, 1869-06-28

| Ill eSCS ped nom ht6 Jurisdiction belOrI
y. | We returned The otnce1s Of the Northwestern
40 the Union and the Central Paeldc Railwaya wer,
most efficient In doing ali they poaslb1y could L
=. make visit both pleasant and profitable anc
- In behalf O! the party We give them hea,ty thauks
10 And 10 all California we say hearty Con BLESS
~ You. B.
MUNI4hA IERRiTORY.
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g Navigation OF the Upper Mizsouft-
Lewis nnd CInFk-Thc First Stenm-
5 bona's Ampedfmen1s In the River
Vnfue OF the Montana Trade
: Ercishts-TFnde with st, Louis nnd
Il Chicago.
{FRoA oCK aPEC1lL CORRESPONDENT
t HELENA lane II. 1sGo
The disasters and difficulties which haze this
8 year beset steamers on their vnv tn Nontan1
hare directed public attention more than eyer ~.
fore to the Cpper MissQuri considered "a an ave.
nue. Of commerce. and 1t win not ,hrnefore ha
tnspnrpp.tate to give few f.r+a ner4stnInc =, ~
subject. No sooner had the rontstana nn-rhoea
teen contaminated bT the United States than ~
| question of the narf0ahItr of .bo MI,oo1., -.
raised For the n,,rnose of se,t,,n1 thIs a. 49,,
as other r,cints the tntraofd eInrorsro 80. 80,
Clarke, ascended thr stresro nsmad - 49, s1.e
1904 tbpa acuolt1nu Inn honor ~ hs,ne, nc -,
white hay1gators Of the 1rnner NIseonv, a. van 90
the nrst white x,st,n,o NJ ~. -,
now the TERRITORY ~ uen.,,. NA' "a
steamboat WIZ M vet nntno.s1 -as
the Investigations of these rar+;es h.1 ~ osa.
ence to the noa1,np palaces which wore sest,na,
| IN future years to follow in Their 1rate mi. ~
pedlttop ascended the M.rzonr1 N ons, hao., =,
the three !orka md stJlI continued thaIr toM-,,.
IN one or these far n cnnsdersh,s ,,s,a1os 49,,
making Journey Of ncar,y mn r,ins ~ ,a.a s.ns
| from 81. Louis only 1nterrun,ed hv a noI+ooa ~
| seventeen nIjes At the Great F.,s ~ e,,, ~,
| Lewis and Clarke led the ,ray thar rrsrnar. sna
| Indian tradera commenced theIr advontr,rons 49,
!
nec,ion with the runre or1aniz.a aror+e =, 49,,
1 the regions Of rhn rInnea Ma.nn,. ~ ~ ~. W
nar1c Of Pierre chotean ona or ,ha a.s,x .as.,s"
Of ST. Iouts and The my ~ a.rn;t H
manent trading pos,s AMONG tha 1ndtsns =, ~ ~.
upper counrry." Fort Union ,,tr,,sd =. the
function OF the Y-I,ov,tons ~ ,t,a.n.a =. eus
the extreme corte-, ho,,ssr ~ 1tsase1 ano VI
sald,shed br him eoma for+v rea-s 49, 49, $50
the custom IN ennr,v th;. to-t ~,t, 0.u :. "as
means Of rathoats Or .msct,nava " ~. 1,.san
ri serrino as a ran., .,a . r,,o -, - ~ ....." ~ |
the ,ra,tng nosar nror ~ 49,. ~. "su ptos.ln4
ycara later Fort panton ,hs ,r.rsn. s.. ...eeu
atea ,nhoat r,rI,,.ta- 49, Nv p,sasas neno =.
tne noats denended mar rnaes,n.. ~ ~ % uus SUI
The kteamhn.t ma nov ,nr.,,a" 80 ~. sotPu..
on othe- xa,e-. ~ ~ ,ass ~. a'a - ~ wy
tecome Of practicaI benefit m tna r1aschs.,u. r,
and sha1,ow cnrrsn,s ~ 49, I1,.., ,1..a aseusa'
ell nrenosterou, r. .aa1,a,, ,f.A s.e,n so. eesM-
for a mar N e,sm ~ an-.s,. 49, s.s, .NsA
~ rea ,nn,.ss, .nnas He sosut 'oF = ustAaca
70 ach,era , s1Im o.so,e- 49, .asuo s, ~ 1o'
Hoata -, srf.sIaa, ,s@s Seeu'eu ,upe1so'e'
found to draw too ninth Hatar. ,rhilA ttoaa s7,f I
uelently Light were too weak But about the year
ls4o tne ufat Steamer oscended the Missouri River
a. far NJ Fort Depton-4QQo miles above St. Ioptz
This boat wns tent mn hy Pierre rho,eau Tho !
10 srtr.tto, h,+,-..n 80 1.r~ 9 -Ns
Quoted By means OF nacttnawa for several years +
longer. So far ha Ne can at present ascertain, |
the Ch,nnera vrns n. trzt starn.- - n,ta | b
nes- .,r,es,h ~ raa.. -. - -, 49, . ~
point twenty-five miles below Benton IN the yeas a
1858. In 1850 The Chippewa and Key West No. 2 | c
both deposited their freight It the present head OF
navigation From that time The number Of =
ooals easaRed ln tne upper stSer trade gradually ]
increased The diacoyeIy Of gold on the sources
rty1uQ at Fnrt Isenton IN >sra n ha ,rc,aoaaa r.
rro ~ A.. ks..ss. ~ ~ A S..s ;"
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