Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-16
THE RIVER.

last nfGht Tor ankt0n, and Is expected here
by Monday night.
A large supply of lumb:r Tor several up
river Indian agency mission schools and
churches has been shipped on the Duriee
Tie river is slowly falling and fears Of a
washout subside with it. The last twenty
four hours give a decline Of about three
inches.
The steamer Black Hills, from Cheyenne
agency, passed Fit. Sully at five O'Clock last
night, coming down, and White Swan at
three o'clock this afternoon. She will
reach Yankton about eight this evening.
The fast running passenger and freight
steamer E. H. Durfee, VIM. Coulson mss
ter and w. w. Coulson clerk, will leave
this evening for Pierre after the arrival of
the train, with $50 tons of freight and
about forty passengers,
TT. Benton Record The steamer Ben.
ton is now entitled to wear the horns, hav.
made the quickest trip from Bismarck, but
Capt. Jos. Kinney asserts that when bust
ness on the upper Missouri increases suff-
GENTLY to justify the investment, boats will
be built to make the up trip in six days.
The steamer Silver Lake, William Reed,
master, will leave Yankton for Fit. Berth
old &c. night, with $50 tons of Indian goods.
This load closes up last years contract,
and includes a few tons on this years CON
tract. A few passengers 90 on the Sill
yer Lake.
The elegant passenger steamer c. X
Peck, Andy Johnson, master, and j. B.
keenan,, clerk, will leave Yankton tor FL.
Baford on Thursday evening, the 21st inst.
For freight or passage apply TO II. G,
Akin, at the contract Office, upper ware
house. The Peck will load with Indian
cooas, hut will have room for private
freight.
Sioux City Journal, 10th: The Tiger
started upon its first regular trip yesterday
afternoon, bound for Fort Sully. She had
on a partial cargo of way and through
freight, and will take more at Y~aakton.....
The river here is still falling, and stands at
112 inches above low water mark. The
bank did not cave to amount TO anything
much yesterday. The breakwater has been
finished TO some distance below the ferry
landing, and there is nearly sufficient ma.
terial on the ground to complete the work.
River business in private freighls is
largely on the increase from this point and
the bulk of the goods shipped is landed at
Fl. Pierre for Black Hills dealers, The
loads for the two boats on this line steadily
Increase in quantity, which is a sure indi.
cation OF the growing popularity Of the
Missouri river and Pierre route. NotSith-
standing The misrepresentation which
have been scattered over the country by
the advocates ofthe U. p. and N. P. routes
our route is steadily gaining il favor anc
is now the avenue Of a larger freight sup
ply than the other two routes combined
Truth is beginning to prevail and it is
mighty in this instance.
Bismarck Tribune, 18th The following
steamers are in port: Jno. NJ. Chambers
Western and Far West. The Key Yves
leaves Benton for Bismarck this morning
and should arrive Thursday morning. She
will follow the Benton to Benton. TIL,
Fanchon reports the successful use of tht
Yellowstone coal, and, as about 1000 ton;
have been exposed and placed within reach
it is probable that its use will become gen
eral by the Yellowstone steamers. III
the language of our river reporter, the Mis-
souri, is falling, the Yellowstone ditto, fly
time is at hand, and you can look out 70.
thunder. The Ceulson line warehouse a
the landing is completed, and Capt. Tia
rotia'c nfGnp On tho r,,L Mic ,,o ~ ~ ~,
depot, is also ready for business. The
Gen. Meade will load with private freigh
and take her departure for Tongue river to
morrow evening, pushing out on the ARR
val OF the train. The Coulson line stea
mer Josephine left Bismarck on SATURDAY
at / p. M, lclded deep and full of passen
gers, for FIT. Benton. The Josephine vii
be followed by the good steamer Bentor
which takes her departure on Friday. Capt
Jas. McGarry having recovered from hi
recent Illness, is again in command. Tho
Savannah was getting on nicely at last &C
counts, making about forty miles a da,
against the rise. BY reasen of driftwooC
she was obliged to leave one of her barge,
and throw the other forward, quarterins
across her bow, and with 1t in that position
was making the time stated, and those try
ing the experiment believe the use o
barges on the Missouri river is a success,
st. Louis Times, 18th: The rise in th
Missouri continues sweeping down witt
undated fury. At Lexington, yesterday
the current was fully nine miles an hour
and at Bosnville it was SO swift that tn
, steamer Alex. Kendall was unable to sten
it. The bulk Of the water comes from be
low Sioux City, and is out of the Platt
6 and Kansas rivers and other small stream
entering the Missouri from the south. Tn,
rise from the Yellowstone and mountail
regions is sufficient Tor navigation purpose
, but is doing no damage. How long tn,
rise will continue remains to be seen, as il
was raining at Bismarck, ST. Paul and else
where in the northwest yesterday. a
Kansas City the river is some two fee
higher than in 1865, and all the bottom
plantations are overlooked and stripped o
everything that would float. Hundreds o
! acres of d%rift-wood, rails, ETC., are rushin,
onward with q velocity startling to behold
Chickens innumerable, and, in some instan
ces, cattle and hogs have been swept away
and the fowls may be seen perched upor
the dnbriS Aara TIM ,raia, IoI ronaLo.