Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07

THE RIN Err.

The steamer Black Hills got away last
night for Pierre.
The steamer Ashland left Bismarck yes.
terday for st. Louis.
The steamer Arkansas left Bismarck for
st. Louis on the 30, and is overdue here.
From the Niobrara Pioneer
One of the sure signs of the growth of this
portion OF the country is the fact that the
steamer John M. Chambers is engaged in
running between Sioux City and Niobrara.
That there is sufficient freight here to Justify
a steamer making regular trips, certainly
shows that we have already attained to quite
a degr,e OF advancement. Our abundant
crops this year, and the increase in railroad
and steamboat facilities ought to encourage
our settlers as we'll IA these who contemplate
immigrating here. The cheap transporta-
ton furnished by the steamer Chambers will
enable our merchants and grain dealers to
compete with those Of Yankton. We trust
our business men will see that we have the
trade south and southwest of US to Elkhorn.
This belongs TO Niobrara by natural location
and there has never been a more favora lie
time to secure it than now. We learn she is
preparing TO make her first trip from Sioux
City to Niobrara within a week. Ii. West
erman is agent for this place.
Bismarck Tribune, Aug. LIST The Far
West went to Standing Rock and will re-
turn o-day.......Th Benton is fast filling up
for Benton, and wilt get off at 10 a. M. to-
morrow....The Western leaves for the
Yellowstone Saturday 1.-THE Far West
leaves for Cow Island next week......T The
steamers Arkansas and Ashland are due
from aboye......C Capt. VIM. Evans left thi.
morning for Pittsburgh. ..... Considerable ex-
cltement was created on the landing yester-
day by some of our newly adopted citizens.
While the Benton was loading some of
these 'boys," who inhabit the caves in tie
bank, made a descent on the laborers en-
ployed in loading the Benton, and refused
to allow the men to work, but, thanks to our
efficient Sheriff, Mckenzie, county Attorney
Stoyell, Capt. Emmons and others, the what
almost came near being a first class Pitts
buagh riot, was soon "squashed," and We
hope we will not be attempted again. -.
The river is falling, with 81 feet hence tc
Buford.
Bismarck Tribune: The present season
has fully demonstrated the feasibility of nay.
igating the Yellowstone. A few days since
a gentleman who had just made a trip down
that river from the mouth Of the Big Horn
reported having met twenty steamers be-
tween the mouth of the Big Horn and the
mouth of the Yellowstone, on their way up
loaded with freight for the military posts
now being constructed OF the Big Horn and
at the mouth of Tongue River. Steamers
have found no difficulty sofar in running W
TO the mouth of the Big Horn, a distances O
eight hundred miles from the mouth of the
Yellowstone. We had the pleasure of meet
ing Gen. b. c. Card, chief quarter master O
the department of Dakota, on his return from
Fort Custer, the new post on the Big Horn
and from his statements it is his opinion
that the Yellowstone is hereafter to be the
route for transporting military supplies, tc
Forts Baker and Ellis in Montana, as vel
as the cutie, from Bozeman and the Gallctir
valley.