Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-05-17
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,4 Arrival and Descriptfon 81 the Big
Finest Boat On tho Upper Missouri
ARRIVALS ana Departnres.ssssss
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The great attraction at the the landing
yesterday was the new,. Coulson Line
Steamer Montana. This boat, has been
built expressly for the Missouria River
trade, and is to this section Of the coun-
try, what, the famous aGrand Republic
was to the Mississippi. She is the lar
gest and finest boat that has ever nav
igated the Upper Missouri. Her length
is ESQ feet, with 4811gg feet breadth sf beam
and AZ feet depth Of hold. She is sup
piled with two cylinders 18 inches in de
ameter with seven feet stroke, working \
water wheel eighteen feet in diameter,
and thirty-six feet length Of bucket, the
largest on any steamer ever built. She
has all the late appliances for hoistirg
freight sparring and extra fire engines.
Her spacious cabins are perfectly grand.
The ladies, saloon is supplied with.a grand
piano and each state.room is supplied
with large bedstead, dressing case and
in fact everything to make the traveller at
home. Her ware is all Of solid silver, be-
ing manufactured expressly for this
steamer. The Montana left the landing
yesterday morning with over 01passell
gers and $50 tons freight, Craving only
three feet Of water. She is, com manded
by Capt. N. Buesen, with Jas. j. Earle as
chief purser. The Montana will leave
Bismarck on her second trip June 9th.
Steamer Rose Bud, Jno. Todd, Capt,
arrived from Benton on Sunday, May 11lh,
at 12 M, having made a remarkably fast
trip for this season of the year. She i'm
mediately loaded for all points on tho
Yellowstone river and departed Wednes-
day morning, at daylight She had her
cabin full of passengers and twenty.sevel
deckers, also 1856 recruits for Fort Keogh.
Steamer Josephine arrived from Co:l
Banks where she took part 0f the 18th In
fantry on SatuId nnoianiin and began
l0ad Hing Tor q return trip. She departed
Tor Coal Banks with 246 tons Of govern
ment lumber and crowded with people,
both cabin and deck. ~, olaa4
1.-THE steamer Key West, itheI1ag ship Of
the fleet carrying Gen. 2Ruger and his
regiment, after leaving her troops at Coal
Banks continued. her trip to Fort Benton,
and arrived at Biamarck On her retur.l
with twenty cabin passengers, at 10 r. N.
on Saturday. She Immediately i'm RELOADED
with government material for the new
Fort Ass:naboine, and will also 60 on 10
:, 20 1T onS;n tnsent. t a;rht e nas es,
So i"ssss 81. aflia ss9nIspa.
Steamer "Dakotan OAK is q perfect duplicate
- ~ s. - p;sa, arah hod :, ] on,a ,t;,n;., -
f.i - 1is;t;r% = % 1eff g. Tnn;s a. 4 = = Nav 7,,
Ar arrived at Kansas city Nav 18th, ieft MAY
13 al daY If pht and will9qet I'd Sioux Civ
on the i21st Yankton 23rd, will leave iYank-
ton TOR Fort Benton on 25th. She Will az
rive at Bismarck on the morning a Of tns
~ ton 1'1e rant NV W - % Evsns nres;dent Iii Of tha
Tnn,aon if;nr ia IN hoard she mad ia5 cabin
4nassenger leaving st. Louis.
7zst steaml,eerr l,er t4en sherman Ca, Cant Ia .Jas IT.
Marratta r H t4ray' clerk Teft Bismarck
fcr iFnrt Rice wednesday morning ar I
q. N. arrived rec at bismarck .Ill on ner return
at 8 p. m; ,fhursdayLDr1nglns - tons ol
9iu.D4alalngs %os. "e 11on' Nico'n's o'eaN'
- 49, t.....
Inc new missouri river steamer GarIier
200 s%s fses fss noin n..
,poas I'D .sin,,..n H.rn.r$ ,rl,a. G.rr;Sr
ieft M Pittsburgh on. the 9Th inst. for Fort
Benton. Press and Dak0taSan- d
a...,n.r R.nton no.aed R,,s,,r, =, u.
n;oh. 9 nf ,h. * 4 ,iornd 1 tor ] Rs,,tan - : s1a nv
has on board Q large number of ldMinnea~
polls passengers boand for Montana:
The Steamer Helena left Fort Benton
On the 14ahi for this city On her return