Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
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IN, steamer Duras 10 carrying colersd
refugees to Wyandotte.
The Black Hills and Western will both
- launched from the ways this week.
The steamer Niebrara arrived this after
noon from below on her way to Niobrara.
Tho Big Horn was pulled OF the bar
above Town By the Rosebud this afternoon.
The steamer Rosebud John Tsdd, master.
will leave Yankton tonight or early to'mor-
row morning for Fort Benton.
The river 10 falling rapidlyito-day. The
ssbsiding waters have left a considerable
deposit Of drift wood on the big bar.
The ferry boat DR.. Burleish, from Bis
marck to Sioux City, past Ysnkton yester.
day. She will be employed asa transfer
boat at Sioux City.
St. Louis Times-Journal, 7th: Capt. Nick
Buesen's big steamer Montana tis discharg-
ing her cargo at the foot of Vine street,
She clears for Fort Benton tomorrow.
Or. Burleieh, who came down from the
Terry this morning, says the beat laid up
over night at the :.Huttrische farm and that
if she has good luck, she will tie up at
Yankton agency tonight.
Pittsburg telegram, 4th: Harry Bachelor,
son Of Capt. James w. Bachelor, gees
clerk Of the upper Missouri steamer F. Y.
Bachelor the coming season. The new
steamer Dakota will be completed the lat
ter part of the month.
The steamer Big Horn, which left Iank-
ton for Benton late Tuesday night, was
caught in the heavy wind, a few miles above
town, and blown hard aground AGREES a reef.
She worked all day yesterday trying to spar
of, but got out of fuel and it was impossible
to supply her by the use Of yawls. on account
Of the strong wind. This morning tho Rose.
bud steamed up and took a load of wood to
her from Yanktsn.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, 9th: The Mis-
souri, river at this point is booming high,
and rising rapidly. Yesterday it was about
seventeen feet shove low water mark, and
had come up nearly a foot on Monday night.
The "hog yards" on the west side, with their
side tracks, ETC., are completely surrounded,
and the appearance of things on that partic-
ulsrly low part of Omaha is anything but
encouraging. If the water continues to
rise much more the smelling works and
other buildings in that vicinity will be
placed in about the same uncertain position
that they were in June last.
Sioux City Journal, 9th: Owing to the
high wind hat was prevailing yesterday
the Red Cloud was obliged to tie up about
thirty miles below Sioux City. With fail
weather che may reasonably be expected tc
arrive here to day.. The Steamer Helen,
OF the Powers Benton line will leave fol
Fort Benton next Tuesday evening, April
18th, instead of SATURDAY., the 18th, as an
nounced yesterday. Hereafter a boat o
this line will leave Sioux City on the 10
and 18th of each moRth. The river banl
below the Illinois Central depot continued
to cave Yesterday, although at not such 81
alarming rate as on Monday. Severa
houses were moved back from the bank yes
terday, and a number of others have beer
placed ON rollers in readiness to move OF
short notice. In that locality the bank ha'
caved in from ten feet TO = rod in width il
the past few days. The old mill now stand'
only about two rods from the waters edge
whereas a year ago the distance was about
ten rods.... There is every prospect tina
Sioux City will be the headquarters of sew
eral lines of boats this season, comprisiD,
in all quite a feet. Nine boats have al
ready been announced as having headquar
tiers in this city, viz: The Benton, Helen
and Butte of the Powers Benton line; Fon
%tenelle, Peninah and Gen. Meade, of tn
Charles line; c. X. Peck and Nellie Peel
of the Northwest Transportation company
and Capt Haley's steamer Niobrara. Th,
Baker line, with at least two boats, it is an
City......The ferry boat which is to arriv
composed of the hull Of the old Hirau
ago, and which subsequently, was sunk i
the river near the Santee agency. Th
wrecked hull was purchased by Capt. Gran
Marsh, raised repaired, some secondhand
machinery put in, christened as the d.
Burleigh, and operated as q ferry boat
Bismarck. Its actual capacity is thre
teams, although by unhitching and dom
considerable engineering in the way Of al
rangement, four teams can be accommodated
Foot passengera can ride in the engin
room.
Don't forget that the Merchants billiar
parlors can 10 be found one door mort
of Edmund's & Wynn's bank.
A full line of gents furnishing goods {
all qualities at bottom prices at Harr
Katz's.
An elegant assortment of fine Gold Pen
and holders, pencils, etc., Of the celebrated
Morton manufacture, just received At Mill
& Purdy's.