The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-02
WHERE LYNCH RESIDES.

The STEAMER Montana Many Of our
people yesterday wondered what kind OF
craft the steamer Montana was, lying at our
wharf, ermed at the bow with formidable
scraper at the forecsstle with ponderous
paraphrenalia, and floating the national
colors at the rear hurricane deck. We VS.
tied her, this morning, for the purpose OF
satisfying their curiosity. The Montana
was originally built for service on the Mis-
souri, river, as freight and passenger pack
ct, is by no means an old boat and is well
equipped throughout. She is now the prop
| erty Of the Government, and for the past
two years has been employed between Lee
Claire and St. Paul, in improving the nav
CATION OF our great artery of national con-.
merce. The huge scraper a. her bow is for
the purpose of digging channels through
sand bars, and certainly looks quite compe
tent for thoroughly doing the task. The
heavy timber scafiolding at the forecastle ia
for lifting out snags. She is under the com.
mand of Capt. N. f. Webb, an experienced
river man,
On the deck we met Gen. G. X. Warren,
lately appointed superintendent for the
building of the Government bridge at this
point, ard also his courteous assistant, Col.
Il. C. Loan. They are both unostentatious
gentlemen-plain, mater Of fact and bust
ness-like; clad in citizen dress, and charac
terized by an entire absence Of those as
suming airs which military men sometimes
affect, to the utter disgust of civilians. We
were highly preposses"ed in their favor
Gen. Warren informed US, in answer to our
inquiries, that the excitement under which
our people are labor,ng in regard to the
bridge and its prospect, springs wholly
from an imaginary cause He did not be
lieve there was the slightest ground for ap
prehensions. Orders had already been for
warded to Joliet for the continued shipment
of rock, and if the water falls soon, as there
s reason to believe it will, work will be com
menced at once. In regard to the changing
Of the plans, he stated that just as little o
it would be done as possible. AS far a
those Of Gen. Rodman had been matured
they would be carried out. Nothing def
mite and extensive can be decided at pre
ent until, in Ger. Warren's language, g,
good deal Of figuring has been DONE"
This officer enjoys q high reputation
among military men for engineering skill
and as for his record during the last Wal
the whole country is familiar with it. II
this connection we might state that Con
gresham Hawley returned from Washing
ton on Saturday evening, having had an in
terview with Secretary Rawlins. He wa
informed that the delay consequent upor
the recent change would not prevent tn,
building of the piers this season, and tina
Gen. Warren had been ordered to Wash
ington for Instructions, in order to expedite
matters. He had been selected for thi
work CD account Of his well known fitness
having made bridge building special stud
for many years.
The Montana brought down from St Pau
q Government surveying party tor tie pur
pose Of locating the piers. They are quar-
tered in floating barrack at the side of the
steamer, which latter leaves for up the rive,
again, to morrow morning.