must sweep the tops of our chlmnies (who
wouldn't 60 steamboating -? alter the
first blast had passed BY, and left every
thing taut and firm, the rain commenced
pouring down in torrents, accompanied 10y
the most vivid lightning, which continued
without intermission the whole night
While this war Of elements was raging out
side, the passengers assembled in the la
dies cabin, and listened to most admi
rable discourse, delivered by the Rev. }.
II. Morton Of Nebraska City-the hymn
given out at the close Of the exercises was
mort appropriate to the occasion con- men
cling,
sson Jordan's stormy banks stand,
Aud cast wshful eye" a..
Monday, lsth-Ths morning for the
first time in three days, we were able to
round our boat down stream wi,hou. being |
sowed about by the gale. AT Sonora we
met the St. Mary. As this was the frs,
boat We had seen for nearly three weeks,
her appearance was an ecen, and greeted |
with cheers. She. like ourselves. had found |
Jordan hard road being on her sixteenth |
day out from St. Louis, and hardly half
way between st. Joe aud the Bluffs, with |
Linden bar few miles above. We were
fifty .one hours at this port, sparring over
two hundred yards, on our way up. The !
St. Mary was all night; to all outward ap
pearance, her only trouble, like ours, was
finding too much bottom to the river
Same day we met the Ryland at Jones
Point, ten days out, and getting along well
Tuesday, l9th-Reached st. Joe. aid ac>
complished the balance of our trip to St.
Louis in safety, arriving Saturday the 23rd,
thirty one days out from port to port, ma
king emphatically the longest trip # the
season. 1t is needless to say that the re
port Of our being high and dry above the
Bluffs was entirely false.
j. JEwETT Wilcox, Clerk.
Hauling.