Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-25
THE RIVER

THE RIVER.
Pilot Erastus Wright returned last eve
ming from st. Louis, to which point he took
the steamer Carrier.
The steamer Kew West, Frank Maratts
master and A. A. White clerk, left this after
noon for Bismarck with a big load.
By the government guage the river stands
to-day at eight feet and six inches above
low water mark, q fall of an inch since
yesterday. U st-
Captain Reese, of Pittsburg. one of her
owners, has filed q libel against the steam
er General Terry and asked for the appoint
ment of q receiver to take charge of the
property. The Terry is owned by Captain
Reese, Dr.. Burleigh, Captain John Todd,
Commodore Coulson and Mrs. John Coonce.
The boat has made only one trip this sea-
son.
VIM. Morris, mate on the steamer Helena
was arrested last evening on the complaint
of Samuel ellis charged with not having
q license as required by the United States.
Upon being taken before Commissioner
Con2leton he produced a license issued to a
man named Waterhouse, claiming that it
was his and that it bore his name. The
complaining witness here came to the front
and stated that Warehouse was an entirely
different individual and that he was in town.
A subpoena was accordingly issued for
Waterhouse and upon coming into court
recognized the license presented by the prisI
oner as his own. Morris then threw up the
sponge and pleaded guilty to the charge
that he was acting as a mate without license,
and was put under bonds in the cum Of
$500 to answer at the next term of the Unit
ed States court. Commodore Coulson and
Capt. J. C. Mceay became his bondsmen.
The penalty for the offense charged against
VIM. Morris is a fine of from 500 to $500.
The law also makes a boat employing an
unlicensed mate liable to a fine Of $500.
The Helena which was ready to leave when
the arrest was made, procured the Benton's
mate, and was consequently not delayed in
getting away for Benton.
The palace boat of the Coulson line. the
Dacotah, arrived this afternoon from Fort
Benton, with Captain Nick Beusen In
charge and W. s. Evans, jr. and George
Evans In the Office. Captain Joe Todd
changed places with Captain Beusen ut
Bismarck aud took the Rosebud up the
river, while Captain Buesen came down
with his boat. The balance of the Dacotah
outfit remains intact, with Pilots Jacobs
and Spahr in the wheel house, r.. Miller as
steward and the veteran mate Sam Corbis
on the forecastle. The boat shows the
scars of the Bismarck tornado, the lar
beard side Of her forward root having been
given to the gale. She has been repaired
and a few coats of paint and a little tar and
gravel will completely efface the marks of
the storm, Just below Carroll, on the 9th
of July, the Dacotah encountered another
wind storm. which lifted her cabin several
iRcbes and then let go ITS hold without in
tlicting any serious damage. The strength
OF the boat saved her from injury. The
Dacotah brought 10 Yankton 1853 dry hides,
10 bundles OF green hides, 260 sacks Of
horns, 2 barrels Of tallow, 80 sacks of
hams and a lot of household goods. She
brought from Bismarck to Standing Rock rs
tons of freight and to Cheyenne agency sew
eral tons, and left 100 telegraph poles at
the following points: at Fort Rice, 600 at
Beaver creek, 400; at Fort Yates, 700. She
had one passenger for sully and one for
Pierre. From the Dacotah's log we take the
following: July 21-left Bismarck at $50
p. NJ, reached Fort Rice at 7 p. M. Odd
reached Beaver creek at 6 a. N. and Fort
Yates at l p. ~. 23d-Met Western; at 9 a.
m. at Paschalps island; reached Cheyenne
at 4:30 p m and sully at $40 p. n. 24th-;
Reached Pierre at 4:50 a. m met Peninah
at 1890 a. M. at the head of Big Bend met
Black Hills at 12:45 a m above Thompson
tied up at Mule Head. 25th-Reached
Yankton agency at 8 a m; met N. P. trans
fer boat at 9:45 a. a., just above Niobrara /;
met Helena at Springfield at 11:40 a. M;
met Key West just above Yankton at 1885
p. M; reached Yankton at 1:45 p. NJ. The
Dacotah made the trip from Bismarck to
Benton and return in seventeen days. She
will load here for up river.
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