Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-20


hsw 10 get up . neal aud make per-
son feel at home. About an hour after
our arrival who shsuld come in but
Frank Washabaugh, d. G. Lawrence
and Mr.. Neal, who had just arrived in
over the Pisrre ruute all look hearty
and seemed happy.
Thursd.y morning l2,h. Bedford,
Spaids, All. N, Jones & Go. arrived Ill
we'll md j, begins to look ike h, M.
This noon Cieiser aud Gardner cane
in from d. ..Adwood IN their way home.
This morning Jones aud B -dlord IN
compsuy with others went over TO
Battle creek mining dis,ric, AMI Hay.
ward ci,y en- psosp, citing tour, after
which they mi. nd 70 10 10 Cro.k
c,y aud Dc4,iwool Trls town (KAp.
Id CITY situated II lev 4 pir,e of
ground OH the wcst bank 81 kapid
crvek which is stream aLou: ,'e
sz. of thu VrrmIftiyu n river Ut E5d,,
but with better flow Of water. lam
told that il has fall Of 80 to so feet
to the nilc. Il 10 the incest stream l
have seen in the west. There are
about 6fty log cabins and houses with
= lumber of new ones being built. As
to business, 1t lacks stocks Of goods,
there being only = couple Of small
stocks Of goods. Many are aiming
to seek their fortunes, while many 9TH
ers who have been hero few weeks
are going homo having made theirs,
~ little goes great ways with
some.
AZ to the Sidney route and stages,
I will say that if there Was no other
stage line BY which l could get out /
would buy : wheelbarrow load my
baggage and pull out by the Pierre
route before l would go back by that
route, for By doing 90 would only
have to pull ny own baggage and no
coach. The company running the
stages seem only to care for monev, re
lga1dleaa Of the comfort of passengers.
and overload their stages with pas
sengers and express, run their stock
down and passengers have to do the
best they can. would never advise
any one TO come that way without
they want to pull rope OF li4t-a
wheel, and walk considerably. The
drivers are without an exception per
fect gentlemen and treat the passsn
gers as we'll as they can under tht
/ circumstances.
1 r. Every one here speaks well of tn,
Pierre route and all wonder why som'
person don't put on stage line.
feel certain that if good line wa
put on, ono that would put passenger
through decent, it would receive tn
bulk Of travel.
Hessrs. Hanson, Hand Lavender
Fields, Flick and party and other
hsve lot arrived YET but look for then
soon. Trains that were on the roa,
west Of the Missouri experienced q
awful storm on the 3Oth Of Marc
which lasted until Sunday msrnin,
April lst. Much stock perished i
the storm. This storm extended int
the Hills. Now the weather 10 nice
snow oil gone except occasionally
little in gulches and on sides Of bill
where there had been heavy drift,
Az to timber there is to al appearan
ces large bodies Of it IN tho Hills. Eve
. great part Of the foothills her
around Rapid city are covered with
nice growth of pine. have bee
half sick since my ARRIVAL, the trip be
ing rather hard. On me, but am begin
ming tofeel like myself again and 10
Eday OF two shall start out from her
and will be able to give you : fs,
items OF. more interest. l.. w. Bel
! Of Vermillion, who came with me
perfectly happy here and feels right I
homo. NJ. d. Thompson buckled o
his shooting irons and blankets, got
pony and started this morning fo
Hayward city. Will return tomorro,
evening. I have already made thi
too long % ! win close.
Yours F. J. c..