The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-20

last season, and iron, copper, coal, and other mine
rails exist in exhaustless abundance.
suppose, however that the thing about our New
Northwest which has most surprised the public is
the genial character of It's climate Radically dlf-
ferent as it may seem from the prevalent idea re-
garding It. It is nevertheless true that the climate or
Montana as whole, is milder than that Of New
York, while the purity and dryness OF the atmo-
sphere makes the variations of temperature far less
noticeable.
The old theory. that the further north we 20 the
more severe the climate becomes, is now generally
exploded. It understood, at last, that isotbermal
divisions, except In their larger aspects, enre
Independent Of degrees OF lattude and the various
explorers and topographers who have been sent out
here by the Government have shown by instru-
mental tests that the temperature OF Waa Walla,
on the doth degree of latitude, is the that Of
Washington City, the 3sth; that OF Clar ks Fork
in Montana, on the 4sth the same as that Of st. Jo
sephs Missouri, on the 4lst; and that OF the Bitter
Root Valley, Mssonea county, Montana, on the
46th, the same as that OF Philadelphia, on the 41st.
The winters in this section are generally open aud
pleasant, as may be inferred from the fact OF the
cattle grazing without shelter all winter. The val
leys are hardly ever covered with snow, and It is
rare that the roads not dry and passabe for ten
months in the year, except on the high mountains,
where the snow falls to considerable depths. On
the mountains, Of course, as in mountainous regions
everywhere winter sometim es pnches hard but
these not the least attractive features of
the territory. The elevation Of the mountains val
leys, and plains of Montana above the level OF the
sea is from 1000 to 1000 feet less than that OF Wyo-
ming and Utah. This fact alone goes far to explain
the milder climate and vastly greater productveness
Of Montana,
How this great wealth, agricultural and mineral
is to be utilized and made to contribute its due share
to the nations commercial prosperity is question
not less important to the people at large than the
inhabitants OF Montana itself; aud in considering it
am brought to that great enterpuse-the Northern
Pacific Railroad-now building from east to west
across our entire territory This road will traverse
our richest valleys, and furnish outlet for the
immense future surplus productions OF the Terri
tory. All that has heretofore been written about
the superior land-grant Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad in Montana scarcely gives an adequate
conception OF the extent and true value OF the
grant.
The company will receive twenty-five thousand six
hundred acres Of our best agricultural and grazing
lands for every mile OF road that is built-lands
which not only possess all the advantages which 1
have mentioned, but are within easy reach OF tim
ber, and abound in fine building-stone Of almost
every variety and inexhaustble in quantity. l have
no doubt that these lands will not only cancel the
entire cost of building the railroad, but will leave
large surplus to the company.
The Northern Pacific Railroad is of immense i'm
portance to Montana. 1t will enable our stock
raisers TO compete favorable terms with those OF
Illinois and other States in the markets OF the East
ern cities. new impetus will be given to all our
| industries Our mines will be developed, new ones
will be opened, and those that produced twelve million
dollars in gold last season will far exceed that sum
| annually.
| Our population will rapidly increase; the sixty.
| two cities and towns now have will be doubled
| in number and quadrupled in size; and the public
lands now unoccupied, will be cultivated by actual
| settlers. Other prosperous States will spring ur
around u.s. and before we enter upon another cen
tury this great Northwest, now lying broad and in
viting before the settler, will be contributing it:
| rghtfu share towards the wealth, commerce, and
| general prosperity Of the nation.
| The enterprise which is opening this New North
west is truly a great national work, and well de
serves it receives, the encouragement, co-opera
ton, and support alike Of all who as Americans fee
interest in the countrys progress, or who as CAPT
| talists desire liberal return upon Investment