Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-18

Jag RveA.
The steamer Western has dug herself on
Of the basin aud now floats 10 deep watc'
below the lower warehouse. Tho Black
Hills will b launched tonight or In the
morning and will follow The trail Of the
Western to the better harbor below.
Tho steamer Niobrara, d. HALEY master,
arrived at . quarter past three this after
noon from below. Her freight. amounting
10 oil to about $50 tons, 10 mostly tons'gn'
ed to parties in Niobrara, and consisted
principally of lumber, agricultural nipple;
ments and miscellaneous goods. She had
on . large quantity of lumber shipped by
eastern parties to N,obrara and . heavy
shipment of agricultural implements for
the same point from Peavey Bros.
The steamer Helena stopped at Yankton
yesterday to take on fourteen tons Of freight
which had come through by rail under q
supposed contract rate of ten cents per hun.
bred. The freight had lain here in the ware
house for some time. When the freight was
about to be delivered . charge of thirty
cents per hundred was demanded for freight
and an additional charge Of thirty cents per
hundred for storage. The consequence was
that the Helena did not take the freight.
This 10 all We know about the matter, but it
seems to US that a policy Of this sort is not
profitable to Yankton. Over half our steam
boat business has left us in the last two years
through some cause.
Bismarck Tribune, 18th: The steamboat
wood above Buford was washed away BY the
high water....The United States steamer
Gen. Sherman, is being put in good repair
for her summer camp.ign......Four men ar
rived Thursday from the Yellowstone in q
mackinaw. 1t was the FIRST boat from above.
......The following boats are now at the
landing: Benton, Col. Mcleod, Josephine,
Key West and Eclipse 800. The steamers
Benton, Col. Mcleod and Josephine are
loading at the landing for Fort Benton.
They will depart about Tuesday of next
week.....The Key West and Josephine will
leave here with the Eighteenth infantry on
Wednesday morning the 10th inst, destined
for the new post Fort Assinaboine.
Fort Buford. D. T. April l2.-During
the recent breakup one of the most pitiful
scenes ever witnessed on the Missouri river
presented itself to the gaze of a few persons
on the bank near Bakers wood yard. A
black speck was seen floating with the ice
near the middle of the river, and as it came
nearer it was recognized as q raft bearing q
load of human freight. Three unknown
men were seen sitting closely together with
out a thread of clothing upon them, and
apparently frozen to death. Nothing has
been heard of them since, and they probab-
~ were drowned. The river was full of
running ice at the time, making it impossl.
BILE for any assistance to reach them. They
were supposed to be deserters from Glendive.
Sioux City Journal. IL: Four thousand
sacks Of inspected Indian -four are now at
this point awaiting shipment on the C.. X.
little cabin on the ferryboat,
DR.. Burleigh, has been completed and will
comfortably accommodate about ten passen.
gers. The work Of calking the Fontenlle has
SSeu SoA"SuCCu duu IL - IuOuSut OOtn t0l9
boat and the Gen. Mead will be ready to
launch in q few days.....T Thirty seven men
are engaged at work on the steamboat ways
at this place, ten of whom are calkers.
twelve carpenters, two blacksmiths, two en-.
gineers and eleven laborers Capt. William
liam Reed is the general superintendent.
....Grant Marsh & Torinus have about
completed arrangements for building a new
ferryboat and work will be commenced at
an early day. The boat will be built on
the ways at this place. She will be ITO feet
long and thirty-four foot beam and will be
constructed on a plan similar in many re-
spects to the Undine, having her cabins
above deck and a driveway around the en-.
tire boat which it is calculated will accom-.
modate from twenty to twenty-five teams.
She will be supplied with suitable engines,
and it is thought will make as fast time az
the DR.. Burleigh. Capt. Marsh will handle
the wheel and Ed Williams, who is we'll
known in Sioux City, will act as collector.
:..... Vermillion Republican: The river
has done eome cutting from the mouth Of
the Vermillion down to the St. Nicholas
hotel. The river is now 80 low that furth.
er damage is not anticipated
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