Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-09
THE RIVER

THE RIVER
The Key West left Bismarck for Fort
Ksogh On the 6th.i
Hivef7 fsst 9 inches, . full riss of two
l1cheS Ia the last "a hours
The Helena is advertised to leave here
Fl Benton, on August 9th.
Dive Campbell shipped on the Benton,
and will pilot her TO Pierre and back.
The Butte ofthe Benton line is advertised
70 eavslto.morro,w' night for Fort Benton. :
Tho Meade 10 hourly expected from be-
low. slhs lsft Sioux City rye.tsrday morn.
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The Nellie Peck came down from Pierre
ct 1880 this forenoon, and passed on down
to Sioux City.
The steamers Eclipse and Bachelor will
probably be brought down from Bismarck
and put into the lower river trade. d
Charles Blunt came down on the Butte
from Bismarck, when he left the Far West,
supposing she had laid up for the season.
The Black Hills will have to remain here
about two weeks waiting for her new shaft,
which it is estimated, will cost Eve hundred
dollars.
The Far West will be the next. Coulson
boat downsfrom Bismarck, and will probab-
" be here the latter part Of next week.
Ben Jewell has gone to. Bismarck, by way
of St. Paul, and will pilot her down.
The river bark in the neighborhood of
the government warehouses is being fixed
up. A few loads of willows were laid close
to the water and heavy rocks piled upon
them, to keep the water from washing against
the bank. IA
The Steamer Benton left this forenoon for
Pierre and Cheyenne, with a full load Of
freight and a good list Of passengers. The
river men report the river to be in. q bad
condition above here, and she will probably
experience some difficulty before accom-
plishing her trip.
Captain Burleigh says that he has secur-
ed the services Of Capt. William Lingo, late
Of the steamer Montana, as pilot Of the
steamer Black Hills, in place of Capt. John
Counce, who has so long occupied the
wheel house of the Black hills. Captain
Burleigh is always fortunate in his engage
ments for pilot services.
Sioux City Journal: The Yellowstone
is still lying at the head of Buffalo rapids
on the Yellowstone, badly warped by the
water subsiding and leaving her partly lying
on the rocks. Her skeg was torn off on the
rocks, and a river man just down reports
that from her looks her back is broken. She
cost a year ago $4,000, and was insured for
$1,000. The machinery can all be got of
the boat. About fifty tons of her freight
was saved, unchanged; the balance was
damaged. but covered by insurance.
The Butte, Capt. Andy johnson, master,
and Jimmie Keenan,, clerk, arrived last
evening from Fort Benton. The Butte left
Benton with the largest load Of freight ever
taken from there at one time. At Bismarck
She put off a large quantity of her freight,
and came down to Yankton with 1856 tons
on board. Her load consists of HOO bales
Of wool, consigned to parties in New York.
Boston and Hartford,an 600 sacks OF silver
ore. owned by Tom Powers and shipped te
New York bankers besides a lot of miscel,
l%aneous freight and passengers. At Pierre
the Butte encountered q severe wind storm
but no serious damage was done to the boat.
She will load Immediately for Benton, and
after the next trip will run between Cow Is.
land and Fort Benton, leaving there for the
season about October Goth.