The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-06

in Missouri river transportation and has
steamboat properties since the
early sixties. He and a partner, A. H.
Wilder, Of st. Paul, sold out a line of
half a dozen steamers to Durfee & Peck,
fur traders; and in 1879, Charles helped
to organize the Benton transportation
company. At one time his company
owned eight or ten steamers, put now it
has but two small freighters plying the
upper Missouri. Its officers have remained
the same as originally organized. They
are: T.. G.. Power, Helena, Montana, presi-
dent; John w. Power, vice president; j.
H. Mcknight, treasurer; John H. Clark,
secretary; and Isaac P. Baker, Bismarck,
N. D., superintendent.
THE Benton line had the steamers,
Benton, Helena. Rosebud and one other
when they started, but gradually
acquired more. The trade was between
Sioux City and Fort Benton, a distance
Of 1900 miles. Durfee 81 Peck owned the
Q. W.. Meade, Pennah, Silver Lake and
others, n the Missouri River Transfer
company owned many boats. Besides
these, there were hundreds Of individual
boats on the river. :
Old River Pilots
There are but a Few of the old steam
boat men left in Sioux City. who were in
active service or the Missouri river.
One of these is Captain w. H. Gould, who
is still in the service. written 81 years
ago. He is master Of the government
ISIEdIlEI UOS6DulIG. III UO6GDIlUG
is probably the oldest steamer in service
on the Missouri river, she being in the
n-eighbornood Of % years old. She has
been repaired so often that there are but
few Of the original planks remaining in
her hull. ut was this same Josephine
which in 1875 successfully navigated the
Yellowstone river to within 60 miles Of
Yellowstone National park
Captain Goul has been in the gov
eminent service since 1888. Prior to that
time he was in the employ Of the Benton
Transportation company.
Navigation has always been hazard
Gus on the Missouri said Captain Gould,
speaking of his career. We often would
go aground on a bar n remain there
for several days. Sometimes we would
spar of by unloading the freight on a
barge. Then I have had to and boats
altogether until the river would rise and
float them OFF the bar
Captain Gould recalled a umbe of
the Missouri river captains n what be-
came Of them. They are written 27 years
ago.:
Captain Grant Marsh, Captain w. R
F Massie and Captain John Massle, all in
st. Louis; Captain John LaBarge died at
, the wheel OF the Helena in st. Louis;
2 Captain Joseph LaBarge, died in st
|, Louis: Captain Joseph Fecto, at Caronde-
! let; Captain Joseph Todd died at an ONO
: river point; Captain o Todd, on the
Ohio river building boats for Alaska
Captain S. B. Coulson, died at Yanktoni
Captain William Coulson, died at Allie
: ghany City, Pa; Captain Henry King, al
Chamberlain, S. D.; Captain Mark Coul'
: son, died at Sioux City; Captain B. F
\ Horn, died at Pierre, S.. D.; Captain Mel
: son Todd, died at Sioux City; Captain
y Frank Maratta, on the Ohio river; Cap
q tain D. M. Maratta, on h Ohio river
Captain ohm Williams died at st. Louis
Captain Ed Anderson, at Sioux City; Cap
e tain Andrew Johnson, died at Bismarck
& CAPTAIN william SimmS, in the Klon
dyke; Captain William Perkins, on tn
X Ohio river; Captain Dave Campbell, live
in Sioux City; Captain Ben F. Temple
lives in Sioux City; Captain Joe Leach /
at Running Water, S. D.; Captain Q. "
Blunt, Captain John M. Belk, and Cap
y tain T. D. Mariner are at Bismarck; Cap
\ tain Richard Voolfolk and Captain Jane
/ lMcGary died at Bismarck.
Captain Char1es Voolfolk vent to tn
Yellowstone river; Captain Jim Town
send lives in st. Louis; Captain job.
Justice, at Leavenworth, Kans.; Captai
A F. Hawley, died in Chicago; Captai
T. B. Burleigh died / Yankton; Capital
is William Braithewaite is in Maryland
Captain John G. Parr, Captain Dick Tai
bolt and Captain John Gilman are o
~ the Yukon; Captain Bob Mason died /
~ st. Louis; Captain James Clark went {
Seattle; Captain Bagley is now at Rur
ming Water; Captain Albert Kuntz is /
e Pittsburgh; Captain Andrew Haley is 6
New Haven, Com.
NJ The Old Boats
- Among the steamboats, which piled
and above Sioux City, recalled by Car
tain Gould, were the Lady Grace, Fir
Last Chance, General Tompkins, Emil
Yellowstone, General Terry, Castali
~ General Sherman, Don Cameron, Eephy
10 Jenny Brown Scully, Nellie Peck, G..
Peck, Northern Pacific, E.. H. Durfee, Mic
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