Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-12-31

I.ARCK D. T., FRI
vate freight greatly exceeds last years fig:
ures. The Coulson line had the govern
ment contract last year and also carried
2,8O0,OOO pounds of private freight, from
Bismarck to points in Montana. The
Benton line carried $3.50, 900 pounds, and
the Baker line, 3,14O,O0O pounds, an ag
gregate of 9,290,OOO pounds. This year
the Baker line carried to points above,
from Bismarck, 1,144,106 pounds of pri-
vate freight; the Coulson line, 4,739 800
pounds; the Yellowstone line, 3,151,525
pounds and the Benton line, 6,182, $50
pounds. The Benton, Peck and Yellow
Stone line, combined, formed the govern
ment contract line this season and car
red from Bismarckto points above, g.
995, 1863 of government freight. The ship
ment of government freight from this
point was somewhat less than last season,
but the shipment from below was greater,
making the aggregate more than last year.
It Will be observed by the above figures
that there has been 25,212,515 pounds OF
freight shipped from Bismarck, by river,
this year to points above. In addition to
the above business there has been shipped
from below this season about 12,O00,O0O
pounds of government and private trei ght,
making the grand total of river business
done from Bismarck and through Bis
marck to points above, 35,212, ,275 pounds,
or, nearly 100000 pounds more than last
season. II.
THE BOATS.
The following boats have been en-
gagged in river traffic at and above Bis
marck this season:
Coulson Line-W Western, Key West, Jo-
scphine, Rose Bud, Big Horn and Black
Hills. t,
Baker Line-Red Cloud. -s.
Benton Llne-Benton, Helena and
Butte.
Peck Llne-Nellie Peck, G. X. Peck,
Gen. Terry, Pen,nah, Gen. Meade, Fonte-
nellie and Far West.
Yellowstone Line-F. Y. Bachelor.
The last three lines, combined, formed
the contract line. In addition to the above
boats there are the Eclipse, Minnie H.,
government steamer Gen. Sherman, and
the transfers Northern Pacific and Union.
BOOMs AT VARIOUS POINTS. %
In a review of the business of the U. S.
Land Office for the past year, there are
some suggestive points. The business
has been greater than any previous year,
and the general inquiry tor public lands
larger. That part OF the district lying iu
Stutsman, ranges 81 and 68, has not been
overrun with settlements, but there is
hope in the farm Of James Dunn and the
quiet gossip OF a bonanza wheat field in
lis Immediate vicinity. AT Crystal
Springs there has been little development
beyond the taking of a tree CLAIM by
Judge Bennett. It was rumorcd that a
colony would apply for admission to that
range. At thirteenth siding there has
been a small boom. The town site OF
Dawson, founded by J. Dawson Thomp
son, of Philadelphia, was the cause OF
this welcome trouble that attracted u
number OF settlers and one purchaser, DR..
VIM. J. Calvert, of Michigan, in the
town site, ut the modest rate of $35 per
acre. Mr.. Calvert also took a tree claim,
and expects to take up homestead in
the spring He will boom both country
and town. Mr.. Thompson reports Il big
Pennsylvania immigration to his favOrite
spot next year. He purchased three sec
tions from ex-President Wright, of the
North Pacific, and has that gentlemans
moral influence at his back.
DAWSON.
George P. Sanford, William 3. Martin
and Robert j. Frost, splendid types ofthe
Intelligent ilichiganders, have .taken
homesteads and tree claims near Daw-
son; also John N. Brundage and II. B.
Philleo, of Wisconsin. Three of these
men arc newspaper men. They will be
out early III the spring with their FAM
lies. S. Edward Kepler and James II.
Michener, of Fargo, have taken pre-emp-
tions and tree claims north of Dawson.
Sandford Hoff, of Ithaca, N. y, has laid
on te a homestead and tree claim near
Stcele's farm. lie will buy a section or
two from the spectators and open up a
wheat farm as u stand-off to Steeles. Hc
is well-to-do lumberman Of Ithaca.
North Of Steele's, Judge Mercer OF the
supreme court of Pennsylvania, has a
tree claim. P. w. Comeford is success
fully contcstizg a valuable quarter near
Stcele's, claimed by George Watson
Smith, of Chicago, but not improved.
Steelcs
THIRTY-s1X BUSHELS TO THE ACRE
is sufficient proof that the Missouri slope
is productive. He is selling it in Mime
apOllS lOr . va per uuslcl. Doao "He"''
Boss price At fifteenth siding there has
been IL tree claim and u soldiers home
stead placed. AS there is a fine country
north OF fifteenth, there will be a boom
strike at that point. The, same may be
SAID of sixteenth, where a st. Louis men,
Henry H. Wernse (banker), and an lndi
annapolis man, A. y Cole Qawyer), took
tree claims, probably, on speculation.
Frank Semple, one of the Pittsburgh
syndicate who own 134 sections of North
Pacific land, has started Il farm northeast
of seventeenth, and put his brother-in-
law, Mr. Wilcox, in charge. North OF
him, w. II. Thurston and Wm. Pcnncll
have taken honlcsteads and propose TO
break the same all up next season. The
townships north and south of the big
slough arc tifst-class: The townships
north and south of Clarke farm arc going
rapidly, and the nonresident wants So to
SIS an acre for his lucky possessions. The
claims north and south Sf Bismarck have
been in demand.
THE APPLE CREEK VALLEY
is also a favored region. Among those
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