Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-03-05
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b From Sioux City Westward, along the
Missouri river to The town Of Niobrara ct
the mouth Of the Niobrara river, 90 miles.
Thence up the Niobrara river nearly due
West on the Epmigrant Road to Rort
Laramie and Pixies Peak to the mouth Of
Antelope Creek, 23o miles. '' Il
From Antelope Greek to the last cross.
ing Of the Niobrara by the Fort Laramie
road 80 miles. r. 4...4. ...4 -. ~.
From last crossing Of the Niobrara to
the Dry Fork, 60 miles ~
| From Dry Fork to Powder river 70 miles.
From Powder river to Tongue river, IS
miles. From Tongue river to Rose Bod,
20 miles. From Rose Bud to Little Horn,
Is miles. From Little Horn 10 Big Horn
river, 20 miles, total distause of $50
miles from Sioux City; and this last
crossing is within ten miles of the report
ed new mines on the Big Horn river at
Sinking Water Greek. ..,.. O.. . q,
From Big Horn river to Prior's Fork,
40 miles from Prior's Fork to Clark Fork
10 miles from Clark's Fork to NezPerces
Fork, 25 miles; from NezPerces to Yell
lo~stone river, is miles up the Yellow.
stone to Big Bend, IS miles from Big
Bend Of the Yellowstone to Gallatin river.
l6 miles; down the Gallatin river to Gal.
latin, 32,-a total distance of S04 miles
from Sioux City. ~..
Gailatin City is situated at the Three
Forks Of the Missouri, and bids fair to be
tho future Denver Of the Idaho mines
and is about seven miles from the nearest
mines on Gold Creek.
From Galla.in City to Virginia, 45
miles; from Virginia City to Bannock
City, east II miles,-in all, 920 miles.
Any one can see by glance at the map
that the settlements in Northwestern Iowa,
Northern Nebraska and Dakota, are
nearer the Ilaho Mines than any other
settlement East Of the Rocky Mountains.
| The distances given above have bean
obtained from reliable persons who have
been over. ard are familiar with the route
And on the whole route from Sioux City
TO Gallatin there is not single mountain
to cross, and after leaving the Missouri
there Is not stream on the route that is
not easily forded-except the Big Horn
and Yellowstone which will have to be,
and are easily ferried, and tho Missouri
has ferries established ct Sioux City and
the towns above, up to Fort Randall
After leaving Sioux City, for the FIRST 100
miles the ronte passes through the fine
and aourisbing settlements. Of Northern
Nebraska and Southern Dakota. For the
next go miles It passes along the Fort
Laramie road up the Niobrara river. both
sides Of which have been Travelled by
teams during the Pixies Peak excitement
Of 1852, and along which there il wood
enough, plenty of gras. and fine water |;
and on the South side loads have been
akeniaveraging 1900 pounds to the yoke
Of cattle. : p 80 = 4ao= :
From the Niobrara to the Big Horn the
route passes over country often travelled
BY the fur traders, and they all a gree, that
It 10 good route. Mr.. G. L. TAcKHrr, 4
citizen OF Sioux City, and well known to
be perfectly reliable, says be has travelled
this country with ORLEANS, pack horse
and mules, and describes it as high, rich
prairie, crossed BY many little strea N $,
and having plenty Of wood for trains, and
an abundance Of grass and water, and
. first rate route. From the Big Horn to
Gallatin you pass over fine prairie coun-
try, with plenty Of wood, water and grass,
the whole route being nearly direct, and
the most direct Of any one that has ever
been traveled-and the whole of il has
been traversed By teams. ~
Mf. &. N. DAVIS, Of Gallatin, Idaho.
has prepared . map Of the route and the
mines, copies Of which can be bad free.-
HS'will leave Sioux City about the 10Th Of
| May next, with guide we'll acquainted
with the route, and an emigrant Company
and freight train. All who wish TO 20
can join him at Sioux City, or Yank,on,
D. I. A Government escort will 70 along
il one can be obtained. \ s.s=a :
Below W give the statement on the
other principal routes, ~ given By Mr.
| n. p Langford. and extensively published
10 the newspapers, in order that they may
30 compared with this route - s'n9t
From Atchiaon, Kansas, BY overland mail route to
1 Fort Prirdge, and themes - RNsneck Hty
r4em omaha. l., Vi: IL. Brsx:r 70 1900 miles
Hammock City 1900 niles