Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19
SITS OF NEWs-5CENEs AND INCIDENTS
OF TRAVEL,


BITS OF NEWs-SCENEs AND INCIDENTS
OF TRAVEL.
EDITOR UUsBANDMAN:
There are six boats lying here now. The
Red Cloud, bound for Benton Z; Silver Lake
and Silver City, Tongue river Florence
Meyer, undergoing repairs; G.. Il. Peck,
just arrived and going back to 1ankton;
and the Rose Bud, one of the new boats OF
the Coulson line built for the Yellowstone.
The Big Horn. lett Yankton next day after
the Rose Bud, and, making the same time,
should be here now, but the Rose Bud
bears the palm this year. She is us neat
and unique us her nance, and with Capt.
Mart Coulson in command, and Capt. Grant
Marsh at the wheel. she has made the re-
markable time of six days and five hours
from Nankton to Bismarck, notwithstanl-
ing a very high wind yesterday, which
forced her to tie up several hours. She
reached Ft. Pierre in three days from Yank-
ton-eight hours. less than the quickest time
on record. From here she is destined to
TT. Buford and back, then up the Yellow
stone and Big Horn, as far as the mouth OF
Custer river, if she cam reach that point,
conveying Cen Sherman and staff Capt.
CoMlson has his family on board. Mrs. Coul-
son two sons and daughter Maggie, a niece,
Miss Ella Jones, and two nephews, beside
q young gentleman friend Of the family.
Altogether, the little boat has seemeu more
like u pleasant home with a happy tlrnlly
group on board. so harmonious u spirit has
been the presiding genir1s, and when on
Sabbath eve we were gathered IN deck,
while Mr.. Dalis, the Clerk, read the Ser
mon on the Mount and other portions of
Scripture, and we sang some of the sweet
songs so familiar to all, | could but think
it was better than the drinking and card
playing which so commonly are called in to
help fill the passing hours of q steamboat
journey. Capt. Marsh whose little son
Grant was On board, joined us while we
sang his tavorite, "Let the Lower Lights
be Burning" and then Mrs. c. proposed
and we. sang Capt. Coulson's f~avoritc.
:. Come. thou Foumt of Every Blessing"
while the sun went down ia gorgeous splen-
dor, and the turbid water OF tha old Missou-
ri forgot for u little while their. w ugli-
and n,irrored back only the. soft bright
hues OF the sky. While our Captain eHlisav-
ors to steea clear OF the bars Which impede
the progress. OF so many, he has wholly
avoided that other bar WHICH proves so dis
astrous to many more.
AS we passed Yanliton agency, Sabbath
morn, where there is a boarding school for
INDIAN boys and girls, we noticed, some of
the pupils standing CA the, bank sc, Aaatly
dressadt and looking sos brisa;t withal, we
could:scarcely recognize their savage origin.
Ishis mission is i'll Bishop Halls diocese and
at that time there was Il convocation Of all
the missionaries and teachers. While we
looked the bell from u neat stone building
on 4 slope rising from the river called them
to worship. and they turned promptly and
obeyel its summons.
The water has been unusually high, subj
merging the track below Council Bluffs: SO.
that for a week or ten daSs,the trains weat
around by Red QaK,, Those of your read
ers WHO. Ind. the pleasure, of an acuuaint-
ance with igr. o. w. Archibald and his wife,
will be Interested inlearning that he is now.
sapersntenaenttof tia loWa asylum for fee
bic lainled Children, which is pleasantly To-
Gated in the little toWa OF Greenwood. in
southwestern Iowa. the building formerly
used as the Soldiers Orphans Home. Here