. History of early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River : life and adventures of Joseph La Barge. p; marked the inception of a system of landtransportation in Montana which grew to enormousproportions. It was known as the Diamond R Company. Among the ill-gotten gains ofJohn J. Roe, in his successful effort to break up a rivalcompany, were a large number of oxen which LaBarge, Harkness & Co. had brought up the river totransport freight between Fort Benton and the organized a transportation company, using theseoxen as a nucleus for commencing the business. Byvarious c
. History of early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River : life and adventures of Joseph La Barge. p; marked the inception of a system of landtransportation in Montana which grew to enormousproportions. It was known as the Diamond R Company. Among the ill-gotten gains ofJohn J. Roe, in his successful effort to break up a rivalcompany, were a large number of oxen which LaBarge, Harkness & Co. had brought up the river totransport freight between Fort Benton and the organized a transportation company, using theseoxen as a nucleus for commencing the business. Byvarious changes of ownership it passed into the hands .330 THE DIAMOND R COMPANY. of Montana men. It soon became a great company,with a complete organization of agents, issuing its:bills of lading to all points, both in and out of theTerritory. At one time it employed no less thantwelve hundred oxen and four hundred mules, be-sides a large number of horses, and the sustenance ofthese animals was a source of no slight income to thesmall farmers of that section. It went out of business•in CHAPTER XXVIII. CAPTAIN LA BARGE IN MONTANA. Captain La Barge sold the Emilie late in the win-ter of 1862-63. In the following winter he made anunexpected sale of the Shreveport. Henry Ames &Co., pork packers, sent their clerk one day to see ifthe Captain would sell the boat. He replied that hedid not care to, but would if the price were satis-factory. Being invited to come to the office of thefirm, he was told that the boat suited them and wasasked to name a price. Twenty-five thousand dollars, he said. Give the Captain a check for twenty-five thou-sand dollars, said Ames, turning to his clerk. Dont you want a bill of sale and the customaryevidence that she is clear of debt? asked the Cap-tain, in some surprise. No, was the reply; you say she is so, and I willtake your word. La Barge went down to the levee, transferred theboat, and then went to the bank and cashed thecheck. He recalled this las
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