Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-10-24
River News.

The Gen. .Tompkins is expected down soon.
The Gen. Custer sunk in nine feet of water
near Rulo, Neb.
The Big Horn with Indian freight for Poplar
Creek leaves to-dsy.
The Rose Bud left yesterday at II 80 with gov
crnment freight Tor Buford. a#!; r&+&a
The Benton is expected down about the 29th
and will 60 through to Ynnkton. ass -, .-7
The aggregate receipts of the recent sal OF
the Peninahs cargo at Yankton were less than
$4,000.
The steamer Far West is on her way with the
last load of military freight from Yankton to
The Helena went below on the 21st with 1870
tons of freight; ffty-four tons wool and ore
through4to 1ankton, vi @ @g
Itlsreported that there are 29S cars of freight
ut Yankton for points above and shippers to ret
freight have had 20 charter cars to carry it.
The Sherman arrived yesterday. She was de-
tanned in transporting Maj. 4MOores command
from Wolf Point to Buford. But for this she
would have made another quick trip
The Bachelor left yesterday at 80 with ITO
tons of government lumber for Buford The
governments is paying more than three times as
much for this than was agreed with the. con-
tractors. @ e{ ass r. 5e s sgf3 q H9
Benton left on the the 10th for Cow Island til ir-
teen days later than ever boat started for that
Doint from this city. Her trip will be put on the
Butte at Poplar Creek, which boat goes through
to Cow Island and leaves for Bismarck Nov. LIST.
this city during the winter, and her cabin set up
on stanchions. This will give her more power
and mole deck room. The hull is nearly new
and the changes should make her the equal of
any light boat on the river. .-siouc city Journal
A Memphis dispatch dated the 10th states that
the steamer Cattle P. Kountz. en- route from st
Louis to New orleans. struck sn4g on Tuesday
night while making acrossing at Bradley's land
ing, Ark ightcen miles above here, and sank in
len minutes. She lies on She Arkansas shore in
fifteen feet ofwatcr No lives lost; cargo total
loss. ~
The passengers Of the F.,T. BatchelorS Sprc-
scented. Capt. Grant M arsh with n compliment
airy Testimonial Of their appreciation of the man
ner in wich he made the "trip from the Coal
Banks to Bismarck in seven and "a half days,
creditiny him with some very brilliant feats OF
pilotage in intricate placesot navigation They
regard The time made as unprecedented at this
seasOn Of the year.
All the boats ofthc Northwest, linc-the Mel
lie Peck, the Fontenclle, the Gen. Meade, the
2eninah ind the Gen. Terry-which have abeen
su1nirg all snmme. soax ity neM load e
the Ger. Terry struck this morning for sixty dol
lars mouth. Billy Hicks rustlcd around and
got men in from the country to load the boats
and Col. Akin will arrive tonight from below
will full crew fOr. each steamer. The strikers
are out of u job. iwhilethe work goes on. ~ Press
ana Dakotdsdn oct. *20th
Logo the steamer Bachelor, down trip-Lcft
Coal Banks Monday, Oct. 13, at 5 p. M: run hf-
teen miles nnd Isl ppcd for the night, startay at
!. daylight next lmorning. Arrived at Cow Island
8 D. IN when Rosebud and Gen sherman Wefe
met. ca,aped for TN: nj sllt two miles below and
started on next tmornihg Met steamer Tomp.
mics s below GTied up Tor the night i've II Hes
above Trove Point. or tke 17tL passed the Big
Horn Fort Gapin kna waited for dayght
Bnford at 5 y. NJ, spending, the night twenty
miles below. Met Joscp phine on the 18th below below
Tobacco and tiep up ior re night M ae9ye 'e
met the Benton ar p, M. at Knife River lied ~
I'm FOR tie night at old Fort Clark, Met Key
West en- the 2lst above Painted Woods snd ar
rived ut Bismarck landing at noon. Aard l1lp " 70
beat.