Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-02
THE RIVER.

} A considerable rise has reached US iron
the Yellowstone.
The steamer Big Horn will leave Yank'
ton next week Thursday for Pierre ano
Cheyenne agency.
During the month Of April there were
seventeen arrivals of steamboats, AZ Vans
ton and twenty departures.
The steamer Dakota, q duplicate OF the
elegant Montana. is advertised to leave
Yanktou for Benton on the goth inst, on
her first trip.
The steamer Black Hills, with Capt. Tim
Burleigh on deck will clear for Bismarck
tomorrow night. She has tirst-class pas
senger accommodations.
Bipmarck Tribune, 26!h:-The F. Y.
Bachelor is in sight opposite Fort Lincoln,
"~bucking" a strong head wind, with Capt.
Grant Marsh saying "damme, damme with
a big, big D."
St. Louis T~imes-Journal, 29th:-Dr.
Lamme's good steamer Yellowstone got
away for the upper Missouri drawing 81
feet. She also had a big list OF passengers.
The cargo belongs mostly to DR.. Lamme and
his partner, Col. Harlowe. Both of these
gentlemen went west on the boat. Among
the lady passengers is the charming daugh-
ter of the boats owner.
Bismarck Tribune, Fort Stevenson cor
res~pondence. April 19th:-"Arrived here at
Up m, having just passed the Josephine.
Steamer Sherman is about ten miles above.
We having been %~5ucking" against a strong
head wind yesterday morning and therefore
are not making very good Roadway. While
lying up last night n of the mechanics
with Capt. Heinzleman fell overheard. He
managed to reach the shore but was so ex.
hausted that he could not get up the bank.
He was finally rescued by means of a rope
which was thrown to him by the soldiers.
Steamboats, had better get a supply of wood
before coming to Causey's landing, as he
charges $3.50 per cord for green cottonwood.
The officers of the 18th express themselves
as we'll pleased with the manner in which
they have been treated by the officers of the
Key West, and the ladies of the regiment
are delighted at everything they see.
Sioux City journal, LIST: The North
western transportation company will start a
boat from this place for the Yellowstone
May 10......After q thorough overhauling
and r%eftting the Peninah is now ready for
launching. Her decks have been lowered,
and instead of one smoke stack she now car.
ries two. The hull has been thoroughly
calked and repaired, her bows remodled, re-
fitted and refurnished, and she is now con-
sidered one of the best freight boats on the
upper Missouri. 1t is the intention Of her
officers to launch her to-day, and it is
thought she will be ready to start on her
up.river trip Saturday or Sunday. The ex.
perienced Capt. Reed will command the
craft during the coming season, while the
genial Charlie S. Usher will stand behind
the clerks desk. She will load for Fort
Pierre and Cheyenne."...The steamer Mo.
brara arrived at this place shortly after day,
light yesterday morning. She brough
5000 bushels of wheat for Peavey & Co.
besides a lot of miscellaneous freight TO,
other parties.
St. Louis Post Dispatch, %: "McGar
rvs new steamer Butte, due here for Ben
ton this day week, is 100 feet in length, "a
feet beam and 4 feet hold. Has 9 boilers,
6 aues each, ~ inches in diameter and &c
feet long ; cylinders 134 inches in diameter
and 5 feet stroke, with the Rees' cut off.
Trims up on Is to is inches; capacity esti-
mated at 500 tons The Butte was built for
the Benton line. A note from Capt. Joe
Todd says the Dakota will leave St. Louis
May Z for Benton. The Commercial Ga
zette The passenger accommodations Of
The Dakota are exceedingly fine, and per.
sons or families going west should take ad-
of the opportunity now presented.
Capt. Joe Todd, a well.known upper
Missouri river boatman, is in command,
and Mr.. w. S. Evans, jr., a very correct and
obliging young gentleman, son of Capt. W..
Evans, is in charge of the Office"
The ladies of the Universalist parish will
give an ice cream party at the hall on