Goin' West...by Way of the River Steamboats |
The Benton, docked at Bismarck, Dakota Territory in 1877. |
Passengers wait to board, Bismarck, Dakota Territory, 1877. |
The Silver Bow on the Missouri River, 1869. |
The side-wheeler, DeSmet, stops to pick up enough fallen timber to get her to the next woodyard. |
The Rosebud on the Missouri River; drawing by D. F. Barry, done between 1874 - 1890 |
The Farwest, with a fresh load of wood stacked for the rest of her journey. |
The Pacific, one of the larger steamboats. |