The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-06-10
River News.

Ihe river Is iaiiiHg rapldly, ana as Il
falls, the bank in front of Bismarck is
being cut away very fast. So much as
already been cut that the railroad track
! along the landing, has been moved to
keep it out of the river.
The Miner arrived from below, Friday.
touched at this point and passed on up
the river, loaded for Peck.
The Fontenelle left Saturday, carry
! ing 225 tons of Montana frcights,
and the engineer party and its outfit for
the Boundary Survey. The party con-
! sists of seventy-fve men; the outfit of
$50 animals, 80 wagons, forage, commits
sary stores, etc. The cargo was said to
be the best that has left Bismarck this
season. The Boundary Survey will be
left at Buford, and the Fontenelle will
then go on to Carroll. ->..s ~
The Far West loft Saturday with the
escort for tho Boundary Survey, and its
outfit, saa about eighty tone of other
Government freights-also good trip.
The Western arrived at Bismarck on
Mon day morning, bringing full load
from Beaton, among which wss 113
head of horses, 1915 bales of assorted
| furs for Bismarck, and 40 passengers.
She left Benton June Sd, arriving here
on the 9Th, coming down in five days.
The Josephine and Nellie Peck were at
Benton; the Key West was met
just below Fort Claggett; the Nay Low
| ry vas ct the. bank above the Muscle
shell with her shaft broken the Stock
dale was met 100 miles above Buford;
the Pelinah Is miles below her; the Far
West above Berthold; the Fontenelle be-
low stephenson; the Miner 10 miles be-
low Berthold. On the 22d, the chief
engineer of the Western died at Haw-
ley, of eyresipelas, and was buried at
Carroll on the way up. The Western
lay at Benton five days. Capt. Massie
reports fearful current after meeting
the Fer West, but the river was falling
very rapidly when they left. Mr.. Farley
reports considerable freight 1T Benton,
though the Nellie Peck, Josephine and
Key West will clean it out pretty we'l.
The Katie P. Kountz will leave for
Carroll, Friday, and will take all of the
Montana freights now here-nearly 200
tons.
The Josephine arrived yesterday at 7
P..,M., having made the round trip from
Bismarck to Benton since May 21st,
laying over at Benton 4 days, and
spending one day in towing the May
Lowry from the Muscleshell to Carroll.
She made the trip from Carroll to Bis
marck in 81 hours and from Bismarck
to Carroll in eight days, showing that
she can make the trip from Bismarck to
Carroll and return in 10 days. The
Josephine left Benton June 5tb, with 5
passengers, 456 bales of robes and 500
dry hides; met the Key West miles be-
low Benton; reached Carroll 1st day;
next day towed May Lowry to Carroll;
took aboard at Carroll 25 tons of
quartz and 583 hides, Diamond R
freights, and at the Muscleshell took
aboard lot of furs; met the Pen,nah
above Wolf Point; met the Stockdale on
Monday at Spread Eagle; passed the
Nellie Peck between Benton and Car
roll, and again on Monday, while under
way, at Nick Wallis Bend; met the Far
West at Strawberry Island, Monday
night; met the Miner at Knife River, and
the Fontenelle above Berthold.
The Nellie Peck passed Bismarck as Z
a. m. to-day, loaded for Sioux City, with
furs. She had 45 passengers.