Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-08

THE RIVER.

THE RIVER.
The Rose Bud did not get away last even.
ing as anticipated, owing 10 the non.arrival
ofthe government inspectors. bat will doubt
less steam up and get away ,hi. evening.
j. Schaffer and P. Vandervsrt, Of 81.
Louie, inspector Of steamboat on the Ms.
souri, river, arrived last night, aud vsre sn.
gagged to-day in inspecting the steamboats
Of the Coulson line. The Nellie Peck,
having left Sioux City before the arrival Of
the inspectors. was examined BY them here.
Sioux City Journal, 7.h: CIV. Blunt.
jr., and Dan Comfort have gone 70 Bismarck |
to pilot the Buite.......Amo0g the city
freight cent on the Peniaah are 5000
pounds hams and bacon for the Black.Hills. |
More would have been sent but some Of the
other boys wanted TO get freight on the boat,
and 80 aome hog products will wait and 20 |
on the Terry and the Benton.......C Capt. Wm.
Sims came down from Yankton yesterday
and will begin loading the Terry sor Pierre
sometime to day. After returning from this |
trip the Terry will load for the Yellowstone
and run in the upper river until the low |
water closes navigation there fvr the season.
The steamer Nellie Peck, from Sioux
City for Fort Bennett, arrived at our levee
last evening, with a fair amount Of freight
and considerable number of passenger
This morning steamboat inspector schafIer
and Vandervort subjected her to the usual
overhauling and scrutiny and pronounced
her all o. X. She took on here about eighty
tons Of freight and at noon resumed her
journey for up river. The Nellie Peck has
always been q favorite boat, and under the
management Of her present efficient list of
officers will maintain her position. Capt.
William Baker is master, William Gillian
clerk, and Erastus Wright and John Belk
pilots.
Bismrck Tribune I'd: To look at the
seething, restless Missouri at the landing one
could scarcely believe that last Sunday trains
we're crossing on Natures bridge, vel. such
was the case. Thursday night it became ev.
ident that crossing was perilous in fact, a
portion of the west end Of the bridge had
sank down out Of sight. and the whole insti-
'utiou looked weak and dilapidated. Ned
Gilboy with few fat.cars and dozen men
vent down about o'clock p. %. to take up
the rails, which task was completed about
d.ybreak. The next morning their tracks
we're covered with the muddy waters Of the
Missouri. The grand "busI" took place
about 5 o'clock q. N. This annual occurrence
is a grand sight. The river had already
broken above, and the Yellowstone aud
Tongue rivers had been pouring their
torrents into the Big Muddy for nearly
week. 1t became too full for utterance,
and the only alternative was the breaking
Of the atrings of its winter gown. This wan
done with vengeance. Acres of ice sud
deny upheaved and fell in thousand pieces.
Now the struggle began. Every piece be-
came conceited, and thought it was more
high toned than it, smaller neighbor. They
pitched he.dlong toward the gulf at the sug.
gestion Of an angry current. Now and then
a large, dirty-faced chunk would lessen ite
speed aud show signs Of resistance this va.
a bad break. Thousands Of pieces would
leap upon it, like blackbirds upon hawk
back. Becoming overpowered with the
mountain Of ice, it would give sudden
lunge and disappear in the foaming torrents
only to rise again aud behold itself in 8
lmvriad pieces. A sigh, moan. and aud
lden crash aud the Northern Pacific bridge
tpiles we're transformed into toothpicks fol
the fa.tidious populace Of Brule City and
St. Louis. Cottonwood trees Two feet il
diameter that had been cut down by the ic'
; occasionally logged along, like shipmast
on an angry sea. At the landing bu
little damage was done other than th,
wrecking Of the Macleod, which was fore
gone conclusion. A large portion Of hel
} cabin and all the loose ornamenta about th,
, boat had heen taken off; the ice finished th
{ wreck. Opposite aud northwest of the land
/. Jog on the Maudan side lay the governmen
( steamer, Gen. Sherman, and the transfer
! Northern Pacific. Fears OF their safet!
!; we're entertained 1t frat, but after the fit.
; rush the danger vas over. They hsgge
i, the Mandan bank, to which familiarity ma
e be attributed their rescue. At Fort Lincolr
D Eve miles below, the transfer boat Dsnve
, vas nesting in the lap Of Point Pleasan
D She etrugRled hard - resist the cold d.hearte
D enemy, but it Vas no use like "Fnailty,
4 she fell .. victim; 200-ton piece Of L
!. struck her and she vanished. Not . site
o remains to tell the story, but it 10 though
probable that when the rise diaappears an
the dnsky western maiden shall have ceaa<
her Irritation that the Denver Will be fouu
at the bottom Of the river. slightly disfgur,
. bat still worth raising. 1t wss the proper
a Of the Northwestern stage company n
N Messrs. Mclean & Macnider, VINO lose abo
y $1,000.
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