Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-18

THE RIVER.
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The Sioux City Journal states that steam
ferry is to operate at Pierre this season.
The Big Horn and Rosebud, just off the
ways, are receiving the finishing touches
on their upper worke.
Capt. Nick Beusen was TO meet the Mon
tana below st. Lonis, take her to Pittsburg
and load her for her Benton trip.
A Pittsburg paper says Capt. f. Maratta
was to leave that city last Thursday for
Bismarck, to take command of the Key
West.
The steamer Black Hills is being drawn
upon the ways IL 8 afternoon, where she
will be re-caulked and two or three broken
planks repaired, when she W i'll be in shape
for the seasons work.
The steamers c. X. Peck,an Nellie Peck
are laid up at St. Louis. Capt. Sims and
family are on board the Nellie, and Capt.
Andy johnson has quit the c K and
taken captains berth on the Helena.
On board the General Terry carpenters
and boiler repaire.s are busy. Her fire
boxes are receiving repairs and couple Of
burned sheets in her boilers are being
made good by the substitution of new
sheets.
The steamer General Terry, w. A. Bur-
leigh master, is advertised to leave Iank-
ton for Fort Keogh on Thursday, the 9th
of March. The Terry will be the first boat
out for upper waters. She has good carry
ing capacity, comfortable passenger accom-
modations and is fast traveller. For
freight or passage apply at the Office Of
Walter A. Burleigh. jr., on Broadway.
ST. Louis Times j Journal, bin: The
Montana passed through the eas, span of
the bride at six o'clock yesterday morning
with fifty casks soda taken in by her above
anc going to CarouGelet to receive COO tons
of ore. A Miscalcu,at!on had heen made az
to the space between the bridge and the
water and tie handsome top OF her star.
board chimney struck and was bent about
| six feet from a straight line The damage
is slight. She will have her cargo in aDd
leave this evening for Flttsburg, filling tt
say, 1850 tons.
There was raise of about two feet il
the river last night, accompanied by
heavy flow of ice, which pushed in lro,r
the channel and scraped the boats lying a
the lower end Of the hsrbor The wa!eI
Tell this morning, but Is rising again thi
afternoon aud is bringing down heavy ice
The dead water below the bar is filled will
stationary ice, held there by the action o
the wind, the current and the flood, enC
that which Is running in the channe
moves at sluggish pace, as though it Wet
nearly ready to CONCEAL and again bridge
stream.
Sioux City Journal. 10th : 1t expected
that the Helena will be prepared to float In
the water in few days.... Portions of the
river bank at Covington were undermined
yesterday, falling into the water. 80. Lars.
quantities of ice we're floating in the rive,
yesterday, and it is predicted by river mer
that if the cold weather continues the rivel
will be closed ......G. A. Torinus, who wa.
in the city yesterday, states that the ferr,
boat will be in operation between this city
and Covington at the time the contract re
quires, if the upper river opens in time t,
permit of the running of the boat from Bis
marck to this city before that time Th,
boat to be used for the present is the ont
that has been employed in the came bust
ness at Bismarck. 1t is l25 feet in length
and "a feet in width, and it is presumed viii
be of sufficient capacity accommodate tn,
travel.
Helena Montana) Independent, 9TH
The dispatch published this morning from
Delegate Maginnis is glad tidinss to Mon
tanians. The twenty-five thousand dollar
to be expended below Benton will rende
the channel as good as the average of tn
river below. Twenty thousand dollars ex
pended above the falls will be sufficient t,
render the navigation. of the stream easy
and safe. The amount appropriated TO
the improvement Of the Yellowstone viii
also put that river in navigable conditio,
to the mouth Of the Big Horn. The tota
expenditures for Montana are more libsra
than any one had been led to hope In tn,
near future the two streams named will b
teeming with life during the boating season
When this is accomplished, freights can b.
laid down in Helena and Bozeman at
much lower figure than a. present, an,
other portions Of the territory will be bene
fitted proportionally.
The little steam flat boat, Baby Mine
which is consolidation of the Neve
Bulge and the Mollie Darling, had rougl
experience this morning. The raise LITE,
her up the bank, and the fall left her there
When the waters subsidized she tilted owe
towards the river and spilled out all he
inwards. The boiler, engine and other port
ables sank in five feet, but BY the industr,
of her crew everything has been recovered
excepting the bung hole Of one Of her fresl
water casks, which is supposed to have beer
lost. The Baby-Mine is new boat, quietl,
built by Grant Marsh during the winter t,
run between Sioux City and Coyington as
ferry boat. She is about as long as shin
gle, and draws somew where near three-elev
enths Of an inch when provisioncd and car
coed. The idea Of her construction is sale
by river men TO have been suggested by he,