Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-05
THE RIVER.

River 8 feet Q inches, u fall of FIVE inches
since yesterday.
The Montana was put upon the DOCKS AZ
st. Louis on Saturday.
The Peninah got away at midnight ou'
at seven o'clock this morning had just
rounded the big bend above town.
The Dacotah arrived at Sioux City ut 5
o'clock Sunday evening, where she laid up
for the night and left at daylight.
The G. X. Peck has been chartered by
the Northern Line packet company, and as
soon as the necessary repairs are mace,
wilt be placed on the river, between st.
Louis and st. Paul.
St. Louis Times-Journal !: The board OF
underwriters concluded to pay the $4,000,
insurance on the sunken steamer Yellow
stone and let her go. When the water falls
she will be easily raised. She belongs to
DR.. Lamme, of Bozcman.
Sioux City Journal Marsh 4 Torrinus
have sold an interest in their ferry business
here to Capt. Larsen of this city. Mr..
Larsen will have entire charge of the build
ing of the new ferryboat and of all the
affairs Of the company Of this city. The
contract for the new boat will be let Tues
day next and as soon thereafter as lumber
can be got here, probably in about 10 days,
work on the new boat will be commenced.
The new boat will probably be Of the same
general plan as the Undine but larger,
though this will not be positively be deter
mined till the bids are all in hand. The
boat will be built on the ways Just above
Perry creek.
The following correspondence taken
from the st. Louis Globe Democrat, gives
q description Of the steamboat business US
it now stands at Bismarck: The steam
boat business is away down. The largest
steamers of the Coulson line have gone be-
low to stay, and the Red Cloud, of the
Baker line, is advertised for st. Louis Aug.
2, quitting the upper Missouri for this sea
son. The business on the Yellowstone for
1879 is about terminated. The Bachelor
arrived yesterday. and is tied up for sever
al weeks. Capt. Grant Marsh, meantime,
has gone to Yankton to visit his family.
The Big Horn has been two weeks in port,
awaiting the arrival of freight. She ex.
poets to get off for Fort Benton on Satur-
day next. The Coulson line was so prompt
and active in delivering government freight
that it is now without any very satisfactory
leave" in sight. All the warehouses at
the landing are empty. The Mcleod dc.
parts TO day for Fit. Benton. with Genera
Hazen and several other army officers or
her passenger list. Hazen is returning te
his post at Fort Buford... The
steamer Eclipse, Capt. Moorc's boa
returned last night from Fl. Benton. Sht
will go up or down if there is business, bu
there isn't. The Benton line has carried
the bulk of its freight and is ready for frcst
contracts. The Helena on Der last triI
down was loaded with 1903 tons Of wool
the clip Of $4,000 sheep. She carried II
to 1anktou, going from hat point tc
Chicago by rail. The steamer Butte, now
ut Benton, will bring down larger cargo
of wool than the Helena. The wool eli,
of Montana this year was the product o
100000 sheep. The Benton line carries til,
largest portion OF it east. The Butte will
also have a quantity Of ore on board. The
Far West, the next boat due from Benton
will be loaded with Montana cattle. The
Dacotah on her last trip carried to
Bismarck 200 head. More Montana cattle
nave been. shipped via the river this sea.
son than any former one. The ssenger
travel, either way, has been larger, but no,
the freight traffic. There have been more
rains on the upper Missouri than ever be-
fore known. The stage of water has been
entirely satisfactory, and navigation itself
an unprecedented success. The steamer
Yellowstone is a total loss. DR.. w. A.
Burleigh bought the cargo and opened q
store with it at Miles City. =. The
Peck line is running short of bus.
mess above Bismarck, and the Kountz
boats didn't have any all SUMNER.
Between Yankton and old Fort Pierre
there has been a good river trade for a mum.
Der of boats. That route to the Black
Hills has been carrying twice as much as
all the other put together.