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carriedriver had been requisitioned.. at. one— . .V^V*.^t4V*iUU »V‘ UiilUDuring the winter of 1874 General 1 tln?e or another for use in the cam-Sheridan asked S. B. Coulson of the ' Klg:n,, a^alnst the Sioux, and belowCoulson Packet Co. for the Josephine and Captain Marsh for the coming year. The charter was effected and the boat left Yankton, S. D., in May,With Joe Todd as pilot, Gen. James ■W. Porsfffi was aboard ^ leaveAt Fort Buford on May 25 three companies of soldiers were taken aboard —100 men and seven officers. The Josephine drew only 20 inches ofGlendive creek the Silver Lake, the Benton, and several other boats were stopped by low water, and eventually even the lightest draft vessels were stopped by falling water and had toifcim plai -IVawater with 160 men and supplies for•bstructhem. Wolf rapids, worst obstruction on the lower Yellowstone, was reached May 29. J^As a survey boat, the crew and soldiers of the Josephine then continued the survey work begun the year before of the Yellowstone and its channels by the Key West. As the boatOf Assistance to TroopsBut through the agency of the boats, with particular mention of the Far West and the Josephine, great as- J**ve sistance had been given U. S. troops the in breaking the power of the Sioux.ly i the ofandfeetpoiitheEvents of the year, the blood-lettingd, the Litt\f Big Hornon the Rosebu _ ____and a dozen minor engagements, had finally virtually eliminated the threat of hostile redskins, and had given agreat impetus to settlers, which in tu:;urn 4brought the steamboats in in-easing numbers up the Missouri andimmediatelywaiking the meas- [ navigation Of the sh^ow^rlverTmtnured length of the boat surveyors se- ; driven off the Yellowstone by thecured rough figures as to distances on Northern Pacific in 1882. and off the the river. This survey, inaccurate and * * - - ’ u 11According to an old Yorkshire, Eng-land, superstition, cutting a child’s nails during; the first year of his life will cause him to grow up a thief. ■}lt;•Tests have shown that an average flying altitude of from 5,000 to 6,000 feet is the most efficient for the operation of a plane.Montanaespecially enjoyTheMissouri, by the Manitoba, in 1887.In 1877 the Josephine was under command of Joe Todd and made two trips to Benton with loads of freight and dozens of passengers, as the “head of navigation’' on the Missouri saw a mild boom begin, after the years before when first the rival town of Carroll, then the Sioux, caused navigation to almost cease as boat arrivals fell off. Through the yearof 1878 and 1879 and 1880 the Josephine made trips each, year to Fort Benton for the Coulson Packet Co. with J. Maratta as captain and master* .They were profitable years for the Coulson company, but in 1880 began the Power Block “P” ascendency, when the boats of Commodore T. C. Power outran and outclassed the boats of its rivals. In 1881 the Josephine was again. TiJimandlastand188Cpadfrortionthailastfinkitobarri elor arri navi to 1 but with loco Tl bers amo ice, cam cial' Tlat F andin 1 Pres the was or tleased to the government, but in 1882 j the it was back on the Missouri. 4 irottin San FranciscoIf your travel plans include San Francisco, by all meansPlan a stay at the famous alacc Hotel — the center ofthe city’s life, fresh and modern—yet roomy!600 rooms, each with hath.Wild TurkeysRmincd on free range producing a healthy bird far superior to .the pen-raised. 25 years of careful selective breeding for color and type—Eggs In season — prices reduced *—live delivery fuatan-teed. Stamps apprecUftted.O. F. JOHNSONHI a ben, N. Dak.May 3, 1882, the Josephine pulled around the bend below Fort Benton from Bismarck, the first arrival of the season. W. H. Gould was master. The boat ha,d ‘ more than 50 passengers aboard and a full load of freight. Twenty-three government surveyors were aboard. Later in. May 'it made a WI4, 12-day trip from Bismarck with 242 over tons of freight, the biggest cargo and | into the fastest run of the season.River Is Improved“EdiandshipbumbetvIn 1883 John Belk was captain , and thethe Josephine had a good year,* but builiilsthe Coulson Packet Co. was facing , si tic dissolution, and the next year saw was the Josephine again in government ! roul service. * . undIn 1884, after many requests. and Cap demands from operators of packets, men the government began river improve- j grea ment work on the upper Missouri. In thin government service the Josephine car- ness ried rocks and supplies for building at 1 wingdams to narrow the channel; re- andmoved rocks from narrow spots to al- tain low steamers unhampered passage, j sourand did work on dredging out bars, whe After, the boats were practically done lost with, the upper Missouri, the government began this river improvement work, and continued it as^aftaA Fort | • TlBenton until the 1890*9, when virtual- vicii
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Thompson Falls Sanders County Independent Ledger
Thompson Falls, Montana, US
Wed, Dec 28, 1938
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