Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-19

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The finest line Of Dress Goods ever
shown in Yankton. Just received at Else.
man y Co.'S. Broadway.
the RIVER.
The river has risen nine ;nc,,s. IN ,-o,,x.
four hours.
The Nellie Peck ia expected Tomorrow.
without fail.
The Key West took out fourteen passen.
gers for Pierre aud the Black Hills.
The steamer Red Cloud left Stony Civ
yesterday forenoon at eleven O'Clock for the
upper river.
Col. Akin has established the Office of the
Northwest transportation Company in the
second story Of Schoregge's block.
Capt. Mart Coulson 10 I o command the
Western this year, instead of the Far West,
which has been turned over to Barney
Earle.
The government steamer Sherman, John
Sunsolas master and F. II. Gray clerk, will
leave Yankton Sunday morning for Fl.
Custer, on the Yellowstone river.
The steamer Helena is Differed a. fol.
lows: Cap. James McGarry has command
and James Grcenough is her clerk. Sam
Corbiss is mate, John Shoemaker chief
engineer, Jerome Huntington assistant and
Ed. Joyce steward. Joe Jacobs and Jim
Montague pilots.
The steamer Far West, of the Cou|sou
line, j. l. Earle master aud Joseph Coulson
clerk, will leave Yank,on Monday evening
Tor ri. Pierre and Cheyenne agency. The
Far West has been made over into a first.
class passenger boat since last fall and has
ample and luxurious accommodations for a
large number of passengers.
The steamer Key West, Of the Coulson
line, left at daylight this morning for Fl.
Benton, with a good load of freight and
passengers. The following comprises tie
Key Vests working complement: Cant.
NICK bueson, master; A. A. White, clerk +;
Capt. +. j. Anderson and Capt. T j. An
derson, pilots; Jno. K. Martin and Bernard
u. Duffy. engineers; James Ross, steward ;
ID. NJ. Richardson, carpenter.
Sioux City Journal 18th: The Red Cloud
and Chambers will probably not reach here
till tomorrow. The former is very heavily
laden. The Chambers left st. Louis four
days ahead of the Helena and the Red
Cloud two days ahead.........The steamer
Tiger: Col. Sawyers master, is expected to
arrive here next Saturday or Sunday. bay.
ing made a successful trip to Cheyenne
agency. and has . load Of grain back. taken
at St. Helena.
Nermillion Republican: A. S. Douglas
Is having some trouble with his new ferry
boat. The boiler appears to be detective,
but he will soon have it in good running
order."....In the way Of cheap f~erriaee,
Nermillion is now ahead of the best. Our
business men have completed an arrange
ment with Mr.. A. S. Douglas, bv which he
is to cross teams with produce for Vermil-
lion TOR twenty five cents each way. Our
merchants, or a portion Of them, have &C.
cured these good terms by paving to Mr..
Douglas 4 reasonable sum per month during
the season. Mr.. Douglas has purchased a
good twenty horse power engine for his
boat, and will have it in full operation in a
:ew days. While steps have been taken in
this matter in all h eriver towns, We believe
none have secured terms so favorable.
The steamer Helena, James McG.rrv
msster and James Greenoueh clerk, arrived
before daylight this morning from below,
with seventy -sssensers and ESQ tons OF
freight. She tied up at our levee until this
afternoon and then steamed on up the river.
The Helena is a new boat and is on her
first trip. Her hull was built at California,
Pennsylvania, and 10 1876 feet long, 80
beam. 3o1a floor and 4 depth of hold. with
. capacity of so tons. She has 2 boilers ~
inches In diameter. "a feet long, containing
5 hues each 2 lever engines, 1871 inches 5
feet strske, all entirely new. She stand.
we'll with the underwriters and is one OF
the swiftest boats on the river. The Helena
is owned BY T. c. Power, Capt. James Nc.
Garry and Others of Montana, and cost
Gel 900.
E. D. Pratt, trader at New sspottcd Tail
agency, called at our Office this morning.
tie arrived with his family on the steamer
Helena. He is on his way 10 the agency
where he will establish his permanent re-.
sidence. He speaks in the hiehes. terms Of
the Helena, . new boat, built especially for
the upper Missouri. This. Is her first trim.
and the passengers are more than delighted
with the boat and her management. She IL
commanded by Capt. Jas. McGarry, . gen.
tlemsn with large experience In steamboat.
ing, and one who looks after the comfort
and convenience Of the passengers, Is we'll
as the management Of the boat. They left
the Red Cloud eight miles below Decater
on . sand bar With q part of her freight on
the shore. The Helena was detained there
also for two days, in consequence of the
shallowness Of the water. While there tho
Red Cloud backed into the Helena, doing .