Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-04
THE RIVER.
The steiner John NJ. Chambers will
this evening for Sioux City.

The steiner John M. Chambers will
leave this evening for Sioux City.
The Arkansas is the next boat due from
above, and she is expected to morrow or
next day.
The steamer Black Hills is loading for
Pierre, and will get away Monday night.
A new coating of sand and paint is being
put upon her upper deck.
The ferry boat made a trip last night after
the circus closed, for their accommodation
~neighbors on the Nebra ka side who came
overto attend the show.
Capt. Silver says that the governmenteon.
tract work under Commodore Davidson
has been completed and that there is now
nothing for them to do in the upper waters,
This transpor alton was finished much ear
lier than wa anticipated, boats outside the
contract line performing probably one-third
OF it under the direcS orders of the govern
ment. The Coulson boats got a large share
of it. The Davidson feet will load for
down stream before long.
The steamer Tidal Wave, C. e. Cencer-
box, master, and Frank Dear, clerk, ar
rived al Yankton to day from the Yellow
stone, on her way to St Louis. She will
remain here until morning to make some
repairs, and then Will start for st Louis.
The Tidal Wave is the first OF the Davidson
boats to leave the river.
bismarck Tribune, July 3o]
The steamer Western arrived from the Lit
tie Big Horn, and the.Far West, Capt. Earl,
from the headwaters of The Yellowstone
yesterday, with Gen. Terry, Maj. Card, and
Col. Smith.""...The Far West reports the
new steamers, Big Horn and Rose Bud,
running between Tongue river and Big
Horn posts......The Steamer Benton will
leave for Benton Wednesday, Aug. 1st..
The Western will leave for Tongue river
Thursday, and The Far West for the same
place on Saturday. The Kate Kinney got
OIL yesterday for Tongue river, and the Sill
yer City goes to-day. The Tidal Wave
leaves for st. Louis this EVENING".
Capt. VIM ). Evans and family were pas
sengers by the Far West from Tongue river.
Capt. Evans goes east Wednesday, and he
speaks highly of our Dakota county,.
River falling fast, and business dull. The
steamer Benton from Fort Benton arrived
Friday evening July 9th, having left the
Fort ON the % at noon. The body of l.. V.
Mercuse who was drowned at Benton y few
days before, was found and buried at the
loot OF Isle and above Eagle creek. Steam
ers Red Cloud, E. III. Durfee, and General
custer were passed on their way up in the
order named.
GENERAL sHERMAN's TOUR.
correspondence OF The Chicago Inter Ocean.
CANToNMENT ON TONGUE RIVER. july II. m
Last night the steamer Rosebud arrived
with General Sherman and party, and also
General Miles and his aid-de-camps, Lieu.
tenants Long and Jerome. AS the boa
approached the landing a salute of nineteen
guns was fired, and the entire party were
escorted up to General Miles, headquarters
by a company of cavalry and music by tn,
band. They spent to-day inspecting the
post, and this evening a formal reception
was given to General Sherman by General
Miles. Prominent among the officers pres.
emf were General Sherman, General Miles
General Terry, commanding the Depart.
ment Of Dakota; General Card, General
Zoe, Colonel Bacon, and Colonel Smith,
General Sherman starts tomorrow night
for the Big Horn river.