Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-11
THE RIVER.

The steamer Key West left Bismarck for
iankton yesterday,
}. Il. Keenan,, clerk Of the C. X. Peck.
went to Sioux City ON the Florence Never,
The steamer Florence Meyer, of the Da-
wilson line, James Nichols, master, and ]
9. Meyer, clerk, arrived al eight o'clock last
night. from Bismarck, and left this morning
for St. Louis.
The steamer Red Cloud left Bismarck
on Thursday for ST.. Louis She is to be
made over thislwinter and about thirty feet
added to her length. She belongs to /. G
Baker and Company.
The steamer Chambers. Joseph LIE Barge,
master. and A. G LIE Barge. clerk, will
leave Yankton this evening for Sioux City,
From Sioux City she will return 10 Yank-
ton and Nlobrara.
The steamer Ashland arrived this after
noon from Bismarck, and after . few hours
halt went on to st. LOUIS. She broueh,
down sevcnty-five passengers, having COB
bled up all who were waiting at Pierre.
The steamer Black Hill. T. b. Burleieb
m ,ster and J. 9. A. Parr clerk, arrived this
afternoon from Pierre, bringing only about
Dozen passengers. She made the up trim
in two days and twelve hours, which is abou,
the quickest time ever made. Coming down
the boat was delayed by:4orms and winds
and theseby lost several hoar.. She will
leave for. Pierre, probably; Monday night,
and willsiaks the lumber for the construc.
tion Of the yellow Medicine indian agency.
The individuals who manage the trans.
portaticn Of military and Indian supplies
up the Missouri river are indulging in an
.inexcusable amount of delay this sea.on. s,
Ever since the opening Of navigation the
boats Of the contract line have been waiting
under heavy expense for work and
during the four months which have gone bv
not more than three hundred tons have
been shipped from Yankton. All these eoods
imna b shipped before navigation closes
ard The freight will be rushed in At . season
Of the year when the river is 1t its loves,
kags. The transportation department ae eyi-
dently need reconstructing
The Bismarck Tribune, Aug. 9th: The
Kate Kinney arrived from Buford and will
go to Yankton....... The steamer Fanchou
departed for Cincinnati yesterday morning.
..:..:T The latest advices from above report the
Yellowstone very lowsand falling fast. :.
The Western LEFT for Tongue river Saturday
with good trip-all private freight, =.
The boats Of the Davidson & Davis contract
are going to St. Louis on their arrival here.
..,.:.The steamer Ashland, Capt. Williams.
arrived from the Yellowstone and will leave
for St. Louis to-day ..... The Far Weet lefi
for tue Big Horn Sunday morning, with full
load government freight, Capt. Jx, Clark
was passenger ca The Far West. He ~
TO tho grounded steamsf Rankin With nssn
and material, with view 10 launch her into
the water, if possible.
Omaha Bee. Aug. 9: I. is now pretty
generally conceded that the river has bee,,
got under control, and that the temporary
riP.rap i proving sucrss, This is indeed
gratifying intelligence. The work is going
ahead rapidly and in few days the safety
o. the bank will be almost beyond question.
II is the intention to extend the temporary
r'p,np Of stone and brush up the stream in
. neethvessasly direclious a.a considerable
ansss, u,us allowingsths river 70 .maEs !
large cut II Nat point, % that when thS cur.
rent strikes the riprap Il will he carried
along to . point about in the middle Of the
bssdsa A great nany plans for the permn.
nent protection Of the bank are being sur.
gestes' at the present time TO the Union Pa.
ciiic engineer, who. themselves, have in view
.!,: I.aafulAt csiS plan. which they intend 10
utilize tn case The government make no an
psia'ion for this p,irpmA lfths eovspsI-o,
aappropria!es money 6or ths psusscliea e(lAe
Miasoari river bank q III. poius, q ruu,,,
they viii have ,hsk ova plans asA I'll.
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OF rocl. saad 0ii(as I .ask q cHsscw.
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