Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-05
RESEARCHES ALONG THE RIVER.
OPEN AVID BUSI-
ala@ NESS BOOMIN&. fi'-2 ft

OPEN AND BUSI-
9l9e NES6 BOOMING. 4i1-2
The River Ovsrnows It's Banks and
Waltxes About on the Prairie---
Steambeats Getting Ready to Visit |
the North : Prospects sf . Lively |
& season. no a. sH55a aga9 5
With the opening Of navigation comes
the rattling Of the mnibusses running to
the landing and the shrieking whistles Of
the river steamers. The hosts which win
tered at Burnt Creek moved down with
the ice to The landing, and are now under
going repairs and loading for their first
trips sthis season. The river in front of the
citywas within eighteen inches of being
at the top Of the bank yesterday, and the
bottom below the Ways was aoveraowed.
Last night it had fallen eighteen inches,
SO all danger of an overflow is now passed.
e The, steamer Eclipse, Capt. Geo. D..
Moore, made voyage to Fort Lincoln
and return, transferring number of the
Northern Pacific party, and some Of the
freight Of the Northwestern stage CON-
pany - 92es'1s.' II. N .. ...3 s.,5..g w. - = 5,$ @
THE couLsoN LINE ~ a .,5..a5# i
steamers Key West and Josephine, were
dropped down to the warehouses;, and are
now loading for Fort Benton. They will
depart for Benton next week. - a..'2 - -. III. y !.
Ia The Col. Mcleod and Benton are also in
first class order and are now on berth at
the landing. + ...t>.@5 u .I1s
u Commodore Coulson's last success, the
Montana, in command Of Capt. Buesen,
long and tavorably known on the Upper
Missouri, will leave ST. Louis for this
place and Fort Benton today. The Mon,
tana left Pittsburgh on March 28th, with
over 1900 tons of freight and her spacious
cabin full of passengers, part of her cargo
being for Bismarck merchants. She will
arrive here about the 9th inst. z@
~ The ferry Union is now running be-
tween the Fort and the landing at Bismarck
it beng impossible tolgetfron the Poine
to this city. ,:..c. # Il s.sa al. rts,l 5
There will be an immense amount of
river traffic this season, both in the way of
passengers and freight stihere will be q
great immigration to this}a the Yellow
stone country during the summer, and the
business men of this city may expect
lively time. -522'@.'A ,s8.5'nt#@ FS
'' Is i;8 RIVER NOTES. tl45 i@T#2
The steamer Montana leaves st. Louis
for this country to-day, Capt. Nick Busen.
Mrs. Maratta returned with Capt. D. W.
superintendent of the popular Coulson out
fit. - aiaj la21' 3l@ 81 .l.@I *5@ a9.z
" The steamer Big Horn was announced
to leave Yankton for Fort Benton Thurs
day last. @ t.--. .4.. =, 1..l.1..' l'...
p. Capt. Grant Marsh moved the Bachelor
to the Landing on Wednesday and left for
St. Paul in the evening. a#as la.@ 27
There is more activity among steam
boatmen at St. Louis this season than
there has been for years.
The Eighteenth Infantry is expected
here next Tuesday. The steamers Key
West and Josephine will take the regi-
ment up the river. @
The steamer Nellie Peck, Capt. Wn.
Simms, will leave st. Louis for Fort Ben
ton April 10th. The steamer G. K. Peck,
Capt VIM. Massie, left for the same point
last Thursday. ~ 49,, ,:.-.4.-, III
W The steamer Burleigh started for Sioux
City on Wednesday. Her machinery will
be put in new ferry boat for that town.
Capt Grant Marsh has the ferry privilege
there for ten years as 4s'a r2&@si tlts"Es7'
q The Helena was slid off the ways Sun
day morning and dropped down the river
to point opposite Water street, where the
further repairs will be made. The caulk-
ers about finished up their work yester.
day It is expected to start the Helena on
its up-river trip about the 10th of this
month.-Siour CITY Journal. 'a' :
A convention Of river men was held 1t
Cincinnati last week to consider. means of
improving the Ohio and Mississippi riv-
ers. An appropriation is asked from Con-
gress to aid in cutting channels in vari-
Gus directions near the mouth of the Miss
issippl, thus lowering the river and caus-
ing faster current to both it and Its trib-
uta9ies, which would have q tendency TO
deepen their channels and assist in navi-
CATION. E sa
The Baker line Steamer Red Cloud left
for Fort Benton yesterday with 800 tons of
freight and sixty passengers. This is the
first departure for the Upper Missouri this
season. The boat is commanded by Capt.
John. A. VILLAINS, LII. Hines il clerk,
Frank Norris, steward, Ben. Jewell and
Jake Cox pilots, Paul Murphy mate and
Abe Rue and E. c.. Smith, engineers. The
boats cargo ID, owned mostly BY Helena
and Bozeman merchants.-9t. Louis Times
Journal, Aarch 26th.. .
~Drawny TFuthn is Good.
lYankton Herald.
It seems that the talented young edi-
tori of The BIsMARcK TRIBUNE is to have
opposition in the journalistic field at that
place, former emplsye Of TIE TRIBUNE