Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-15
THE RIVER.

The coming of the c. X. Peck is still un-
certain.
The steamer Durfee will leave Oh We'd
nesday for up river, and will be the first
boat out.
Three of the Coulson boats are lying at
the levee waiting for government freight,
which moves slowly.
The steamer Key West will probably get
away for up river Thursday, and the Black
Hills the last Of the week.
A Pittsburg telegram of the llth says
that the steamer Niobrara, for the Missouri
river, is announced to leave that city ON the
10th.
St. Louis Times, 10th: Captain Bakers
new upper Missouri boat is due here from
Cincinnati tomorrow, when Captain John
Massie will lake command OF her.
The steamer Key West. Mic Buesen
master and A. A. White clerk, arrived at
8 o'clock yesterday morning from Fort Ben
ton. We are indebted to the clerk for
log of the trip, which is appended.
Bismarck dispatch, July IL: The steamer
Red Cloud, Of the Baker line, which left
this place on the I'd inst, for Fort Buford,
broke her shaft when near the mouth of the
Little Missouri river. She will return to
this place for repairs. The steamer Rose.
bud will arrive tomorrow and leave Mon.
day morning for Benton. The General Ter.
ry departed last night for Buford. ...... Com.
modore w. ]. Kountz, Of Allegheny City,
Pa, is in the city looking after his steam
boat interests. There is a good stage of
water in the Missouri, and steamboatmen
are correspondiDgly happy.
MASIFEsT
OF the steamer Key West, from Fort Ben
ton to Yankton:
American Express company, for W. Le-
brun, l box; NJ. w. sheafe, pkg; Fred
johnson, pkg; D. S. R. R., for c. sigel
Buffalo, N. Y, 2 bales hides, 2 bales sheep
pelts, s bales dry hides; J. II. Pratt Hins-
dale, Mich, 1 box mdse; Jacob Franz,
Sioux City, IS empty beer kegs; 1st Nation.
al bank, 4ankton, l pkg; F. schnauber,
Yankton, 2 egg cases; Heselton & Co.,
Iankton, 8 cases; Adler & Gilman, Yank.
ton, box; Mills & Purdy, Yankton, 2
boxes eeeds,
Of the steamer Key West, from Bismarck,
June 81, to Fort Benton, July 2, and return
to Yankton, July 10:
June 2l-Left Bismarck at 9 p. NJ, for
Fort Benton, having as passengers Gen
Charles H. Tompkins, quartermaster general
U. S. A., and party, as tollows Frank Nc
Crary, son of Hon. G. w. McCrary, secre.
tary Of war; Mrs. Lee, Miss Lee, Mrs
Dewey, Miss Miller, Mrs. J. w. Raymond
of Bismarck Miss Leasure and Miss Dill.
worth, of Pittsburg; Capt. f. D. Baker.
Fort Lincoln, and eleven other passengers
and 300 tons of freight. June 22-Landed
at Fort Stevenson at 6 p. w., and took on a
band of musicians and left at Gas y. m.:
landed at Fort Berthold at ll:46 r. M. and
left at - r. M. June 29-Landed at Little
Missouri at $50 a. M, at Mandan village at
l:3O p. M, and at Little Knife river at G:15
June 24--Landed at Tobacco garden at 5:45
a. M, and put of'a moving machine. June
25-Met steamer c. X. Peck and put Capt.
e. D. Baker and wife on board landed at
Fort Buford at s a. m, discharged 35 ton,
freight, and left at l:30 p. M; Gen. Huston,
Capt. E. B. Kirk and wife went with us to
Fort Union, where they we're landed at 8 D.
M; ran all night. June 2G-Landed at
Jones point, at IL a. M, Poplar creek at
4:lO p. M, at head of Spread Eagle at IL p.
M; ran all night. June 27-Met steamer
Heleaa at HAS a. m. at head of Porcupinc
bend; landed at several wood yards; ran
all night. June 2s-Landed 10 miles below
Muscleshell river at IL p. NJ, dark and
stormy laid up and cleaned out boilers
June 29-Started at 5 a. NJ. landed at Car
roll at $50 p. M, put off Ill packages of
miscellaneous freight, and left at G. Is p. m
ran all night and lay up at i p. m., June
80, at Drowned Mans rapids. July Il
Started at a. M; met steamer Red Cloud
at 7:2O p. M. below mouth of Marias, and
lay up at - p. M, at Favorite island, along
side Of steamer Josephine. July 2-Started
at a. M; met steamer Western at Ais a.
M; landed at Fort Benton at 1880 a. m., and
commenced discharging cargo; quit at D.
m. The military gave ball on the Key
West tonight, in honor of Gen. Tompkins
and party, the band of the post Considered
the best in the United States army furnish
ing the music. Dancing commenced at 10
o'clock, and continued until o'clock next
morning; it was very pleasant party, and
every one seemed delighted. July 3-Re-
sumed work of dischareiug freight; Gen.
Tompkins and Messrs. McCrary and D. A
Cory left for Helena at $50 q. M, by pri-
vate conveyance. July 4-Took on 247
sacks Of ore, 1927 bars bullion, and lot Of
robes, and left Benton at s:45 p. m.; lay up
for night at Claggett. July Started at 8
a. M; met steamer Benton above Koontzs