, 1873-11-06

Tho Dakota Southern Line.-~Its
Progress md Prospects.
Tho 1Icnvy Gale Of h[onday...1foW It
Affected Shipping.

luU 1HCNfJ NttAG VA NAoAAN1 ~
Affected Shipping.
Tho Dakota Southern Railroad ia no longer IN |
imaginary enterprise, but substantial, fully |
equipped line Of sixty-two miles, running from
Sioux City to Yankton, D. r., crossing tho Big |
Sioux, Yormilion, and Jim Rivers. md passing |
through ono OF tho 1noHt agricultural 'aoctionB
Of tho West. AL tho funds NODDED for bailling
and oquipping tho rond were furnished by
Charles q. and ]. Fl. Wicker md ]. s. Meokllng,
Of Chicago, excepting a few bonds voted by
Yankton County. Since tho completion OF tho
road, several amal1 villagoa like Elk
Point, Vormilion, and oshors along tho
limo of tho road have become
gool-aized towns. There wero II, 900 900 tons
Of freight transported oyor tho road during tho
month Ut September, OF which STD car. loadH wore
.whoat. $40 coming to Ch'cngo. All tho troops
for tho Yellowstone expedition and 26.0o0:0oo
poaudH OF Government freight wero also trans--
p1ortod over tho road during 1aut summon, md
tho passenger receipts amo'tntod to about se.ooo
Tho road connects with tho Illinois Central,
tho Sioux City, tho Pacific, tho Chicago l. North
uestoln, and tho Sioux City & ST. Paul Railroads.
h1r. ). u. Meckling, tho Superintendent OF tho
road. is a Woodworking mat, and spares no
trouble or expense in looking to tho comfort
trains paiaco oars arc attached with l1Ilor's I'M.
proved platforms and all other improvements.
Ihls road will eventually, without doubt, be-
come very valuable piece Of property, ospe-
CHILLY ~ y Is tho intention Of TIE pTq}SctoEs to
coal, gold, and otlor valuable mlnerals ahonnd
in largo quantitios The country through which
1t runa ia being rapidly sottod BY good claaa OF
enlgrants most Of them wol-to-do dortnaua.
The 2 wealthy Russian nlononltioa who have
lately emigratea to this country hayo sott1ed
along the line Of this road, and more aro o1-
pectod to arrive in q short time and will mako
their homo In Yaukton County aud tho valley Of
tho Jim Rlvor,
The lawsuit Of tho f'County Of Yankton Y. tho
Dakota Southern Railrond Company, Char1os g.
Wicker, Joel II. Wickor, aud Jonaa s. Mecklng,
doing business under tho firm and Btylo OF
Wicker, Meokling l. Co., came to satisfactory
misunderstanding in regard to the location Of
the depot buildings ana oar-shops at Yankton.
The Company Inns agreed to locate tho nacllino-
shops Of tho Company there, and eroct all nee.
ssgs d2e9 sp e. esF eampsa sa9s s ' hsy nSnaa
|, pond pond THEREON not less than s5o,o9o,
I Trough it ia believed tho Company will mako
those improvements within half tho allotted
time, and that tho expenditures in this direction
viii reach fully S75 600. Thus, while tho war
iB satisfactorily eettled to tho Railroad oompa-
/ NY, Ynnkton will speedily Recuro bueinesB ad-
| vantagea which sho would otherwise hava lost.
THE GALE MONDAY.
l. Although the storms On the lakes have boon
unusually scarce for this soason Of tile year for
tile last two or throo weeks. yot Hoanen arriving
In this harbor yesterday and to-day report on,
countoring the seyerest gale Of the season last
Monlay night. Tho wind blew from tho south
vest, md conaequently TIC most damage was
done on tile east shore, and, strange
eys s Ind tas not 'ay oyoud "'s eoud s'
anywhere. Almost every vessel arriving IN port
arranged ] Cd ricgiug. Of Tic yossols severely dam
| agod, tho steam-barge Annie Laurie broke her
Bhnft and was brought into larbor by tho steam"
| barge George Dunbar. Tho schooner ]. Decotaa
broke her chain. aud got ashore at Sturgeon
| Bay.
tile schooner Dunbar was run into by tho
| echooner Minerva, near MuRkegon, and tho main
rigging and 1ibs Of both tue yeaaols damaged.
