Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-06-08
THE RIVER,


Benton, Maas, benton.
Red C3o1d,-Be1ton.
getn 1pynfsED 70 LzAv1.
5osephins, 1edd, Eo1t Benton.
Yenovsms, Biysn. Yankson.
The Gen. Custer arrived on Wednes-
day from 81 Louis and left yesterday
for Benton with $50 tons Of freight.
The Custer 10 On exact model Of the
Need except that che is supplied with
the high pressure machinery. She is
owned BY commodore Kountz and Was
built spseielly lo1 the spper Missouri
The He'd Cloud arrived from st. Leuis
to-day and will leave for Fort Benton
tonos1oW. She is new boat owned
by ]. G. Baksl 4 Co., st. Lsuis and is
veil adaptea to the Upper Missouri
tEad1s. .-@.-.
The Josephins, Joe Todd, Master and
A. White, Clerk, will leave for Fort
Benton to morrow.
The Mead il loading for Tongue
River and will lssye for that point to-
morrow.
Eearly in the year the TRIBUNE An,
nouncsd that twentY-fi boats would
ply. on The Missouri riversto and from
Bismarck this season, but the exact
number is 36. OF these eight are now
in port as follows: Chambers, Ear
West, Western, YelloWstone, Jose.
phine,:. Mead. Red Cloud, Benton.
In addition to the thirty-six, two steam
ferry boats operate between Bismarck
and Fort Lincoln.
The passengers Of the Josephine who
went up with Joe Todd on his. last trip
when neaf the Tongue river posts,- ct 4
meeting of which Col. Geo. Gibson, 5th
Infty., was elected President and J. E.
Sumner Secretary, resolved IS follows:
That vote of thanks, be rendered
Capt. Jo1eph Todd for the untiring en-
ergy displayed by him in his endeavor to
expedite our journey up the Yellowstone
river despite the very low stage Of wa
ter encountered.
That his Uniform courtesy particular.
ly conmends his boat to the travelling
community % . most agreeable way Of
reaching the distant northwest.
That copies Of these resolutions be
rendered the Bismarck TRIBUNE and st.
Paul Pioneer Press for publication.
Signed: Col. Geo. Gibson, VIM.
O'Toole, j. W. Forsee, d. W. Thernton,
.Aj.e eDickey, G. Miller, J. Irwin, j. b.
Eouch, It e. Sumner. 81. 4S6
The Benton, Ospt. Nv. r. Msssie,
Master, john Barr, CLERK, returned
from Fort Benton yesterday, making
the quickest trip on record from Bis.
nsrck to Benton, tho Benton Record
ssys, by sixteen hours. On the trip up
she carried 23e tons Of freight and was
II days and one hour on the river. The
trip down was made IS follows: Left
Benton June Sd at 2:10 p. M; arrived
at Bismarck on the 7th at 8 q. m. She
reports the Yellowstone still falling
and notes the progress of other boats at
follows: Net Key West June 4th at
Round Butte, at 3 p. M; Katy P;
Kountz below Porcupine, at 2 Z. m,
met @. K. Peck just landing at Buford
at Z p. m. June 9TH. The Kate Kinney
was loading at Buford for the Yellow
stone. June 9th met the Peninah at
Big Muddy ct 8 q. m; the J. G. Fletcher
at the Tobacco Gardens at 2 .. M; the
Silver City sbove the Slides at noon
and the Nellie Peck just below. The
Sayanns and ono barge was met 20
miles below Fort Stevenson at 5 p. m.
p The Benton's manifest down shows
1910 sacks Of ore, $50 bales Of robes
and 5o bales Of skins, and the follow
ing passengers: VIM. G. Conrad and
wife, Miss Mamie Conrad, Fl. Benton;
BENZ. Rumney and Capt E. Fr rechette
with 10 of the. N. W. Mounted Police.
The Bsntonswill have on her next trip
for Benton on the 18th inst.
The Yellowstone will leave for Yank-
ton tomorrow but will return at once
loaded for the Yellowstone or for Ben
ton. - sz@s~EE
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