Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-21
ON THE RIVER.
4 Letter From y Carroll Pas
senger Mailed Before
the Fire.
Hes CAsrley Co,iias P.s a,s Cl..hes
N . sac Piaes for sAs N.sAs.
F,sa Ter he cAaa,ssr creek L..4lag

Agreeable to promise wri.s you. thoush
no.hisg ot importancs has happened Our
passsngsf iist h large and sll are well saiis.
ned. The crowded state Of the cabin pro-
duced quite : ridicu'as re.ult In the cass Of
our mutual and admired friend, Chas. Col
Inns, cosmopolitan and philasthropist OF
the wsat Prefsrrinx berth under the pi-
lot house, to bed ON the floor OF the cabin,
he retired as 10 his custom at the earl, hour
OF o'clock this morning Being somewhat
OF . nervous disposition aud ic.rin, some
sudden accident might beIaA The boat hs
proposed laying his outward tpparsl In
safe aud convenient place, where lie could
reach them Al moments warning. Ac
cordingly he folded his pants and carefully
laid them on wha. he supposed 10 be An in
yerted water pail near the head OF his couch.
Ditto his vest, in til ), pocket Of which WAS
his fine gold watch :. ditto his new broad
cloth coat and his hat. Satisfied that If pro
psllsd Heavenward by the bursting Of
boiler, he could at least be found with his
clothes near him, he said his short, sweet
prayer aud went TO sieep. Alas for the fall
lacy OF human calculations On awakening
At day light Charley foand that instead OF
placing his clothing on the pail, he had
placed them III tie pail, and that said rail
was just three fourths full Of boiled oil
Charles was discovered by The watchman,
en- deshd6eihe al day light, standing on tine
pilot house bsckoning for help Poor Char.
ley has not been seen today, and the conss
quencc is all mirth and 10y has disappeared
from the boat. to remain till his return.
10 relation TO the newly discovered land
ing, known as Upper Pierre, find that all,
without exception, are greatly pleased at
the prospects it presents. To Mr. Anderson,
our new stage mans il is doub!Y agreeable,
from the fact that II saves him 90 miles OF
heavy roads and instsad of being obliged to
vallow thfpagh - Missouri river gurnbo
bottom. he can strike out at once for the
Hills over hard read
Mr. Louis Violin has expressed himself as
greatly 10 favor Of the now landing, as has
also Mr.. Witcher,
AT the time the Carroll made her first
trip this year, il was found that ut old Fort
Pierre II was utterly impossible 10 land
freight owing to mud and water caused by
over hoH OF the river on that account the
boat went above and after thorough ex.
animation il was decided that Upper Pierre,
the new landing, was Just Tue place, owing
partly TO the fact that the landing was high
and dry and partly tha! it was but very
short distance to the dry bench land road
There Is also good supply OF timber at
this place, which cannot bs found at lower
Pierre. The steam ferry boat, Dr.. Bur.
leigh, will, understand, land al this place,
the crossing being much better than at ola
Folt Pierre Taking il all In MI il la going
70 be Of great advantage to the route and
the wise provision made by Gen. Sheridan
In allowing landing Is miles above the old
place is now seen.
We are making good progress and as
every thing is done for the comfort and
pleasure of the passengers by the officers of
the boat, there is Of course nothing bu, good
feeling all round.
s.5n.W.