Tho schooner Irondalo lost bor jibboonl by bo.
Ing run into by the echooner Sunrise while ho'
ing towod up tho river.
tho schooner Kato i. Bruce has fonndored of
Alanitou, and tho schooner ]. Hazard Hartzol
of Ahnppee.
Tho aehooner Illinois, q Chicago. has boon
bcacIled t1roo miles from Bailoys Harbor. She
went broadsilo on MID is badly damaged.
The schooner Monaool, Of this city went on
tho beach at Grand Haven. Tle crow eayod
themselves, though the breakors Wero torrifc.
The soLoouor Anabola Cha1nbora was
wrecked on tho western point Of the islnnd al
Toronto Lake Ontario. Capt: Edwards was res.
cued from tia rigging nearly exhausted, and
having tho dead body of lis Son in bis aru1s
One aailor. namca Young, was washed overheard
and drowned.
+! A Adispatch received yesterday states that The
achooner Mary Collins, reported anhore, hat
been got Off. aud Is now ut Menomiuce, loading
lumber for thia port.
The steamer Young America. Of tl'o Northern
Transportation Company'a Line, which wen
ashore ut Yatos' Landing fow days ago, hat
been abandoned for the winter. 6ho lies III t
good position, and In the spring sho may bt
sayed.
arrived here yesterday, reports that during tht
terrific gale on tho lake on Monday night ht
passed yaw1 in which wore four mon aigualin{
for assissanco, but on account Of tho storm wa'
unable to go to their rescue. 1t is not known t.
what vessel these men belonged, or whothe
they hsvo boon picked up eince Or have per
ished.
Capt. David Trotter the commander Of th'
Steamship Amazon, ashore on Lake Michigan
arrived at Detroit Oh Monday evening" POI
steamer Marine City, to obtain assistanco for tn
release Of Lila vessel. Tho loss Of tho Amazon
was caused by torriblo storm from tbs north
cast, accompanied with bluaing snow. sh
haa two vessels III tow. one OF which. tho Q.
Jones, parted her tow-lino. and sailed on In a<l
vance. The steamer Stacked her. speed &c. d
not to lose sight Of hor unit! daylight, who1
, ! it WA intended to pick her up again
| | The storm increased IN violence, and for
time thoir lights were invisible to enc
other, but all Of sudden appeared to tn
steamer, when it was feared she had got OF
ahoro. Tho ateamer, to avert like disaster
attempted to haul OF, but was caught in th
broakora mud Was coon broadslde on the beac
on tho woBt point Of tho North Manitou. Yh
prospect OF tho AIuazon's recovery is attonda
with uome uncertainty. 6ho is ono Of Tho haes
etoamHhips on tho lakes, upwards Of 400 ton
burden, and her loss would DO much rogrottod
Tho steamer Magnet will return with Capt
Trotter to get her OF il p0aslblo.
A. New DevelopnAesat III the Eric Mn1a
ngomcnt-Jny Gould nnd Ccrtnil
. Newspapers Charged With Con
spiracy.
s1e:ial pispatch to Tic Chicago Tribune.
NEW fonK, Nov. 5.--The Eric Railway issue
circular to-day lntod Oct. 81, charging tn
old management with oonspring with clerka
obtain tho accounts Of the Company for publ
cation. The olorks hayo confessed, it IL I'll
dorstood TINT Jay Gould is the person referre
to, and that tho New York Times has used I'll
accounts from t1mo to time to injuro tho Con
pany Ut tue lnBtlgatlon OF Jay Could, It dlI
tracts attention from itHelf by charging I'll
Tribune to DO In the interest Of Jay Gould. IT
antagonism OF the Times to tho ERIC Railws
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