Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-03
the RIVER.

The Dakota goes to Benton on the 2otn'
The Big Horn clears for Pierre and Chey'
enne next Thursday.
The peninah will leave Iankton fol
CHEYENNE agency next Monday.
The musquitc brigade has put In an ap'
pe.rance along the river near Bismarck.
The Yellowstone left st. Louis on the
2sth for Fort Benton with q full trip OF
freight.
The steamer Butte, of the Benton line,
will leave Yankton for Benton about the
18th inst.
The steamer Benton, of the Benton line.
reached Benton the 9th of April, the first
boat of the season.
The steamer Bachelor has gone to Blu
ford. From there she returns to Bismarck
and loads for the Yellowstone.
The steamer Niobrara, D. Haley, master,
arrived this morning from below, and after
a few hours halt left for Nlobrara.
Omaha Bee, 30th: 1.-THE steamer John
NJ. Chambers, en- route to Fort Benton, ar
rived here this morning, and during the
day resumed her trip"
The steamer Black Hills will leave to.
night for Bismarck with a Benton load,
The steamer Benton will meet her there and
take her load, and the Black Hills will re.
turn to Yankton.
Sioux City Journal, I'd: Commodore w,
j. Kountz arrived in the city yesterday and
will make Sioux City his headquarters fol-
some The steamer Gen. Rucker
arrived at Winnebago agency. eighteen miles
below this city, yesterday. She will take on
considerable freight at that point, and is ex-
pected to arrive here to-day.....The steamer
Niobrara left for Niobrara and intermediate
points at 2:30 p. m. yesterday. She left
with a miscellaneous cargo, which it is ex-
pected will be increased at points further up
the river.
Bismarck Tribune, Goth: The Gen. Terry
passed up on Tuesday with DR.. Soft Tommy
and DR.. Burleigh on board.....The Far
West will arrive from Yarkton tomorrow
morning and leaye for Fort Benton Tues
day 90. The race for Benton hiss not
been heard from except at Buford. The
Eclipse passed Buford thirty-three hours
behind the Eclipse. The Benton had gain
ed nearly a day on the Eclipse. THE
steamer Rosebud from Yankton, arrived at
the landing Monday morning, and after
taking on So head of mules and 1876 tons of
Montana and government freight, departed
for Fort Benton. She was full of passen-
gers.
E,rt Stoco,,on oorroanon1onco P;smarck
Tribune. April %: The monotony Of life
at Stevenson sustained a slight variation on
the 10Th inst, on account OF the arrival Ct
three boats, viz: the Key West, Gen. Sher-
man and Josephine, enroute for Milk river,
Montana, having on board what is left ofthe
18th U. S. infantry. Many of them were
feeling rather despondept at the prospect Of
visiting a locality where the chair lifting
propensity Of the noble red man is still tn,
predominant trait Of his character. The,
stopped only a few moments for the purpos
of taking on board some %rations and tire
soldiers belonging at Fort Buford. A nun
Der of soldiers congregated on the bank 70
the purpose Of exchanging a few words Q
social interest with their former comrades o
the 18th, but were sadly disappointed a. al
communication with the shore was strictly
interdicted by the officers in charge.
Captain John c. Barr, general agent o
the Benton line of steamers, arrived last
night from Bismarck and has completed ar
rangements for working the boats of that
line between Yankton and Fort Benton this
season. The line consists Of three large and
we'll appointed ateamers-the Benton, L. ID.
Mariner master, and S. NJ. Lorimqr clerk;
the Helena, Andy johnson master, and
James Greenough clerk; the Butte, James
McGarry master, and j. H. Reese clerk.
The Butte is a new boat and is now on her
first trip up the river. The Benton and He
lena have been run a few years and have
proved themselves to be fast and reliable
boats. The popular Captain Barr, as gen.
eral agent of the line, will divide his time
between Yankton and Bismarck, looking at.
ter the interests Of the line, and Of its pas
sepgers and shippers. The Benton and Coul'
son lines are the best in western waters and
both are now operating from Yankton.