The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1864-08-27


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etThe river, at its mouth, is wide M,
o deep, and passing as it does. tb.o,,,b ,
y y sandy alluvial, soil for more than : oN
Q f,niies,with the banks constantly cax;,c =
II shifting, the waters are mrtidv--hon.e ~,
Ename-not inappropriate ssB;e MAJ ,
4 On Sunday, the l7th we nassea = q. H..
J, having laid up during the n;obt tba ,;r.,
I falling, ,and meetingwith sna osand .,ndb.,,ss
This city i; situated on the north hans !,
the river, the North Missouri road. !, ..;.
through it, and is fortv.t;vc ,n;los e.
ST. Louis .by water and t,vo,rol'.-;,.sIA
---''. --s 10 che afternoon, tho Welcop,o..I g ! |.
poas gong to Fort Benton and belonging
to an opposition line, passed us. bar;,o
also on boord ). detachment of sold;e,s
| Tothere- discovered thht our boat had little
power, but were told that the machinery
twas new (not the CASEY and would greatly
improveb by little wear. The south side
of the river is somewhat bluffy, while on !,
the north is rich bottom. with nlentr &c
timber--the wheat LOOKING we'll =, =
| ON Mo,da, Wa >. AL ~. III. f,5,5.,5
lIooe of uor,non 81 A. pi' VIZ
10 . CORN on y lilac "a A. sie' 'H''
1 rI.;u.tea eape = .'A'-,
C;.r ths s;.., !, so e. passeu 'e'efson .psf a
80 pa sl.N . .ie ''ei'e. II contains
sohue 'Men fl I'VE i. 9r 'hlrty thousand iahab-
itants, and is situated ON high bluff
| Here is a prison, a statebopso 20 5l,is 1Toi
- O. =. '0nv"'e, ~, "c' ~ ~ ~,
'tl 81, f,s5l' us, ne Iacihc HaH--
foaa .ai passes sSsf along me south bank Of tie.
tfS - shis region there is plenty OF
O@i' - 4Au -oi oui 'ost 'ooN On o quantity Tor
60 n-4,'ss,.., Use fs., zys5s ..l ag4Y .h.
" e.i' tllS li0'n' passed li'oonsliie, situated
- NH' ptaii,' souhtry, this place ean-
exnosa, y, ~ ga
but Iitt,e dol, .o5 60
small yiIlarYes viii Ys Int ,,ro., ,',.,..
the weather beau.if,,, tbou,h, ar -,
backward. On. the o,tb = as.os J, W.
come and anotbbr bo,aat 49,
cavalry ON sba.s:: 81 f;rst ~ .,al ., a. .:aa
gderfiIlas. but iop,, Llntfiie found tfat tssr
were Union sc,.uts IN scsrca &c prsh
whaeksrs, who had killed . man AMI, IN 4 g. : s;
cin,ity. tho evening before. n tho ,.f,.-
noon passed Lexington, celebrated fe,. he
ing the place where Col. ssu1iigan a,,a ii.
forces, aster hard npht, n-cre c.,,.,,-s,
4Fe fsssi.,,- - .9-z1r - -
warr-aSaiia houhes asd machine shops were
buraS. .-.s,'o.5s 49, ,.ssa4-..r,.es, s-
e On the 2lst, we passed Kan.aa cify. near
the Kansas line. This X !. aosrisbirg
place. Also passed the lirsc separating
Kansas IRON Missorri-tbe cenntrv chiefly
rolling prairie. s.. Il
y On the 22d. psssed st. Jo.i,fo NH. =
an old place, aad does eorsidera5le bust
N ess. bIlt notl,inc ike what 81 should t,L
inc into account its advantageous nngitior
Mere were troons stationed. arag = p,oyo,t
larshal, but for What purpcse MO Az. u
tilouire. Wishing 70 70, mn urchase ,so,,a .,,-
nupition. and leinS- n s.T,n-er. .wej ,-s.,, |
| 80, e, :, = :, e - :. -. |
}o1ie 'ii 'ifs Exc M the ITO
lyat, who sisaply ssked, Us ,hoEj Iaueh, We |
fNated, and witAcut aRosllcr question t,srel
the,perinission. nHoi oifsreryo IL rdttast tc
the Government are these officers. ei3.''a'
Tie Weather cold end misty, April :.sS7-
sun4aJ-we saw the country, but na5siguaf
of .dfeon either side Of tFT river. I
o. be 2ath ' there @ xa' nt sonts a esci'sA ste ens