Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-06-15

WOolO Oe K0QUlIeO AOI AS0U tAoooYVAso
ton. the Ooulson boats havs been CALI
cd upon to aid in moving the rapidly
accumulating Tongue River freights.
Accordingly the Mead has loaded for
Tongue River and left for that point, as
stated ID our last, carrying to Buford
Gen. Terry and staff, Col. P. W. Norris,
Supt. Yellowstone Park, and other pass
engers. &.
s The Mead will be followed to-day by
the Far West, and on Saturday BY the
Western.
T The Nellie Peck, with over 800 tons,
left for Buford this morning.
The E. Il. Durfee, with : full cargo
for Bismarck and points above, will
leave Yankton tomorrow, and on her
arrival will probably be loaded with
Government freights.
1 The Fanchon arrived at / P. m., yes
terday from Tongue River. Her officers
report the Yellowstone falling with i've
feet of water on the shoals. She brings
number Of passengers but no freight,
of course. After making slight repairs
she leaves for the Yellowstone.
The Rosebud, Capt. Mart. Coulson.
and the Big Horn, with the veteran
Grant Marsh in command, passed Kan
sas CITY yesterday. These new steam
ers will arrive at Bismarck on tho 25th
enroute for Benton.
The Key West, Capt Bueson, will
be found at tho landing to-day, un.
doubtedly, as she is . trusty craft a1d
Capt Nick is . skillful navigator. Shs
.is due from Benton. She will lead for
Tongue river, taking her departure
Tuesday, June 10th, on arrival Of ths
train but will return and again lesSp
for Benton July Sd, and will be the Last
Coulson line steamer to leave this seq
SON fof Benton. After that date ths
boats Of this line will connect with the
Diamond E. freight line at Cow Island.
The @. K. Peck reports the Rankin
and Osceola at Buford day before yss.
terdsy. The small pox scare on the
Ranki. resulted from . case Of chicken
pox and has entirely passed away.
All attempts st raising tho sunksn
Cameron have been absrdoned, orders
to cease work having been issued by
Major Hughes at II o'clock last Friday.
The huge rise in the river, and the
storms Of this week wero teo much for
tho enterprise. There is little question
that had it net been for these the bost
would now be adost. It was possible,
however, that there Was . hole in the
bottom Of the boat which the divers
did not find, for the steam pump, which
threw 1900 gallons Of water per min
ute, failed to make any perceptible i'm.
preston upon the supply in the hold
even before the final catastrophe. The
ten mile current which swept over the
wreck commenced to drift the sand from
under the stern, and also from under
the heels Of the spars riggea upon the
outboard side, which left the rear por.
ton Of the boat without SUPPORT, and
Friday forenoon she broke just ,absfl
midships. Her chimnsys fell, and d.
Though there were = dozen men stand.
ing within reach Of them at the time,
none were struck by them, although
one was injured slightly by . rope at
tached teope. OF course this sealed
the doom moflthe Cameron. The wreck
was then tied securely so that when
the water subsidies her machinery may
be removed, and the loading .ol
the hosting appliances upon. the
Tiger scommencedy and she wilIsrrive
Fhere with them to.day.-Sioxe Cim
journal.
The Arkansas arrived from Tongue
river this morning. She left that point
Monday; reports the Yellowstone fall.
ing but still Eve feet. Met Dugan
aground seventy-6ve miles above Blu.
ford. Kate Kinney was trying to aid
her. Tidal Wave was aground five miles
below. Arkansas tried to aid her but
couldn't reach her. She had taken the
wrong schute. She met the Osceola
and Dugan at Buford yesterday morn.
ing; the Red Cloud yesterday about if
ty miles below Buford; the Savanna was
met 100 miles below Buford and was
getting on nicely; ;theMead at Stevenson,
the Josephine at Boom Point.
The Ashland was met on Monday
forty miles below Tongue river and the
j. G. Fletcher the same day at Calls
Head Buttes.
The Benton carries Capt. Macleod and
wife and one hundred mounted police
for Benton, Capt. Stevens and twenty
three men with tools, boats, etc. for the
improvement of Dauphin Rapids, and
fifteen other cabin passengers, among
them Mrs. 1t. Bradley. She carries 24O