Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-06

sue Of Monday. Since that date the
following sre the
Benton, Ne0aIyy, from Benton, July3.
K1se 0nny. from the YeLIowt10e, do.
Blg Hern, Joe Todd. from Fl tsburSh, July :.
Tiger, from q. Louis, July II.
Adblaod, from ths 1silovaooe, July 81
Dig Horn, Joe Todd matter, Yellswssone.
Fannie 1s.un. BENTON.
Gen. Custer, do
R.W. Du8an; Yel1owtone.
BOATS n Posr.
Florence Meyer.
Aibland.
/. Kate Kinney.
Josephine.
The river is falling, though the banks
are still nearly full, and the the Ash.
land reports passing . foot rise between
Tongue River and Buford, and also re-.
ports . rise in the Little Missouri.
The Benton, McGarry, master, Barr
clerk, arrived from Benton on the Sd,
making the boss trip Of the season.
She made the trip from Bismarck to
Benton in 10 days and 18 hours, carry
ing $50 passengers and 253 tons of
freight, and thel return trip, leaving
Benton June Goth, at $50 ,p. M, ar
irving at Bismarck July Sd, at 1:45 p.
NJ, consuming, including all delays, II
days two hours and 80 minutes for the
round trip. Coming down she brought
500 bales of robes and skins, and the
following passengers: Mrs. T.. G. Pow.
No The av1;a DnDnp NJ Tl>n~n~a~ II
B. freeman, Cspt. Kirkland, Hr. Vsile,
Ar. Grant, Miss Sanders, Geo. Howard,
E. G. Baxter, Henry Fulton and Geo.
Woodward. The following is the mem-
orandum of the Benton; Left Benton
June Goth, o:00p. M; June 80, met
str. Gen. Custer at Maria's Rapids.
July LIST, met str. Fannie Tatum ats ..
M, 8 miles below Round Butte; str.
Fontenelle at 6 p, m. Is miles abova
Wolf Point. July I'd, met str. e. II.
Durfee at Z .. M, at Big Muddy. Bu.
ford at II .. M; Psninsh loading for
Yelle~stone; passed r. W. Dnsan d
noon ct Yellowstone cut of, Kate Kin
ney ct Howard's cut off at 2:30 p. M;
met str. Gen. Sherman at Bone Point
at 10 p. m. July Sd, met Nellie Peck
at Slides at a. NJ; Red Cloud at L
eau.qui-mont at $3.50 a. M; Rosebud at
Ft. Berthold at6 .. m.; Victory and
family below; Silver City at Stevenson
at 7:40 .. NJ; arrived at Bismarck ct
las p. m., making II days, 2 hours
and 80 minutes on round trip.
Speaking of the remarkable trip
made by the Benton the Benton Rec.
ord says: ''This remarkable trip Justly
entities the Benton to the reputation Of
being the fastest steamer on the Upper
Missouri, and the skillful management
which has principally enabled her to
make this enviable addition to her rec
ord, reflects great credit upon her cap.
tain and subordinate officers. The
steamer was not loaded for flying
trip. She carried one Of the heaviest
cargoss of the season. Her freight,
with passengers and baggage added,
would weigh at least three hundred
tons; and the river being very high,
she had strong current to contend
against; she also encountered the usual
number of delays, having to work over
rapids and lay up to cut wood. All
things considered, it is no exaggeration
to say that the steamer Benton is the
fastest, one of the staunchest and best
handled boats on the Missouri river"
The Big Horn is also making good
time, having made the trip from Yank-
ton to Bismarck in six days. The Big
Horn and Rosebud are both intended
to be equal to the Josephine and neith-
er are disappointing the anticipations
Of their owner. The Big Horn left for
Tongue river yesterday with full load
of military freight.
The Kate Kinney also arrived on
Tuesday from Tongue River. She
made the trip up the Yellowstone, car-
rying five hundred tons of freight and
drawing five and one-half feet, meeting
with no difficulty on the trip. She
passed on to Yankton and will load at
that place for up river points.
The Tiger arrived from St. Louis on
| the 4th and is loading for Tongue river.
She was built specially for the Yellow
stone and will work on the Big Horn
principally. She is owned by Sioux
City parties and is in addition to the
tAirty-six steamers already mentioned
as being engaged iu toe Upper Missouri
| river work.
!. The Ashland, Williams, master, Al
exander, c.era, arrived from the Yel-
lows:one on the 5th. She left Tongue
river on the Sd, making quick trip
down. She brought down the officers
and crew from the wrecked Osceola, a
large number of discharged soldiers
and the passengers from the r. w. Dn-
:gan, which was passed aground the day
! before She reports that the Nellie
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