The conquest of the Missouri; being the story of the life and exploits of Captain Grant Marsh (1909)
Hanson, Joseph Mills, b. 1876 · Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co. · leaf 468
arck. Later in theseason, having discovered that his boat was possessedof unusual speed and staying powers. Captain Marshdetermined to try her for a record. How well she suc-ceeded is shown in the Log of the Steamer F. Y. Batch-elor, Trip No. 4, which reads: August 10.—Left Bismarck at 4:30 P. M.… … Rustlers at old Berthold 12:25, 19 hours 55 minutes from Bismarck.Arrived 1^ miles below Little Missouri at 4:30 P. M., 24 hoursout. Took 4 cords wood. Landed at Pleasant Point and took25 cords. Met steamer Big Horn a little above Berthold. August 12.—Arrived at Knife River No. 2 at 3 P. M.,…
