Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
the RIVER.

The steamer Nellie Peck has been del.v.
ed somewhat BY the large amount Of heavy
machinery she has been loading, bat will
get away for Pierre tonight. ifh
Bismarck, Oct. 2l.-The steamer Kew
West left for Buford Sunday. The Helena
arrived the same day from Yankton and left
Tor below. The Benton left Sunday for Cow
lsland--the latest ever boat LEFT for that
point. The steamers Rose Bud aad Batche.
ior arrived to-day. The Bachelor was the
last boat OF the season to leave Fort Benton.
She had on board $50 mechanics. and f;fty
dleShlEged .so)aises iroa Assipaboine and
and thirty cabin passengers. It was . biz
Trip. She loads for above. Immediately.
The steamers Big Horn and Sherman are
expected from above tonight.
Bismarck Tribune, l7lh: The Macleod
leaves to-day for Cow Island. Str. Helena
expected to-day will return to Yaukton. =. ).
The Montana freight will probably all he
cleared up......The river is low above Blu.
ford. There is but three feet of water in
the chsnnel.. Gen. '.sTompkins is
skirmishing around The sand bars somewhere
IN the upper Miasouri...... The Sherman is
up the river under orders to bring down the
balance of the mechanics. ..... There are
large quantities of freight at the landing
and the probabilities are that much of it
will remain there this winter. :. ...O One of the
worst places in the river lies between the
landing and the Mandan shore. In some
places there is but two feet of water, and
steamboats, are obliged TO take a very crook
ed path. The Macleod is at the landing
She arrived from Benton Sunday with four
teen deck passengers and tifty mechanic
from Assinaboine. Her iron wheel is badly
wrecked, and the boat needs considerabl,
rePair!ng......The Josephine arrived Sun
the Musselshell, Captain Ilges commanding
Gonnd for Fort Smelling. She reloaded fol
Poplar creek and left Tuesday at noon. Sh,
passed Stevenson at l:3O yesterday after
leland at 23O to-day. Memorandum Oct
'th, met Big Horn at Porcupine creek 7; 9Th
met Rose Bud fifteen miles above VOL
Point and Sherman eight miles behind her
YIN. met the Butte head of Spread Eagle
10th, met the Tompkins at Poplar creek
There is snow on the hills at that point tw,
inches deep. The Benton returns to Gov
Island tomorrow. The Eclipse has ha,
an unfortunate trip. She arrived Tuesday
having been out aixty-three days. He
freight was contracted for Benton, but sh
vas not able to deliver it, further than Co,
Island, therefore she gets no pay for it. A
Armeh's Island there is high perpendicu
lar bluff. the channel Of the river seem
close to it and it is constantly caving. Th
Eclipse reached that point just in time
About quarter Of an acre square of earl,
fell out into the river like tree. 1t struc
the wheel of the boat and made . bad wrec
Of it. The steamer barely escaped. Sb
started off down stream like ship at 60
tossing on the waves. Her wheel was patch
ed up and she made another double trip
Bad luck followed her and she reached Bis
marck heavily in debt. She owes her ere,
about $4,000 and outside claims to th
amount of about $4,000. She is 4 valuabl
boat and the matter may be fixed up with
out sale Of the boat at auction, although
it is now tied up at the landing. The prin
cipal claims against her are those of McLeal
& Macnider, Hallatt & Heating, Geo. Peo
Piles and Pittsburg boiler company. Sh
brought down companies "a" and &c" Q
the Seventh infantry, Capt. Browning com
manding. bound for Ft. Smelling.