Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-10-23
s1eAmsoA1Inc ON the mIssoual.


Business.-Twsive Million Pounds Of
Freight Moved this Year.
Chamberlain Register.
The forepart Of the season at this i'm
portant shipping point was quiet in com.
parison with the latter part. The boats
however, came up from Sioux City,
Yankton, and points below well loaded.
The Black Hills came all the way from
st. Louis. The Milwaukee spent from
the 18th of April until the 9th OF June,
two Of the best months Of the season, at
Running Water. While there, in sddi-
ton to the ferrying Of cattle aud emf.
grants, Capt. King made trip to Sioux
City and back. After June he came to
Chamberlain and has been exclusively
in the Chamberlain up river trade since
that time.
The boats that have been familiar at
our landing are the Milwaukee, Capt. 81.
j. King, master; j. F. Black acting as
clerk part OF the season, and Eph Wood
the latter part. This boat is the prop
erty of Gen. John II. Lawler, of Prairie
du Chen.
The Gen. Terry. Capt. Haley. master,
and Will Haley, clerk, belongs to the
Charles line of steamers.
u The w. j. Behan, Capt. Voolfolk, mas.
ter. and Mr.. Valentine. clerk, an inde-
pendent boat. Capt. Marsh did own and
run this boat the first of the season, but
sold her to Capt. Voolfolk and partner.
}, The Z. Fl. Kelly, Capt. Grant Marsh's
little boat that he built at Sioux City
this season, Will Marsh acted as clerk,
and Capt. Larson, as master, in the alb.
, sence of the owner. Capt. Marsh.
Aside from those in general business
here, the Rosebud, the Black Hills, the
Josephine, the Gen. Rucker, and the
Bachelor, and number of others have
J touched at our port and done more or
less business.
Capt. II. j. King, who has had com.
mand Of the Milwaukee, few days ago
tied up, and closed the most successful
season that the boat has ever had. He
, estimates that there has been moved
from the Chamberlain wharf for all points
above and below, including government
and Indian goods, twelve million pounds
of freight. OF this the Milwaukee alone
! has hauled five million pounds, for diff
t ferent points. including Lower Brule,
, Fort Hale, Crow Greek and Cheyenne,
but by far the larger part of the bust.
ness OF the Milwaukee was from here to
Pierre with Fred Evans freight to the
! Black Hills. Mr.. Evans had the boat
chartered, and his business took prefer
!, ence.
The Terry ran largely to LaBeau and
to the forts and agencies above, inclu.
s ding SulIy, Standing Rock, Fort Lincoln
Fort Hale. Fort Thompson and Lower
Brule. She took, aside from lumber and
general merchandise, the government
i and Indian freight. The Terry was the
!. Chamberlain, Fort Pierre, and LaBeau
!. packet.
The Behan carried freight to all point,
n between Chamberlain and Bismarck
IS The latter part OF the season she mad,
n five trips to Pierre from this port Will
Fred Evans Black Hills freight. Th
rate per hundred pounds was from
twenty-five to thirty.five cents to Pierre
n dollars down, including board.
o 1t is estimated that these boats hav
" paid out at Chamberlain for supple
and men, at least $4,000 during til
q season, nearly ali of which has found it
IS way into our stores and business house!
II The season is substantially closed.
Capt. H. j. King, in company with hi
D. son Martin, are now rebuilding the Bah
e. Mine, and will have her ready for ne1
- seasop's business, and will be built afte
the style of the Phil Kelly. She will /
ia ffty-five feet long, fourteen feet wild
" " and seven feet hold, and will den
= ons,rate the feasibility of chea
" steamboating on the Missouri rive
a. steamboating business. There is I
f. f. more use of keeping thirty or forty me
~ on a steamboat than that many on a lor
,s, ,s. train of cars. Capt. Grant Marsh b.
~ made money on his little boat this Sc
~. SOP, not because he has carried lall
no amount OF freight, ont because his bo
Il IL could go anywhere and only carry fo
~. or five men. They live cheap. fuel bill
IN small and income more than expense
~ The time will come when these boa
-, will be thick on the Missouri rive
ms MS and when steamboat mt
Ss r throw awav their great fuel e.
,u ,e ing, man killing boats that We
~. made for carly days on the Mississip
"a river, one great question will have be
NJ, solved in the transportation proble
" and step taken in the right directle
This boating business means o gre
deal to Chamberlain. and already 9th
he railroads are looking to this point 70
he rail and water connection. Let The
ots come to the best landing for thouss
=. miles on the Missouri river. When &C
W. ia taken out in sufficient quantities
zen warrant, we will find the railroad pulli
md coal away from the river instead Of to