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

STANDING ON THEIR HEADS IS
in the neighborhood Of their dried up rela.
tives. These inverted Indians are mourn.
ing over the deaths which have peopled
these scaffolda. Il 10 . queer way of feel
ing bad, but itsi their way. When one Of
them is overwhelmed with grief he shuts
himself up like q jacknife, places his head
and his knees upon the ground Ssnd gives
himself up exclusively to several hours or
dsys.of heart rending hsvls.- This mourn
Ing is ssfious businsss with the Iadians. II
il NOT wholly the outgrswth Of superstition,
hallowed by custom. They really haye the
hea1tache when they think Of their dead.
These Crows Who were camped At Fl. Union
had just arrived from the west and on their
annual buffalo hunt. They report the b9f.
falo moving farther east this season than
ueual.
At Buford We had reports Of Indian out
RACES up the Yellowstone and the slaughter
of two ranch men near Powder river.
We also learned that the steamer yellow.
s,ons had been sunk near the mouth Of
Powder river. She was torn from her
moorings BY q storm and thrown against a
rock, which knocked . hole in her hull. As
the river 10 rising, the boat aud her cargo
will probably be a total loss.
The general appearance OF the country
has not materially changed since passing
the mouth Of the Yellowstone. Rocky
bluffs and level plateaus alternate with per
feet regularity, each facing the other from
opposite aides ofthe river. Ash timber is in
creasing, but cottonwood is still king. We
passed the Big Muddy aud the Little Mud
dy this afternoon and tied up for the night
at ten o'clock.
A RACE WITH THE rENINAH.
THURSDAY, June l2th.-One of the
events Of to-day was an exciting little squirt
with the steamer Peninah. She left Bis
mArck fifteen hours ahead of the Dacotah
and at moo to-day We went by her IS che
was lying at a wood yard. A short distance
beyond, the Dacotah vas compelled to stop
for wood and while tied up to the bank the
Peninah slipped by and wa. about six hun
bred yards ahead Of us when we started on.
The gap was slowly but steadily closed. and
securing a favorable spot in the river. the
Dacotah made a lap ON the Peninah. The
engineer gave her a full head Of steam and
with a few vigorous strokes the Dacotah
passed the Peninah.- Just then she touched
q sand hub on one side and slowed up to
pass the uncertain water. The pilot Of the
Peninah saw his opportunity and proceeded
to distinguish himself by running his boat
right square across and under the bows Of
the Dacotah, crushing the heel Of her lar.
board spar and
DREAMING nER DERRICK FAD
Had not Pilot Spahr msgnanimously runl
the steam of, the Dacotah would hav,
walked over the little Peninah and the yer
dict of a coroner's jury of river men would
have been, Served her right" But sh'
was epared, and permitted to 60 sahead
while the Dacotah followed in her wake
after freeing herself from the bar will
which the Peninah's aggressive act had en-
tangled her.
We took on wood this afternoon at tn
camp Of some seventy
CANADIAN RED RIVER HALF BREEDS.
They have lived here fome two years an,
are industrious, peaceable citizens of til
wilderness. By their labor. they neari
earn their support, light Issues of ration
being made to them. Most Of the masc'
line population of this settlement were 9
on a buffalo hunt, but the business of Il
outfit seemed to be satisfactorily transacte
by the old men, women and brown hair.
E children. They sold the wood and poke
ed the money. These semi.savages emigr
q ted from the Red river country Of Canad
i and equatted here, probably for the san
reason that the pale faced denizens OF Il
east came west-namely. to grow up wi
the country. Leastwise, they didn't ri