The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-04-28
BISMARCK, p. T., WEDNE AZ, APRIL 2s, 1875,

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Tas popular steamsr Josspsiins The first
6r,ioal One Of tie quickest trips on
,neeerd-Ap, inseresting leg9stort rd-
ton. among tie lnasass- Blaek Hsst',
Geld, &c. ~ -. 1. H.
The arrival of the beautiful passen-
ger packet Josephine, Of the Coulson
Line. the first boat Of the season, on the
20tb, 7sdays and 10 hours from Yank-
ton, not counting 81 hours delay onsac-
count Of ice, adds one more to the many
triumphs to this popular line Of steam
ers, and is particularly credible to her
Mister Capt Grant Marsh, and Joe
Todd, pilot. The Ooulson people, as is
we'll known, have secured the contract
for carrying not only the Government
freights but the Northern Pacific Mon
taiia freights also, ard have assigned
the Josephine and others of their fret
class boats to the work between here
and Carroll. Through the disasters
constantly happening to the Kountz
boats, which undertook to do this work
last season, and the low water, much
dissatisfaction existed last year, and for
a time it seemed the business of, this
route was irreparably injured. But the
Diamond r people, having confidence in
the ability and disposition Of the 'Cou1-
son Line to put their freights through
on time, made arrangements with them
for 1876, receiving their freights at Bis.
marck, instead Of Carroll, and have gone
to work to undo the mischief done last
year, aud with first class boats, and first
class officers and men, which they have,
and the promised high water for this
year they will certainly be able to re-
cover the lost prestige, and it is but JUS
tice to the. Josephine and her officers to
say; that, of the first class boats on the
Missouri, she is the most popular, and
her officers are among the most energet-
ic and successful. The Josephine left
Yanktong on the 18th with 208 tons of
freight for the lower Indian, agencies,
and military posts. Near, St. Johns,
on the Goth, the river was found to be
full Office, and she lay up for 80 hours.
At Cheyenne Agency, the place was
found flooded, Capt. Marsh, declaring
the water to be higher than he ever saw
il before on the upper Missouri. Here.
Is tons Of Indian goods we're unloaded,
the Indians haiJing them with demon
strations ofjoy, as they had sbeen On
short rationss all winter, lone half to
one fourth ratians onIY ! haYfng BEEN IS:
sued, Major Bingham says the Indians
have shown him specimen ofgpld, Sdur.'
ing the winter, but; would NOT tell him,
where they found them. He believes that
parties going into the Black. Hills utl.
derrate the number Of the Indians and
their fighting qualities, and that the
movement Of miners in defiance Of the
government nd in violatioliGof treaty
obligation, tends to complisate, matters,
and delay the opening Of the: conntrya
The Indians 1t Standing Rock were al
|so bn short rations, and had been all
winter, much, disaFection having been
created among thsh1n, u bbscaia of T.
About 150 lodges hadsjnst conaaAin from
the Black Hills. Major Palmer, agent at,
Standing Rock, Had Just been relieved,
Major John Burke sueceedipg hims Ma e :
ier Palmer returns ID his restd tdense nl At
Washington, ID. g. *ea:,@ lRs..t ~ !.,,5s .,.5
The Carroll va Vas, 4 i.t Sioux City on the
The Benton was at Omaha on the
2lst, and the c.. w. Mead was hourly
expected. 2E-e. aS. aa fsest i2ts - = ls3t fD{ {S
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