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


The steamer Fontrnells viil take had
Of John II. Charles lndisn freight on her
arrival at Yanktan.
The steamer Black Hills will leave Yauk.
ton for Pierre next Tuesday,
The steamer Tiger has been engaged for
the balance Of the season TO carry wood to
Cheyenne agency and Fl. Sully from the
contractors wood yard.
The Niobrara Pioneer says the steamer
Tiger will take tho place Of the Chambers
on the run between Sioux City and Mo.
brara.
St. Louis Times: The Kate Kinney has
not yet decided where abe will load for
next. She iscommanded by 10 Kinney, .Jr.,
q rising boatm vi. In addition TO Com
moaore Sanford b. Conlson's line of eleven
steamers, there are still left in the Upper
Missouri, the Silver City, c. X. Peck,
Nellie Peck, II. w. DugSn, John NJ.
Chambers, and several other steamers be-
longing to Commodore Davideon and asso-
ciates and others.
Bismarck Tribune, Sept. Sd: The steam.
er Gen. Mead, Capt. r. c. Mason, and
clerk Jno. II. Stewart, arrived Saturday
evening from Cow Island. The steamer
Victory has been looked for for some time
and may arrive at any moment, She goes
below. Our latest news from the Yellow.
stone reports the water in that stream very
low. The steamer Rose Bud, Captain Gran,
Marsh, still continues to
operate taking light trips.
Nothing has been heard ofthe Gen. Custer,
which steamer is long past due. The
Josephine was met by the Mead on the GOTH
60 miles above Buford She will return
from Fort Peck to Bufort; from there she
will 60 up the Yellowstone. The famous
Benton, in charge Of Capt, Margery, with
the gentlemanly clerk J. c. Burn will leave
for Cow Island Sept. 18th without fail. 49,.
The following boats are now at the landing
Big Horn, Far West, Benton, Gen. Meade
and b. +. Weaver. The Weaver will prob.
ably leave for ST. Louis to morrow. The
officers Of the Gen Meade report large
herds ol buffalo from Fort Peck above 10
Carroll.
ST. Louis Times: A letter from Com. S
B. Coulson, dated Yankton, August 81, al.
ludes to the pitiful attacks on his boats EN-.
anating from an anonymous correspondent
Of the Quincy Herald, as follows: "a pa.
per publishing these scurrilous articles un-
doub,edly lays itself liable for an action in
volving heavy damages, and as 1t is now n
matter Of record, We may yet find time to
ascertain if the law will permit the publica.
tion, without any restraint whatever of the
libcls which have recently appeared in print.
The two boats that have proved such
thorn in the flesh to certian of our enc.
mics, who have not been quite so sue ,essful
y ith their boats rs we have been with ours
have fortunately made enough money for
us to perhaps spare portion of it in fer
reting out the malicious writer and dstribu.
ter OF the libelous articles, or else compe
the paper publishing them to assume fnll
responsibility in the matter. The boats in
question, the Big Horn and the Rose Bud, are
still operating in the Yellowstone, DELIVERING
the cargoes Of the Western, Kate Kinney and
other boats that were unable to go through
thus saving an endless amount Of land trans
portation and rendering the government the
mos, signal service in supplying the various
ports and depots Of thar section with their
winter supplies in full They are unoues.
tionably the best boats for the Upper Mis-
souri, river that have as vet been built, for
which l do not personally claim all
the credit, as they are the result of
the experience of our best boatmen.
such as Todd, Grant Marsh and 9th.
ers, assisted by suggestions of the hull in.
spector Of the st. Louis board of underw rit.
ers, the late Captain Oppenlander. II the
parties who have been desoting so much
time to vilifying me personally, and attempt
eng to damage my property in the estima
tion Of the public, would see what they could
do towards improving the tonnage of the
river, as have always endeavored to do in
my moderate way, they would find pleas
snter and more profitable employment. As
ever, yours truly. S. B. CouLsoS.