Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-12
THE PENINAH,
Log Of Her Recent Trip from Yankton I,
Fort Buford and Return.

Fort Buf0rd and Return.
The steamer Peninah T. D. Mariner,
master and--clerk came in at IL O'Clock
yesterday from q trip to Red Cloud, for
which point she started on Saturday morn
ing, making an unexpected run. Her trip,
before, to Buford, was one of the best in
point of time ever made, especially at this
season, and we therefore publish the log,
which must prove of interest to steamboat
men:
Left Yankton at 8 O'Clock =. m. Oct. IL
ITO tons aboard for Sully, Cheyenne, Stand
ing Rock and Bismarck, and laid up for the
night at the mouth of the Niobrara.
Oct. 12.-Met the steamer Dugan 10
miles below Yankton agency, and the steam-
er Tiger at the agency. Reached Randall
at 400 p. m. and tied up for the night oppo-
site MILESTONE agency.
Oct. 13.-Ofa at daylight. Met the C. X.
Peck seven miles below American creek at
2:45 2. m. Laid up just sstow Bijou Kills.
Oct I.-Sparred over &c inches in two
places below Brule under high bluffs on
east side Of river. Tied up opposite Brule
agency.
Oct. 15.-Sounded below Yellow Medi-
cine and arrived at Red Cloud at IL p. m.
Oct. 16.-Wooded at Big Cedar at $3.50
a. m. Got to Pierre at 6:2O and laid up a,
Peori., bottom at 2. a. m.
Oct. 17-Arrived at Sully at $50 a. m
put of freight and left at 1910 a. n. Got te
Cheyenne at 1890 p. m. Put off freigh,
and left at $50 p. m. Wooded at McKen.
zie,s Point at $50 p. M.
Oct. 1S-Landed at the head of DEVILS
island at II a. n. and wooded.
Oct. 19-Wooded at Fox island at 4 a. M
Laid there until daylight. Of asainat 4:4C
a. NJ, and wooded Mannings' bottom.
Oct. 2O-Arrived at Standing Rock at l
a. M, discharged 90 tons of freight and left
at $40 =. m. Unloaded freight at Rice al
$50 p. M, and left at 4:15 p. m.
Oct. 21-Landed at Bismarck at 3 a. m
and commenced loading for Buford. Nellie
Peck left for Buford at 9 a. m. this morning
Oct. 22-Let Bismarck at 4:3o p. m. with
1873 tons, with Nellie Peck BIZ hours ahead.
Oct. 23-Landed at Stevenson at $3.50 p,
M, % hours from Bismarck. Left Steven.
son at 4 p. m. and passed Berthold at 8 p. M
Oct. 24-Wooded at Little Missouri al
4;30 q. q. Net the Rose Bud there at 10
N. Met the Silver City ten miles above
the Slide. Met the Fontenelle at upper
Knife river at 3 p. N.
Oct. 25-Passed the steamer Custer at
Tobacco Garden, and wooded at Joe Ian
ning's at ia. m. Nellie Peck was at this
point, 5 hours ahead. Wooded at SCOTS
at 6 80 o. m, and laid there until 7:45 p. m.
Oct. 26-Arrived at Buford at 2 80 q. m..
8 days 1917 hours out from Bismarck. Dis.
charged 1873 tons of freight. Nellie Peck
unloading on our arrival. She left at 8 q. m.
Oct. 27-Left at daylight and wooded 1t
Lanning's. Laid up ten miles below Knife
rlver.
Oct. 2s-Under way At 2 80 a. m. Wood
ed at Mandan village at s a. m. Met Rose
Bud 20 miles above Berthold ct 10 :35 a. NJ,
and passed Berthold at 10 80 p. m. Passed
steamer Sherman aground above Steveu.oa
at 4 p. %. Laid up at Kuife river.
Oct. 29-Of ct break of day. Spared
at Painted Woods, wind terrible. Arrived
at Bismarck at s p. M, making the round
trip from Bismarck to Buford and return.
Nellie Peck in S hours ahead of US. Laid
at Bismarck all night.
Oct. 30-Of at daylight for Yankton.
Laid up at Beaver creek.
Oct. 3l-Sparred 8 hours abovs Standing
Rock had TO lay q line before We got OF
Left Standing Rock at l2 M. and laid up at
Spring Brook woodward.
Nov. Took on Is cords of wood At
Wanita bottom at "a. N. Aground again
and had TO spar from 1 p. On. till 4 y. m.
Laid up opposite the Moro.
Nov. s-Csder way u dsybreak. Tied
up opposite Cheyssss at Gas p. y.