Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26
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THE RIVER.


THE RIVER.
Still rising.
The Western will get away for Fort
Pierre tomorrow.
Tho G. X. Peck has been repairing her
ID yAssl shaft and will probably sse.xsy
Tomorrow. '- 81
Canpbell Bros. iron foundry Of, ,Yank.
ton, has made two castings weighing oyer
1000 pounds each for the fractured wheel
shaft of the G. K. Peck.
Sioux City Journal, 25lh: The Fontep.
ellie clears for Benton Ia. morrow. She has
= full cargo....., The ID. III. Buckcr leaves
Tomorrow for Fort Keogl.. She will have
200 dozen chickens, for Fort Pierre and 200
shoats for Keogh, besides . full cargo of
grain.
We are indebted to Capt. a. A..sWhite;
clerk OF the steamer Key West, for the
following log of that steamers trip from
Fort Benton TO Yankton:
June 1S.-Left Benton ut 6 q. NJ. went
over to Curtis & Rosenbalrs cattle chute
and took on SO head of cattle for the Chi.
cago market, and left at 10 80 .. m. /; landed
at the Coal Banks at $3.50 p. M. and put
out six cords of wo0d and left at 8 D. N !:
mot steamer Dacotah at s p. m. s miles
ao we iablo's rapids, hailed her ami ex-
changed mails; met steamer Peninah ut 6
p: N. at Arrow river rapids; landed below
Clagge,t, opposite side, At. 80 o. M. took
on wood and left at 7:l5 D. m. {: landed at
Birds rapids at 9:l5 p.s m. Is miles
above Cow Island aud laid for the night
l9th-Weather clear aud pleasant; start
ed out at q. M. (; landed at Rocky point at
q. m.. took on wood and left at Z 80 a. m. ::
met steamer Montana at IL AS q. m. wood
lng 10 miles below the Muscleshell river !:
landed at Abbott's wood yard below Round
Butte at p. m., put off horse. took on
cords Of wood and left at 6 80 D. N. :: land
ed at Maritime wood yard 20 m lies above Peck,
at p. N, took on 80 cords of wood. and
laid up and cleaned the boilers.
2Oth-Started at 3 q. M; landed at Wolf
Point at $3.50 a. ~; took on about two
tons OF hay for the cattle, and left al Q q. m !;
landed at Balls Bluff at Gals p. NJ, and
put OH passenger; met the steamer Ben
ton at p. u. below Red Butte landed at
Fort Butord at $50 p. M; snd-left at $40
p. M; met steamer Butte at p. m. S
miles below Buiord; met steamer Rosebud
NJ Z 80 p. IN. miles above SCOTS wood
yard landed at Big Muddy at 9 80 D, m.
and laid up for the night.
2lst-Started out al 2 u. IN. landed at Cut
off wood yard al 3:l5 a. m. !, took on wood
and lett 40; met steamer Far West at z rs
at Strawberry island: the Black Hills ut
9:l5 at Cherokee Poin, The General Custer
at 1O 30 ten miles pelow Cherokee Point,
and the Red Cloud lying at the bunk lust
below BE thold at Gals p. M. landed a,
Bismarck ut 9p. m.
22d-Put out S6 head of cattle, 32l dry
hides, II bales of fnrs 5 boxes and 2 bun
dies Of freight, and took on lot Of freight
for Battle Greek. Fort Yates, Fort Sully and
677 bundles q hath for for Fort Ystes.
23-Left Bismarck for Yankton At 3 q.
m.: landed at Fort Lincoln and took on
passengers and left 4:lO: landed at Capt.
Jacks wood yard At 5, took on wood and
left at 630; landed above Rice and put of
three passengers; met the steamer Gen.
Tompkins mics ab.ve Rice at 7:40 !; land.
ed Battle Creek at 1880, put off two tons
of freight and three passengers, and left at
l0:45; landed at Fort Yates at IL, put of
three tons Of freight, 677 bundles lath and
the SAwtelle troupe of Helena, Montan, !;
LETT At IL m.; land mile above Little
Cheyenne at 7:45, took on wood and laid up
for the night SBsfsts sY
24th-Started at A = M, met the steamer
Carrier at McKinzie's Point above Chey-
enne al Z; landed at Fort Bennett at s:35,
put off box, and took on boxes, two
bundles freight and two passenger, and left
at 8:45; landed at Fort Sully a, 9, put off
one box and took one box, two caisons. two
timbers, two wheels. (44S7 pounds) and left
at 9:25; landed at Fort Pierre at ll:25 ;
nothing to 60 down the river and We passed
on landed st; Fort Thompson-at -at 5:l5, took
on 3S,dry bides and left It $50; landed at
9:25 at Rose Bud landing, took on 2s4 dry
hides and one passenger lay up for the
night and cleaned out boilers.
25th-Started5 out at =. M. aud met the
steamer Gen. Meade at 5:l5 at Hsmilton's
island; landed at Pease island at 7:30, took
on wood and left at 7:45; landed at nine be-
tween Tower island and Fort Randall, took
on wood and left at 10 a. m. steamer Mel.
lie Peck lying at the bank below Bon HON.
me island at 2:45 p. M; landed at Ysnkton
at 3:45 p. m. .'t9s
BuGGlES.