Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-25
THE RIVER.

The Big Horn left Bismarck for Yankton
to-day.
The steamer Nellie Peck will probably
winter at Yankton.
The steamer Black Hills passed Yankton
Agency at one O'Clock to-day. with sixty
passengers on board, coming down.
The R. W. Dugan, VIM. Young, master
and Jas. Kinney, clerk, arrived to-day with
only three passengers and no freight. She
is from Red Cloud.
The Silver Lake, VIM. Reed master, and
S.-V. Clevenger clerk, left last evening at
five o'clock for Red Cloud agency, with $50
tons Of Indian freight.
Capt. Grant Marsh left for Brownsville
Nebraska, this morning, to bring up the
steamer Livingston. She will be heightened
and otherwise repaired, and used rs a ferry
boat.
The ferry boat is now commanded by
Capt. James Eaglen, who is making regular
trips with his boat. She is doing q good
business.
Omaha Bee: The setting in Of cold
weather will soon close navigation in tn.
upper Missouri districts. This year hs
been an exceptionally busy one for small
steamers in that region. Upwards Of thity
boats have been engaged in the t~ranspota.
ton Of freights for the army and the Bhck
Hills mining districts. The rapids in sev.
eral localities below Benton have been ma
terially improved. With a fair congress
ional appropriation for improving tn. Mis-
souri, river channel at Omaha, and between
it and Sioux City, Missouri river naviga-
ton can, at an early day, be made quite an
important auxiliary to Omaha trade.
A Bismarck dispatch of the 22d says that
the steamer Benton arrived this forenoon,
and left for Omaha, Neb., this evening, The
command on board number four hundred
men and officers, consisting of companies
o f.the 21st infantry, commanded by Capt.
Mills, Burton, Jocelyn. snd Pollocks, and
Lieutenants H,ughey and Etonhead; COM
panies of the 9TH, differed by Capt. Miller,
Capt. Tbrockmorton, Capt. Cushing, Capt.
Field, Capt. Morris, and Lieut.. Humphreys,
one company of the 9Th, Capt. Wells, and
one of the 18th, Capt. Viven. The COM
handing officer, in the absence of General
Howard, is Capt. Miller, who was brevetted
colonel for gallant service ia the Modoc
war. Jd
Bismarck Tribune, 10: The steamer Rose
Bud left this morning with, 40 Ions
freight: The Rose Bud on her return from
Buford will go to Yankton leaving here
Oct. eth. The steamer Peninah will
arrive from Yankton tomorrow, and leave
for Bpford Sunday. This Nellie Peck.
Captain Simms, will arrive from Standing
Rock to day. She goes to Buford... -.
Capt. Jos. Todd Of the Coulson line steam
er Big Horn, telegraphs Sup't Maratta.
from Cow Island saying: Big Horn would
leave Cow Island on the l8 inst. The Big
Horn villsbe here's on the 2lst and will load
nere for 'Yankton. The Silver City
con,eth not, consequently she IS still due
....1Hc Benton and Meade are still above
and may arrive at any moment. . The
river At this point is still falling. with
scant 80 inccss to Buford.. 90. Steamers
loading for above experience difficulty in
getting laborers. Mea are demanding eco.
per month Is ROSTERS AID are very scarce
80. .Ths Foptenelle. Witch jeff Bismarck
Sunday morning for Wolf Pc!ut, will be
The last Coulson boat 10 MskeI > trip nom
that port this season.