Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-06-02
DIREcr FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
Arrival Of Steamer reer Lodge from
Fort Benton.
A Remarkably Quick Trip.

The steamer Deer Lodge arrived At our
Lsvee on Wednesday evening last, direct
from Fort Benton, having made the down
trip in the very short space Of nine days
The distance from this place to Fl. Benton
is 2l75 miles, and the Deer Lodge to ac-
complish the trip in nine days had to
make upwards Of 240 miles day. This
time is equal to railroading.
At the time the Deer Lodge vas at
Benton, communication with the mines
had not yet opened for the spring; con.
seqoen.!y she brought no news from '',he
head of navigation" in regard to mining
operations. She however, met parties
from the mines at other points on the
river, all Of whom gave highly favorable
accounts in respec. to The mines.
On her upward trip the Deer Lod e
met with considerable difficulty on account
IF floating ice, and had to lay BY ten
days for this reason. The stage Of water
is good. There IL Eve feet Of wafer on
the rapids, and the river rising rapidly,
insnring a splendid stage of water for all
boats en- route for the mountains.
Mason l. Dnpon.'s train, which left
Fort Uuion late last fall for the mines,
was nearly an,ihila led ly the food his
e spting. They weni into winter quarters
on the low grounds of the Missouri bot
tom. and when the spring freshe, came it
"verfowed the ground up 70 which they
were located, and the fl ,atiug ice, whirh
was Of remarkable thickness and solidity.
created great havoc among the cattle and
Ruods of the train. Dat of 300 head of
cattle, 2s7 persisted, AMI about one half
the trrish, was destroyed. Some three az
four men lost their lIses, aud others were
only saved by climbing trees where they
were compelled to remain until the waters
bad snhs;jed.
The officer Of the Deer lodge report
tha, the Indians have destroyed the Gov
+rnmen. Farm At Sun River, and com-
mi,sed other d-rr-da,ions They eener-
ally manifest an "unfr;enily' disposition
Whether this disposition will b. changed
20 thas Of loving kindness" by The glass
bead and missionary trsc. enterprise oi
"o'd air-tight" ami bis companions. re-
mains to be seen. The Deer Lodge Was
in no manner molzs.ea by The interesting
lesther-colored gentry.
At the time the Deer Lodge left there
were two boats in por. At Benton, to wit ::
the steamers St. J Inn and Cora, Coming
down sh" met the Waverly at Eagle Creek
aad NJ 'llie D,zier aud w. J Lewis, at
Fort Galp;n, on the 2lst Marcel'a at Fl.
Charles, Big Horn above Big Muddy, on
the 22i; Ouly Chance 80 miles, Favori,e
and Oatario 70 miles, Ticonia and Iron
City 100 miles below For, Union, and
Amelia Poe and WIN. B. Dance near
White Earth river, on the 24tb; Jennie
Brown, Peter Barlow and Gold Finch in
Big Bend, on the 26'h Nina below Fort
Clark, Lne,ls above For. Req, Helena
ut Fort Rice, Tom. Stevens 40 miles be-
low Rice, Huntsville At Grand River,
Lille Martin 1T Island below Grand river
On the 9th: Sun Sc. % miles below
Swan Lake Bend, Agnes 81 D. wills Is
land, Ned Tracy a.d Mary Mcdonald
above Big Cheyenne, Marion 80 miles
above Fort SuIIy, Jennie Lewis above
Fl. Pierre, Galla,in below Fort Sully,
and Rubicon 1t Cadets Island on the
9th; Lexington above Big Bend, Mon
'sns below Grow Greek, and Ben Johnson
At Bon Homms, or the 29,h.
All the boats are getting along finely,
with every prospect Of speedy and pref.
table trips.