Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-29
THE RIVER.

tation line, left for st. Louis this morning. !
1t is said of John CooLce, pilot of the q
Black Hills, that he can see water as well .
in the dark as by daylight, but Coonce in !
sists that il isn't SO. :
The steamer Yellowstone, Arch Bryan ,
master and Z. B. Jones clerk, leaves Yank- ,
ton for st. Louis to morrow morning at ten .
o'clock. Capt. Bryan has decided 10 try
the lower waters for the balance of the
seasons work and has assurances from st. {
Louis parties that he will be given all the
business he wants.
The steamer Black Hills, T. 3 Burleigh
master. and j. @. A. Parr clerk, arrived
last night about nine O'Clock from Pierre,
after making a remarkably quick run-one
which certainly entities her to the horns.
She brought down 115 passengers, 80 in
the cabin. The memoranda Of the trip
published below, gives the running time of
the boat and Pilot Coonce says it can still
be reduced. The river is not yet in good
working condition, the channel not being
well defined. The Black Hills will leave
again lOl l. ltIIG lO-ulOIIOW CNGulLg. Oi6 /
already has $50 tons of her load.
Bismarck. Tribune, June %; The river
is falling somewhat, but is in splendid con-
dition for boating The Dugan transfer
red her Tongue river trip to the Kinney,
one hundred miles up the Yellowstone,
and returned to Bismarck. After some
9 slight repairs she will leaye for Buford...
8 The Fanchon is loaded and will get off for
Tongue river to-day. The Far West is
! loading and will leave tomorrow evening
for Tongue riYer....T The Mead leaves for
k Tongue river this evening The E. H.
Durfee will leave for FIT. Benton on Tues
+ day next, and the Benton for Benton July
4th. !. The steamer Far West left Bis
s marck on Friday June 18th, at / p. m,
a with 253M tons of freight for Fort Buford.
She arrived on Thursday June Dist at Z p.
NJ, her return having been but 6 days and
6 hours from port to port, The Far West
met the Fannie Tatum and Arkansas above
the Little Missouri, the Key West and Fon-
At tenelle below old Ft. Clark. The steamer
Benton passed Buford on June Goth at 6 a.
= N. The steamer Ashland left Buford for
the Yellowstone June Goth. The Nellie
n Peck was at Buford on the Goth discharg
O. ing her cargo. The Far West made the
quickest time OF record from Bismarck to
Buford and return and the trip down in "a
re hours. The officers who passed up on
the Key West recently joined in the follow.
ing testimonial relating TO the good quail
ties of the boat and its officers; Fort
Abraham Lincoln, d. T., May 10Th, 1877,
Commodore S. b. Coulson, general man
III ager Missouri River Transportation Co,
Yankton, Dakota: Sir The three com
On paries OF the 18th infantry having per
formed the journey from Cheyenne Agency
d. T., to his place on the steamer Key
u West, of your line, the undersigned Off
GERS of the army, serving with the sale
of companies, desire to express TO you theiI
appreciation OF the promptness, efficiency
and energy that characterized Capt. Bue
u' sen, his officers and crew, il the discharge
ny of their duties, and through you the un
dersigned beg leave to thank Capt. BuesoI
IN tor the courtesy, attention and kindness
shown them and their ladies by him on th'
III occasion referred to.
Respectfully yours,
is. GEO. p. BUELL.,
he B'y't Brig. Gen. Com'd'g the Battalion
II. w. TIFFANY,
"a Ii. 18th Cavalry.
Tor A. G. BERGEN,
Ter Act. Asst Surgeon U. S. A.
IHEO. SCHNAN
Capt. 18th Infantry.
'ie - MABIB,
de 1st Ut. nth Infantry.
JoRN j DoUGHERTY,
on Lii, eth Infantry.
rts A passenger on beard the steamer Silye
Lake sends us the following sketches {
ng her officers and owners:
the A brief sketch of the officers Of the 81
yer Lake No, 4, may be interesting 10 man
,ht of your readers. We herewith give a list
ITS. Captain, VIM. Reed, one of the Oldest an
ted most experienced men on the river; a ma
let. igator of no ordinary experience, careful
The trustworthy, and a man who never swerve
He from his duty to further the interests {
has those he represents. Clerk, S. V. Clever
ire ger, one of Yankton's Oldest and most r
spected citizens, discharges his duties wit
the that aptness and promptitude which d.
me notes a man of most excellent quallfic
ent lions for any sphere in life. Engineer
to Major S. B. Cowles and Reese Townsen,
men eminently qEalifed to fill. their respol
the sible positions. Pilots, G. w. Blunt 81
18th John Millett, both men of excellent jud:
ella ment. Mr.. Blunt brought the " Lake
into the Missouri twelve years ago. He
ess, a veteran. Mate, Ole Anderson, who
we'll posted in his business. Storekeepe
of G. NJ. Cliff, is a model of perfection, a ma
om Of extensive and varied travels; a ma
cen whom not to know is TO argue ones sc
en-. unknown, where he presides. Watchma
of VIM. Van Buren,, is one of those men wi
hly believes in seeing that all is we'll. Stey
lin ard. Ole Larson, presides over the destiLi
ing of the inner man, and we can say safe
his that he is the right mar in the right plac
and Owners, John II. Charles, of Sioux Git
in and A. ii. Wilders, of st. Paul, men wi
ms have a reputation excelled by none.
ood conclusion. we desire to say that nj