, 1867-05-10
News from Pen d,oreill. I...

who Immediately proceeded to work o,.' nea'
the trail from the Oregon and Mpe.Os
Transportation Company's upper bos,'Oa
at the head of Cabinet Portage and Ly,
10th Of April had cleared the trail Of us
SO that travellers passed through to Ver~s
lion River, a distance of 40 miles. a. uu-
pense Of $500 to the company. Al, -. ~
time. from Vermillion through to MINT way
and Htleus there was no snow
Up TO the 18th Of April,the steam.,
five trips to Cabinet, carrying the mail ."I
a few miners aud travellers, with tbs;- Huo
On the l2lh Of April the FIRST nact t"t'ea ,''e
went up, and went directly throueb r;,t4i
difficulty. On the LIST OF Nav tbeso cO' ,.H:
were arriving at Missoula City, dstsnc. !,
$50 miles from Cabinet (or uprer) L0nS;.O
to the surprise of every one. Owing ,O,2
lateneSs Of the seaSon-a quantity of 'na"
having fallen about the l>t of MarcbN.s,
the reported depth of snow on the t'.S
trains were not expected earlier than ~
10th of May. Trains that went by tbe ..s .'
of Boise had not been heard from A. M;!
Soula up TO the lSt of May, althou0h ,S"-
lett this place at the same time as tho ,,.;
" Wv Wy " 0n u OlelIe, which is cnn
elusive evidence that trans and travel can
6 to Montana by this route earlier and !.
shorter time than by sny other, md Al ~.
expenses as the mpuey paid eaf for esedios
animals IN early spring far exceedStbeS. (. .
OF transportation by steamer across the la.
From the 18th to 30th April the steam,
M0ry MoOdy made 2S trips, or one and :.
h If trips daily, distance Of so miles h.
tween landings, transporting in said Tim.
ov,r l20O animals, with their caryo,s ~
| 4S miners or travellers, besides pack.r. ;.
the number OF l5O. Passage for the 6n,
miles, 81, aud same for riding aud miner,
pack animals s. per head for pack train,
including cargoes SO for riding aud -loo,'
animals in trdIus. Ths, considering III. n
cation Of the boat, cost Of Transportation n
freight from this place to Pen'dUreille. Il.
Dor, aud expenses Of living, is cheaper Tia,
any steamboIt fare and. tTansportatlon on
this coast, and any r, Osonable or thinking
person, by cohpl. ing these rate, with m,
rates on the VILLAIN IT, aud Columbia riyeu
will perceive at ouce that they are onetuirj
| less.
The Company have their second boat Of
| 100 tons carrying capaciIy, now finished
aud IN style and comic equal to The Coluu.
bIa RIVER boats, with corresponding powU
They will have thrr thlrd buat compIssd
and ready TOR service by the lst OF June.
witch will give a complete aud rpsb,
line of steamers for di,tluce Of l25 mllss.
from Pen d'Orelle Landing to Thomp,ouI
river, with good wagon roads to the Culuu.
b.a rver. .and to- Mlssoua City aud Hrleul,
IN MunIaus. Fare aud tran, portaliOa will
be, on the liue through, correspoudingy
cheap, as now on the steamer .Uury MOody
or lake boat. TnlS route avo d, the Corur
d Alene range of mountains, giving speedy
and easy transportation for eight months iu
the year. Last wIn:er boats could have
ruu without interrup ION exec eptng ten days,
when The river was clos with ice. The
Lake does not freeze over at all.
Now then, what the business men Ila
| farmers ot WuIla Walll and vicinity want
is well finished wagon road from this
place 10 the Lake, hich will give quick
and cheap treI4htS, and especially easy and
| speedy accommodations for travel as good
line OF stages, running regularly tWes or
three tunes week, making the trip through
In Two uays, which can easily be dOue
From IL. A. Hogne, who arrived last
night from the L Ike, in two days travelling
tIme, by what is known as The Kentuck
route, We learu that Ihe road is guod nov,
aud with small outlay of money, can b'
made IN very short time first class itug'
aud wagon road. He thinks it the shortest
route from Walla Walla TO the Lake, Pef'
haps les, but not ex eeuing l6J miles, 'Al
as good a natural road as he ever trarelrd
upon. tor the dI>Ia ,ce. SPLENDID grazing
aud farming lard lines The road on elIbd
side, aud IoAa ds the mountains miny ml
~ WIDTH vita an abur .ance Of WaIer and
plenty OF line camping places Beiug almost
entirely free from rock, 1t has as lew mlJ
places as any oi the other routes. Mr.HOsus
has travelled all the routes from this place.
any Of which can be made good WSglh
road with con paratlvrly little expense, Oa'
III his opluion the Krutuck route can
made the best road for The least money and
Is the shortest aud whilst he would n0'
nor does not assume to b. the advocate w
this particular or any other route, Ne Thus
1t very strange that the people OF wan
Walla and vicinity do not make some enO',
10 unite upon zone one Of the d'fter'"
rrutes, COMPROMISE the Ferry ComPlnis',
an build good stage aud wagonTOau"
the Lake.