The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-27
ITO BITTER ROOT DIRECT"
he IS PiOneer's :" Statements Considered.

EDrToR NEW NoRTn- WEsT:, = .'r ''r
We're you compelled. by reason OF private inter
est to write long article in opposition to some
scheme measure apainet which you could bring
valid srvnment asdso weri obliged lin trying 70 de-
feat i TO oil It up with lot Of ridiculous trash which
you could not yourself understand and had no hopes
anyone else could II 20. you can sympsthise with
the worthy knight Of the gull who edits your Nisssula
cotsmposasy In hs issus OF Jan. l8th be gives 10
long article in opposition to our proposed direct road
from Bitter Root to Deer Lodge In which he uses
some arguments that are arguments" II we fail to
seehe points to then 1t 10 the faux II our guoss1ce
and not the fault Ut the editor. for he doubtless in
tended to put points into them for to Let
try and look at some Of them. The Pioneer, In trying
to ind the distance between the two poipts via the
new rJsd ays e ~ miles from Deer Lodge to Cob
crlys. Admitted; but Why does he not give the ,ds
tnecst6 Blgsdoot7 To be sure, the road win hot 60
by Blackfoot. neither win It 20 By Coberys Then he
caEe Il s6 miles to Philipsburx, and 50 miss nom
Philipsburg to LaFontaine's mill which 10 puly Is
mites mofr thm it IL In truth hut suppoec differ
euos oG u ailss In 20 matter ~ aeut,on.
Besides, we are Obliged 70 20 around BY Phipsbarg.
Ag6 4 sayt It 10 eight ,1ies novth from the mill 70
s.essnsvi'ie, whea > y tnisss west-qs'se differ
e''e' ...r.i,,s m .,,rAyc., ,as0Zs -
from stevcn,vis Deer Lodge the propoaed route
via Phitpsburg and Mullen road are follow: To the
MILL mi6s thence to Rock creek, tchain messure,I
II miles thsnes to mouth Il Willow IS miles theses
d P<ihpd6usg, jnncs i taGnde is Mullen niaA Is
miles, and thence To Dces Ledge - miller, making =
total o9S mieS against ia miles Pioneer measse
or4H pfeS ~ Alissosla, savig 81 miles infayer
of to Bitter Root direct" But then after leaving the
mouth Of Willow creek, we'isave
leaving fhiprbaEr tolhg ,sft tndpa..lns through On
near cole which wiiIAe ttu testes. makia& 6total
Of ~ n,es Of saving Of y miles. instead Of The 70
miles tAs FioseSv - &rudgingiy allows d. tdf"
.Bsk Id, 6Ae. ~ 1th6k cant. ths newsuad Win
open to u.s., Per iutanu. irum Sssveasvu)e 70 Phil
ipabuy via Mssoula It i ~ miles BY Ito Bsss Root
dksa Is y ~ miles--s saving ot Just Dilsav q,
Mac! To Cable by the Old rod II 10 - uilss 'nsw
road ~ miles-just mites there Jon see! TO Silver
Bow, old rod, lso mills; new toid y atks-which
Ma says nskes dl6escsee u Z miles. TIA shsS
ase Highland. German and Preach gnjehs ,et. etc,
to which - will .aks Nike ssvase, "a y
But the "Pi0neero"4 miles y not the only advan-
tage On the new road W yin have much better feed
than 10 possbas. . she "a roaA which wtl save %
many husdred dollars dahag he ysas Thss tAsre y
~ , ran SAVING Or Talls. r....3 ..as g,;s
which the Piouesc- aeknewlsdess - a aeg1n~t
in fhvGe q the NV susd. Bow 1aeh % you suppose
Bite. sss !. =; 'i {; RI r. =.
s,.sadans taas ~ m 80 y county d ~ sop q u
@ tons Of soar. % vhicA ~ tolh nd ~ 4 isest
go - q oaes - pssdses, ea,soo nsea Wills
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