Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1877-05-30

Meeting an excellent stage of water,
which will be maintained until well
into July. Yesterday eight boats were
lying in port at Bismarck, seven of
them loaded or loading for up river
points, and the other for Standing
Rock. The boats in port yesterday
were as follows: Yellowstone, Peni-
nah, Silver City, Osceola, j. E. Rankin,
Savanna, G. x. Peck, and two barges.
Since Friday the following vessels
have arrived and departed:
ARRIVALS.
OK. Peck, Johnston. Benton.
/ -J.,E. Rankin, st. Louis.
Silver City, Masde, st. Louis.
Savanna and Barges St. Louis.
Peninah, Mariner, Benton,
,.Jno. ii. Chambers, LaBarge, Yankton.
Key West. Buesen, Fort Benton.
G. Z. Peck, Johnston, Buford.
7 Fletcher -, Yellowstone
! Rankln,", rE s zT.r .v
i. Red Cloud from st. Louis. ~
Fannie Tatum, 50
BOATS A3vERTlsED TO LEAVE.
Peninah for Benton Both. ..-,s.s. :,
Western sth.
Sulphuric acid caused the FIRE On the
E)urfee. Packages of the same were
stored in the hold of the Carroll and
she may hare been burned BY that
Ineans. <,eltsI s
The Fontenelle (leH Yankton for Bis
marck aud Fort Benton on the 28th.
Capt. Braithwaite is Master ana John
N. Mason, Clerk.
The steam tug Victory, with the B.
f. Weaver and two barges in tow,
passed Lea4enworth enroute for Bis.
marck on the 22d. The steamers and
barges are loaded with lumber for the
construction of barges after arrival
at Bismarck. The head in the star
board engine of the Weaver was blown
out near. .Leagenworth, cousing delay
and loss of about two hundred dol
lars. .
The Str. Josephine arrived at Tongue
River Post Ca the -22d inst, and re-
turned to Gleadive to transport military
supplies and troops to Post No. l.
The Fanchon, which returned to Bu
ford, met Josephine and Meade on
the 25th, below Powder River, bound
up, getting along all right with three
feet of water on Buffalo Rapids, but
falling. On the 26th she met the Far
West 20 miles below Glendive.
The steamer Peninah left Fort Ben
ton on the evening of the 23d. Net
the Western en- the 24th at 4 P, NJ, be-
low Two Calf Island. The same day
she met the Kate Kinney below Round
Butte the Benton at Amelia Poe Bar,
and arrived at .Buford same day at II
A. NJ, and left at daylight. On the
26th she met the Ashland ct the foot of
Cambelrs Cut Cff, the Key West at
Dry Point, the Tidal Wave below Dry
Point. On the 2sth she met the
Fletcher at 10 A. n, at Turtle Greek,
arriving 1t Bismarck at IL n. The
Peninah will leaxe for Benton on arri-
val of to nights train.
The steamer Bsaton telegraphs Capt. |
Maratta her arrival 1t Benton yester-
day, making the run to that place in /
ten days and six hours, with 229 tons |
Of freight.
1t will be seen by an advertise
ment elsewhere, that the steamer West
ern will leave Bismarck for Benton
June 5th, and the steamer Benton
June 7th.
The Penjnah cleans up all Diamond
B. freight here. Things are being
pushed, and we can assure the patrons
of this route that no freight will be
delayed at Bismarck.
The steamer Red Cloud, past due,
has not yet arrived.
Capt. Reany is loading the Savannah
and two barges, for the Yellowstone.
The river at this point is falling
slowly, but there is good water hence
to Buford.
The Yellowstone cleared for Stand
ing Rock at noon to day.
rest awhile, having some slight repairs
to make.
The Silver City is lying at Bismarck
awaiting the arrival of her trip
from ST. Paul. The Silver City is a
new boat and was launched late IN
April. She is one of the neatest and
best boats in the riYer, and ,s 100 feet
long, 35 feet beam, Is inch cylinders,
five feet stroke and trims up on "a
inches. She will carry $50 tons and
has good accommodations for seventy
FIVE passengers. She is commanded byl'
Capt. John T. Massie, with j. E. Han +
ma, Clerk, is owned BY Capt. Silver and
Capt. Massie, and is working on the
Terry contract. She will leave here
Saturday With fifty tons for Stevenson, |
l6 for Buford and 234 for Benton.