Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-11

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The 9. x, Peck u due fton below. Con.
moless Terry met her at Sicux cry
The Benton win leave Ysnksnsa FOR Han
ton and inssrnedlass points u iAnrfow.
The Key West VIM l.isvs YSnkton for
Bsh,on asi snssrmedlais paisss On satur.
day.
The steamer Carroll i expected ,o night
from abovs. She will stari back 10 Pierre
on Saturday.
Tbs Fontensllc, coming down, passed
the Carroll, going mp, on Sundsy, abou,
+ rs miles below Pisrfe.
THIS Ns'lie Peck, Josephlrs> and DR..
BurleiEh, from Yauk,on, LETT Ysnkton
Agency At daylight yesterday morning for
up river.
Four flat boat went down The Missouri
/ With the rscent lcs flood-oHe from Fort
Suily, two FROM Fort Pierre and one from
Ponca Agency.
1 vi hvs men chopping on Sibley Island
three were found dead, aud the other two,
terribly ffost hittsp. are now In The hos
pital at Fort Lincoln.
! The felloWs,oae ,siitt5 VI u ssrnvc Yankton to-
morrow evening for the hcadwaters Of the
/ Yellowstone river. She viii 20 farther no
| thai river Than ANY steamboat has YET
Travelled
I. Bismarck Tribune. Anril 4 =" Comm:,-
+ 4 dnrl ). 49, Munaar, Z Z, Of ihe steam ferry boat
4 Denver, viii arriy. tosuiah;. The Denver
viii bs up fsom 81. Joseph, Missouri, at
which point she wsntered, in about three
weeks, when she will commence work on
tho government con.rac. between Bis
malck and Fort Lincoln. THE sage
OF water promises to be good rs the snow
fail in the mountains has been Very heayy.
\ \ sne7the river business to aud from this
point promises to be larger than ever be
fore. Commodore Dayidson's boats will
4 bs up from ST, Louis for work on the Vel.
Il lowstonc contract in a few days. LAST
n week We noted the bsd condition of the
Ice IN the Missouri at this point, ard stated
that 1t was liable to move out at any mo-
nent. The Ice commenced moving on lhe
1 nigat of the 3oth and early Saturday morn.
Ing formed eatge at the .head OF SlbleY
Island, and The bottoms in front of the city
and up the river for many miles were over
!. fiowsd. to dephof several feet in some
instances Cuba, a point orp site Fort
lincoln, where there are several salnnns,
and dwellings became complete wreck,
aud 10 now wholly abandoned The food
extended even zbefow Siblay SIND, and
Don Stevenson lost all of his stock--about
forty head Of cattle, Dedga's milk rancho
Was campleielY Inundated and thc family
Ind bg.eiT aMe TO take 10 the bluffs, re-
moving only per,ipa Of their goods, bat
! the stock had besu removed TIE day before
in anticipation of the food aaa enlf the
fowls, abous so chsckrns-wsrs lest.
!. Joseph Miller, Fred Burke and others on
the bottom took to ridge in the Naods
higher than the bottoms ard made them
, selves comfortable in al abandoned cabin.
& n. ?. Clark had number of men engaged
at work on Burnt Creek bottoms They
were forced to abandon their cabin and
/ took to hay stack on which they rem In
ed Saturday snd Sunday night getting of
on The ice Monday morning. The water
about rhs Stack was several feet deep and
!. the prospect was gloomy Indeed for d time
Cold, wet and hungry their suffering was
iiatete, 4I5,fllssH Aeeless lately of lhe Trlh.
une cffice, on his way up country was cor,
i rallied In cabin three days and nights,
without food, but stuck by his bunk until
: the food wen. down, though the water in
the cabin came very near him. Ed Rey.
nolds, who occupied cabin with Shorty
! Collins. undertook 10 reach the bluffs and
was drowned His body WAS found yes'er-
. day where he had broken through the ice
, and chilled TO death. He stood erect with
f arms forded when found. Nearly .alipigh,
!, his cries were heard bu. he could not be
i reached by any human power. Collins,
like. Mcc!eas, SUCK by the cabin, and wa,
/, saved.
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