Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-16
III
The river at this point has fallen si1
inches since Yesterday.

since yesterday.
Sioux City Journal, 18th: The stem or
Bachelor, of the Peck line, has not Yet
got off for up-river points -. The steam
er Gen. Tompkins is now moored oppo-
site the Illinois Central freight depot
and is being thoroughly refilted. New
smoke stacks and pllot.house are among
the betterments
st. Paul Pioneer Press, 10Th: T.. @,
Powers, manager Of the Bismarck & Fort
Benton transportation company, was in
st. Paul yesterday, comforting with Gen.
freight Agent H~annaford, of the
Northern Pacific, regarding freight rates.
He says navigation on the upper Mis-
souri, VIII open Tuesday next, when the
Rosebud will leave Bismarck for Benton.
There will be five boats in the trade this
season.
Captain Braithwaite's loss by the
sinking of the steamer Undine OF Bis
marck is $1,000 and no insurance. The
captains Yankton friends extend their
sympathies to an old and much respec-
ted river lar
The Evans Missouri river transporta-
ton line advertises the steamer
General Terry and General Temp
kins, of the old Missouri river
fleet, for regular trips between Sioux
City and Bismarck during the season Of
1886. Captain Voolfolk is to be master
of the Terry and Captain Barr of the
Tompkine. These boats are announced
to make weekly trips between Sioux
City and up river points. Both boat
were announced to leave Sioux Git.
yesterday, the Terry for Bismarck ant
the Tompkins for way points.
The steamer Rosebud, of the Bake
line, announced to clear from Sioux Cit,
for northern waters. is under command
of Captain Joe Todd. The Bachelor, o
the same line, is IN charge of Captain
Gould.
The boats of the Baker line, the Rose
bud and Bachelor, are advertised t.
take freight and passengers at Yanktol
during the summers operations. Th
boats of the Evans line are advertised t,
receive business at oil river points be
tween Sioux City and Bismarck, exeepi
ing Yankton. Yankton will probabl
hail q Baker boat when 1t wants to shi
any goods.
Bismarck Tribune: The Eclipse viii
be brought down to-day, under con
mand Of Captain Tom Mariner 18th
widely known and energetic jaime
: Keenan, is now at the landing superir
tending the affairs of the Benton line i
: the absence of Captain I. P. Baker, VIII
is now in st. Leuis.....M. e.. Angevin
one OF the most famous of the uppe
Missouri clerks, leaves for Sioux Git
. to take charge of the General Tompkin
which boat will be commanded by Car
Q tain Barr....The General Terry ws
brought to the landing last night, an
a will be loaded at once for q tri
to Chamberlain, Pierre an
intermediate points. Captain +. ]
Voolfolk, in command; John Belk, pilo
F. W. Buford, clerk. and Ole Stromsol
3 engineer......The steamers still on til
: ways at this point. are the Benton, He
: ena, the government steamar Missouri
t which is being repaired, the old Nortl
ern Pacific transfer No 2, which Is BEN
reftted and named Judith" tt
Bachelor and the Josephine.....Tt
Rose Bud arrived from Rock Haven @
s Sunday, and is now being loaded for IL
first trip of the season to Benton. a
| she hove IN eight Sunday afternoon, 81
was commanded by Captain Dick Ia
bot, with Uncle Ben Jewell in the Pill,
', house, and Thomas Gotham ss enginee