Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-11

The steamer Key West will leave for Fl.
Benton next Wednesday.
The c. X. Peck and Yellowstone left ST..
Louis Yesterday for Yankton.
Bramble, Miner &. Co. have been made
local agents of the new steamer Helena.
The steamer Josephine, commanded by
Captain james Maratta, with Ed. Lathrop
in the Office, left at daylight this morning
for Fit. Benton with a full load Of freight
and passengers.
When all the boats under contract are
completed Pittsburg will have added six
new boats TO the upper Missouri and yell
lowstone fleet, as follows: General Terry,
Helena. Gen. D. H. Rucker, Chas. II.
Tompkins. Eclipse and F. Y. Bachelor.
The st. Louis papers say that DR..
Lamme's Yellowstone is being made as
handsome boat as there is on the river as
to cabin adornments and passenger accom-
modat,ons. He is loading her for the
headwaters OF the Yellowstone river, and
will leave with her positively on Wednes-
day, the 10th. DR.. Lsmme will take her
through, and probably remain on her all
the season.
The steamer Benton, D. Haney master
and John. C. Barr clerk, left this
afternoon for Fl. Benton. She takes away
one hundred and eighty tons of freight and
seventy passengers, mostly for Fl. Benton.
Up river people will hardly recognize the
transformed Benton. She has been decked
over forward and aft and increased cabin
room supplied. Upon her outside and in
terror improvements and ~adornments innu-
merable are visible and she is now entitled
to a place at the head of the list Of first
class passenger steamers. She goes out with
a paving trip and will not return to Yank-
ton EMIL the close Of the season.
Capt. Fecto, pilot of the Benton, WHO
arrived here from ST. Louis Monday, says
that on his way up by train, he passed the
Benton at 4 a. N. Monday, a. Atchison, on
her way up, passed the Red Cloud at 5
O'Clock, thirty miles above st. Joseph, and
passed the John NJ. Chambers further up
three or four hours ahead of the Red Cloud,
though he did not see her. Although the
Helena is behind the other two. she is the
fastest sailing boat aud Cspt. Fecto thinks
she will reach this point in advance of the
other two. He says the Gen. Terry left St.
Louis last Saturday evening for Fort Ben
ton. She is commanded by DR.. w. A.
Burleigh, j. @. A. Parr is clerk, David
Campbell and Erastus Wright pilots. A. r.
Mann and Rees Townsend engineers, Hiram
Dolby mate and Charles Laughton steward.
Bismarck Tribune, 9Th: Capt. Stewart
has been requested to 60 to Buford and
take charge Of the Kountz line freight at
that point......The river at this point is
lower than at any time during last season
and is still falling. The steamer Gen.
Custer is now at the Bismarck landing un-
dergoing slight repairs. Capt. r. G. Mason,
late Of the Meade, arrived from Pittsburg
yesterday morning, and assumed command.
The Custer will enter the Yellowstone as
soen as the water will permit. THE
steamer Denver is q little beauty. She is
doing service between the upper landing
and Fort Lincoln carrying government
freight. . Capt. D. w. Maraita, superin-
tendent of the Coulson line steamers,arrived
here by N. P. II. r. yesterday morning, and
brings US the good news thst the steamer
Big Horn will arrive here today and leave
for Fort Benton on Tuesday morning the
9th inst, the first boat of the season, and
the earliest that any steamer hiss ever
reached this port from below. The Big
Horn hasa full cargo awaiting her at Bis
marck which will 20 through with dispatch.