Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-22
tonnage STATEMENT BY MONTHS. 1879
Month. Local. Cove. Mo. DiY.I Tolal.-
Total. 81, o47, ga o,9ss, 24t Il, 7oa,o so ia. al. 48a

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The Missouri division Tonnage shows the
amount of material which has been taken
across the river on the extension this sea-
son. II will be observed that i, takes a few
men and teams to hsniie this vast amount
OF freight. There are oyer $500 teams en-
gagged in freightin2 alone, mol speaking Of
those engaged on the extension. The N.
W. 8. q 7. company have nearly 1000
teams engaged iE shipping freight TO the
Black Hills. During the pas. year. begin.
ming Jan. LIST, this company hAs transported
TO the Hills 4.459.74l pounds of freight.
Adding to this thn which they have now
on The way and at the warehouses, the
years. traffic will amount to $500, 600
pounds. During this period the company's
the Hills. Daily coaches have been run
and during the w months Immediately af
ter the fire, tri. weekly and sometimes daily
extra coaches were run.
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The river transportation this season has
been immense, but no as large as last year.
With the rapid development Of the whole
northwestern country and the adve1t into
Montana Of thousands of miners, herders
and farmers, it would seem as though the
river business should have been increased .
but such has not been the case. Severa /
hundred tons more than was transported
last year have gone INTO that section this
season but 1t has sought another route, and
why? Tbe question is answered BY the
steamboat lines as follows: The ysrious
companies and heavy shippers have been
unable to obtain rates via. the Northern
Pacific this season sufficiently low TO en-
able them TO compute with the Utah North.
ern. Among the heavy shippers Of Helena,
NJ. L, who have dropped from the list Of
last years Shippers by this route are Muir .
phy, Neel & Co, Klien, Schmit s. Bros J,
kinna & Jack and c. S Vawter Il Co.
The shipments OF these firms mount TO
about 5000 tons. 4 rate of 81 per hue
died from Chicago TO Utah Northern ter
minus has been given this season
by the Utah Northern. Missouri
pete with that rate when they are obliged
marck via. the Northern Pacific. This
leaves them only twenty cents per hundred
for carrying freight 1000 miles by river to
Benton and 14O miles overland to Helena.
1t is claimed by the Northern Pacific, how.
shippers and that the Utah Northern can
not carry the freight in question for the
figures they defer and come out whole.
However this may be. the result has been a
decrease in quantity of freight carried up
the river. The amount of private Montana
freight shipped from Bismarck this season
pounds; Baker line, $4,000 pounds; Ben
ton line, 3,35O,0O0 pounds. and aggregate Of
9,350.000 pounds. Amount of private freight
ahsp~aA hv ri1av f.ovo holou - A. 49,
destination: Coulson line, about 100000
pounds; Baker line, 500. 900 pounds; Ben
ton line, 100000 pounds; Peck and
Kountz lines, about 100000. making a
grand total of Il. 800, 00C pounds Of private
freight shipped to points in Montana this
season, against nearly 2O,000,000 pounds
last year. These figures do not include the
government freight which the Coulson line
has handled this season; amounting 10 about
20, 0 900 pounds. This ia a good showing
but the loss Of these Helana shippers ~
quite an item. Probably a compromise will
be accomplished next year whereby these
shippers will return to this route. The
Northern Pacific cannot afford to allow
steamboats, to go to Sioux City and Yark'on
to get their freight, for .ant of rates.
"A Few weeks dsO the lflOulle cCntalneQ
a statement that rather questioned the re-
ported fastest time on record made on the
Missouri river recently by the government
steamer, Gen. Sherman. Capt. j. H. Mar
alta says that he does not care what Grant
Marsh claims. He is satisfied that the Sher-
man, which on the 10Th Of August, 1879,
arrived at Fort Buford, having been out
only 6fly-four hours and fifty minutes from
Bismarck, is the champion, and has money
to back it. If any n doubts the statement,
Mr.. Raymond has been authorized to put
up any amount Of money that may be GOV.
cred. and the sworn statement of the Sher.
mans officers will be given. This ought TO
be conclusive, and 10 the spring the Sher.
man will not only have the champion sign
but the champion flag. During this famous
trip j. H. Maratta was on the roof and John
Justice AT the wheel.
The old reliable
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