Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-10
RIVER NEWS.

1ue steamer lose Duu, OdpI. OIous
Marsh, arrived from tho head waters
on the Yellowstone, Saturday, having
cleaned up all the freight at Tongue
river destined for upper post. Her IN
teresting memorandum will be found
below. The Rose Bud will load in
few days for up river posts.
The Josephine, Capt. Jno. Todd, will
leave for Yaukton on Tuesday, the 11th
inst, having her cargo at the lower
posts. Persons destined for Yankton
or Sioux City must be on board this
evening. .-
The Big Horn, Capt. Joe Todd, will
commence to receive for Buford and
Tomorrow and will leave on Thursday.
Then comes the famous Benton, with
that prince os COED fellows as purssr.
Capt. Jno. G. Barr, whs see that pas.
sengers are cared for. Call sarly and
secure your rosns % the Benton. goes
Saturday, sure. @ ~
Capt. NcGarrey viii arrive Tuesday
night from St. Paul.
Capt. r. G. Aason's Gen. Heads will
get away some time during the week.
Her cargo is now enroute by rail. She
will be followed by the Peninah, Capt.
T. D. Mariner, with Johnny Leasure in
the Office. Don't forget the Peninah.
Capt. Jno. II. Reaney, sec'y and
treas. of the Yellowstone Transports.
tion Co., left for St. Paul by this morn
ing's train. Capt. R. leaves host of
friends behind him. We wish him
success. D. w. Marratta, Esq, genl
superintendent of the Old Reliable
Coulson Line, is now left alone master
of the field. He is always on "deck." J"
The following steamers are now due
from above: Silver City, R.W. Dugan.
The Key West, Far West, Western,
and G. K. Peck are at Yankton.
The E. II. Durfee and Kate Kidney
are at st. Louis.
Capt. Marsh, of the steamer Rose
Bud, reports that tho engineering
party at Wolf Rapids, on the Yellow
stone river have done good work but
lack the facilities of moving from point
to point.
The steamer Rose Bud left Pittsburgh
May 26th; arrived at Bismarck June
29th. Made one trip from Bismarck to
Buford; returned and made the trip
with Gems. Sherman, Terry, Card and
staff to Post No. 2, Big Horn, and re-
turned to Tongue rriver, when she
made trip to Terry'ss Landing, light
ened the steamer Caster up, and twice
pulled the Kendall over Buffalo Rapids.
Left Terry's landing on Sept. 1st, all
the freight being delivered that was at
Post No. l for Terry's Landing, leav-
ing the principal part of her cargo to
be taken on up by Billiards OK train.
Arrived at Buford at 10 a. m. on the
morning of thes 9th; at Buford un'
til noon of the 9th, crossing freight
and trains to the north bank Of the
Yellowstone. Left there at 3 p. m;
laid ali night above the cutoff; met
steamer Fontanelle at 10 a. m. at
Strawberry Island; laid all night at
Dry Point. Arrived at Bismarck a
| p. m. on the 9Th. The steamer Rose
Bud left Terry's Landing, above the
mouth of the Big Horn, Yellowstone
river, Sept. 1st, at noon; found tho
Yellowstone very low; arrived at
Tongue river at 2 p. m. on the I'd. As
all the freight then at the post for
No. 2 was delivered by US at Terry's
Landing we concluded to go out of the
river. Left Tongue river on the morn
ing of the Sd; passed over Buffalo Rap
ids safely, where we found the steamer
Alex. Kendall pulling up through; laid
all night below Wolf Rapids; passed
Glendive at II a. m. on the 4tb; met
steamer Gen. Sherman laying at the
bank 60 miles above Buford. Having
seen business all cleaned up before we
left, arrived at B1ford on the 5th; put
in one day crossing freight to the yell
lowstone; left there on the 9th and ar
rived at Bismarck Saturday 6tb, having
accomplished good seasons work for
the Government and owners.
At the meeting of the Board of.Co..
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