The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-08
nov no CONE.


While invitation IL extended to imm;
grants, and mary are coming to Montana,
but few in the East know tho routes. meth.
uds, and cost Of reaching the Territory
We have never seen published statement
bearing definitely on these points. The per-
sonsl letters of inquiry are many, the infor'
nation not always ob,ainablc by parties nd
dressed, and the details too tedious for a
manuscript letter To supply this dcficier'
cy and in response to frequent requests, We
have made inquiry, and submit the follow
Ing figures Of cos, as aporoxi:na.ing closely
70 correctness. Ass:..:in; the Missouri Ev.
er a. o general s.ar,ns point, Their: are to
choose f.,:n, tho RIVER and Overland
Routes:
~ THE NiYER ROUTE
The dista:.ce from Sioux City I" Benton is
SD0O miles; the fare ranging from e75 t.
ei25 in cabi n, and from $50 to $40 on
deck. The passage occupies from 22t to
70 days. From Benton 10 Helena Is l4O
miles. coacl, fare f25. This route has here
,ofore had the preference with families,
and 10 ordinarily the plcasantcst and least
expensive, as passengers ore allowed 20)
pounds Of baggage, and arc subjected to
bat few Inconvenience In connection
with tho North western Transportation
Cvm.,auy. the through tickets from Cnca'
20 were sold ut tho same rates - passage
tickets from Sioux City We are not I'D.
vised that opportunities are afforded this
yea. for the river rcI:c.
--= BOHEMIAN RoCTE.
Unit! the y. Z. H. H. was built tho hest
and nearest r ute was from Omaha or Nc.
bsaska City 10 Fort Laramie, thence W
the North r!n:tc % nlilcson the South Pass
road to where Fort Fcttern1an HOW stands,
and thence Ivy the Dozcman Route. crossing
the Powder, Tongue, E'y Horn, and yellow
stone rivers, and entering settled Montans
n Eozc,nsn, in tho Ca'la,in valley. The
Montana end os this route is row covered
by one Of those iniqui,ics known US an In
dian Reservation, and travel is intcrIic:cd
by the government. Were this not the
case Laramie City. on the Z. +. Il. H..
would DC u proper div crying point, AID
,bcnce by For. Fetterman.
FROM OMAHA TO coRISNE.
In tho matters of certainty and celebrity,
and probably under oil existing circum.
stances, tho best route from the States to
Montana is by rail from Omaha to Corinnc,
the nearest station to Montana, thence by
coach, cayusc or wagon. The distance from
Omaha to Corinnc is !, 055 miles. First class
fare SO. Is; second class, SIS GO. Through
tickets from St. Louis, Chicago or New
York arc Lut little higher. Parties living
nearer to either of those cities than to
Omaha. should purchase through tickets.
Half sections in sleeping car. FROM Omaha
TO Corinnc cost IS 90; meals q: stations Az.
esagc g. as; time, three days. Passengers
using second class tickets usually subsist
themselves, Vic cost not exceeding tl.00 per
day. The allowance of baggage IL 100 lbs.
This makes the actual cxpcnscs from Omaha
to Corinhc: first class, 5000; second
class, $5s CO. Passengers can procure first.
class through tickets from Omaha 10 lie.
lena for fl54 Is; from Chicago to Hclchs,
tl73l5.
coRySSE 70 MONTANA.
Arrived at Corinnc, passengers have The
choice of several methods to reach Montana
The distance is, from Corinnc to Virginia
$50 miles; Corinnc to Helena 400 miles;
Ccrinnc to Deer Lodge ldirec,) AIS miles;
via Helena per coach SIS mics. Stage fare,
Corlnnc TO Virginia $50 Co,innc to Helena
$7s; Corinnc to Deer lodge, via Helena sse
Each passenger allowed IS pounds of bag.
gage. Extra baggage to Virginia 30 cents
per pound; to Helena IS cents per pound;
10 Deer Lodge II cents per pound. Sum.
,ncr Tine to Virginia , days; to Helena 81:
days; TO Deer Lodge ~ days. Meals a.
stage stations 81 so caci. Actual expenses
to Vireina eco; 70 Helena SEQ; 10 Deer
Lodge $l0e.
A better and cheaper method. for fami.
lies or squads of men having . little ready
cash. Is to purchase travelling outfit in
Utah, at Corinnc, Oslen, OF in the ada.
cent country. The prices q which teams
etc., can be purchased 10, about as follows:
American horses, from $50 10 $c5o each;
new c.horsc wagons, 0igh. schu,lcr or Steu.
dcbaker) covered. $50 to 500 each; 4.horsc
wagons $e00. wLecl.harness (Concord) go
per sett; cayuscs $50 10 so each. These
can be sold for their cost or more in Mon.
tans, American horses rating about tho
same; esyuscs go TO t75; 2.horse wagons
u $50 to 600, and in demand; heavier
wagons about the same and not In demand;
Concord harness. At so to ESQ., common
harness. At 90 10 t55. In purchasing, i'm.
migrants should buy only the best wagons,
harness and stock, they always finding Z.
market. American hsood.mares command
good prices always. Milch.eovs sell In
Utah At from go 10 90. and range hsra
from e45 to SIS, the average for good
eows being about @60 The best business
IN Montana 10 stock tsising; cattle are scarce.
and Q judicious invsstmess IL Utah cattle
weuld prohsbly double itself by driving
them 70 Montana and selling them the
present season. Grazing 10 snlinited, IN.
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