Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-09
THE RIVER.

tel, February 10Th, 1876.
THE RIVER.
The river is falling.
The steamer Black Hills is due from
Pierre Saturday morning.
The new channel is fast demoliahing the
bar opposite the depot warehouse.
TIE Steamer Silver Lake will leave Yank-
ton for Bismarck in four or five days.
The steamer Arkansas passed Yankton
agency at ten o'clock this morning. coming
down.
The steamer Fanchon met the Black
Hills, upward bound, at Big Bend yester.
day morning.
The steamer John NJ. Chambers still con.
tinues in the Sioux City and Niobrara
packet line. She will leave Yankton ON
Saturday for Sioux City. Bramble, Miner
4 Co. are her Yankton agents.
The steamer Red Cloud, Captain Smith,
left Bismarck for st. Louis this morning.
The Rel Cloud is . fast traveller and as she
carries passengers cheap will furnish a good
opportunity to those who wish to make an
economical trip to St. Louis.
The steamer Fanchon, Capt. Sweeney,
arrived this forenoon from Bismarck, four
days out. She brought twelve passengers,
part Of them taken from the steamer Arkan.
sas, which the Fanchon passed aground
above Fort Randall yesterday. She left
for st. Louis this afternoon.
Bismarck Tribune, Aug 8: The steamer
Fanchon, Capt. Sweeney, made the bes,
time this season to tie mouth of Tongue
river, two days and seven hours, %(runnine
against strong head wind one day. carrying
100 tons Of freight. She left Tongue river
at 5 p. M. July Goth, with IS Crow Indians
and 100 ponies. The steamers General
Meade and Fanchon arrived from the Vel,
lowstone, and report the river falling fast
and boats are experiencing great trouble in
reaching Tongue river. The Rankin is
high and dry at a point below Powder riy.
er. Captain Hemingway came down on
the Fanchon. and will procure jack. screws
and material and try and launch her in the
water. The Victory has her barge hard
aground at Peninah shute. :. The Western
is filling up for Tongue river, and will dc.
part on the arrival of to.morrow's train.
She will be followed by the Far West Tues.
dap. The Key West, Big Horn, Peninah
and Rosebud. are employed carrying
Horn Post...The steamer Benton cot
away with . fair trip.....By telegram from
Fort Benton to Capt. Maratta, Supt. Coulson
Line, the steamer Durfee left Benton fer
this place or the LIST ipst., and viii arrive
here Sunday. The river at this point is
falling fast.....T The following steamers are
nov At the landing: Fanchon, Florence
Myer, Western, Far Yves, Gen. Meade, r.
w. Dugan and F~optenelle. The Fanchon
will go to st. Louis, and will get away some
time to morrow.....Steamef Gen. Meade.
u. c. Mason, master, left Captonmept Post
No. ], Tongue river, Montana at three
o'clock p. IN. on July S0,h. Wind very
strong; 6-10 p. m. met steamer Fletcher;
6:35 p. m. met steamer Tiger; 8 p. m. pass
ed steamer Rankin high and dry. July
3lst 6:55 .. M. met steamer Alex Kendall
laid up on accout of wind from S:35 .. IN.
until 5:2O pm. met steamer Savannah above
Glendive wood yard. August LIST Ais q. m.
met steamer Gen. Custer; 5a. m. met steam.
er Victory near cut off; 8 p. m. met steamer
Kate Kinney at Big Muddy +: 4:2O p. m. met
steamer Josephine, August ID 55:45a. m. met
steamer Silver City at
knite river; 7:l5 p. m. met steamer Benton:
8 p. m. laid up at Painted Woods on account
OF heavy storm. August Sd landed at Bis
martk at 9:l5 q. m. We met the following
boats below Tongue river: Asland at
Buffalo rapids at 6 p. M; laid up all night.
Met John G. Fletcher at s a. m. July 3Otb
IS miles below; met Tiger As miles beiov At
& a. M; passed J. G. Rankin high and dry.
no chance to get off until next NOV. at 6 q.
m. We have Capt. Hemminpvav and
crew going home to build a boat suitable for
Lift e Horn river. Met Kendall at / D. m.
80 miles below; met Savanna 40 miles
below at 4 p. M; met Victory 166 miles be.
low at 6 p. m; met Gen. Custer at 8 o. m.
1874 miles below ; laid all night at Fanchon
coal mine, GO miles above Fort Buford.
Arrived at Buford at 8 a. m. 3lst: transpor.
ted wagon train for II ngue river TO mouth
Of the Yellowstone. Left Buford for Bis.
marck, Wednesday, Aug. 1st, at 6 a. M: mel
Kate Kinney 80 miles below Buford at ii
.. M; met Josephine 100 miles below at 100
2. M; met Silver City at $3.50, Is miles above
Bismarck, Leave Bismarck for St. Louis
Sunday 9Th, at 10 4. m.
Do not wait until you get East to invest
in 2 suit Of clothes. Harry Katz's stock
will compare favorably with some Of the
largest in Chicago, in ill respects, end he
will sell just IS cheap as you can buy in any
eastern city: Every one who has been there
endorses this abatement.
Straw hats at kats's.
Trunks and Valises at Katz's.
Cent? sammes underwear At K.t.,.