Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-06
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St. Joseph. Mo-. July 2.-The Missouri
river a. this point is now higher than since
1914, being seventeen feet four inches shove
low water mark. Considerable damage
was done to-day to the iron bridge span
ming the river at this point by the current
washing in and causing the east abutment
to sink down some eight or ten feet. letting
the shore end of the first span touch the
shore. The bridge is impossible. The dam
age done will be temporarily repaired in
three or four days, so that teams will be
able to pass.
Kansas City, Mo-. July 2.-The tow-boat
Grand Lake No. 2. in charge Of Captain
Gall. which left st. Louis week ago with
three large barges, arrived here safe this af-
ternoon. The barges were towed to the
Union elevator where they are now receiv-
ing cargo of 100, 900 bushels of corn, which
will be thipped to st. Louis and t':ence to
New Orleans. The barges have been Wis
tied by hundreds to day, including many of
the business men Of the city. The arrival of
the barges is looked upon as new era in
the grain trade, and it's supposed to settle
tHS ldCt tu0t III IutuEc tue mA6sOuTl IIVeT ID
to be utilized as the great outlet for the i'm
mense crops Of the west.
Elk Point Curier Sd: The "Old Muddy"
has again sloped over its banks on this side
of Vermillion, AMI number Of farmers be-
tween this city and the place where the wat
er came out are experiencing quite a spell
of dampness, and 90 visiting on fat boats
They aleo stand in the doors of their houses
and spear fish. Considerable damage will
be done to the crops in this locality unless
the water recedes or dries up very soon
The water is within mile of this town
about where it was two years ago when We
had the big overflow although there is no,
near the amount of water new as came dowr
at that time.
The new Missouri river packet Eclipse
G.D.Moore captain. and A. s Shepard clerk
arrived here from below early this morn
ing, en- route for Fort Benton and other uI
river points. This is the fret trip of tht
Eclipse, she having been built this season
in Pi,tsburg. Her length is 40 feet
breadth 80 feet, and depth 4 feet. She has
two engines 1915 inches diameter of cylln'
der, foot stroke of piston, is of 100
tons burden, and capable of carrying 2s
cabin passengers. The Eclipse arrived here
with full load Of up river freight and 9
number Of passengers She leaves to night
for up river.
Vermillion Republican, 4th: On last Sat
urday night some fifty feet Of the road b,t
of the Dakota Southern went into the raging
Missouri, and all the work done SO far b!
the railroad company rendered useless ex
penditurc Supt. Merchant arrived here Sun
day to survey the wreck and prepare TO
future efforts to keep the road open. Mon
day morning VanAntwerp, the civil engin
eer of the road came down from Yankton
and looked over the chances Of the road (,
pass over the bluff. After careful survey
above and below town, it was finally decided
to cut higher into the bluff back of tn
washout, and some fifty or sixty men, will
teams commenced work Tuesday morning
The city assisted BY the railroad company
commenced operations Tuesday, looking to.
wards filling in trees at the worst cuttins
point Of the river. Some two hundred tree
were cut along the line of the road. JUS
above town, to be used for the purpose. Tn
council on Tuesday evening, intrusted Aid
ermun Potter with experimenting the work
A large number of our citizens were engaged
in rip-raping the b.nk with trees and GOV
ering them with dirt. An examination thi
morning shows, conclusivily, that the cuttin
Of the river may be stayed if not permanent
ly stopped, by treating the entire river frou'
at the exposed places. to similar dose
Will It be done?