The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-27

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EDITOR s'a'aa Of tAe Avaat Courier : 4 .tsis,
Iaasmllch aa4s5l lsIs as Your readers have peruse
descriptions Of this, the most wonderful. 10 cio
~ lection Of hot springs in the known, awor,,
VII, tl therefore refrain from attempting
pen sketch Of the same, but give. re.,. .s,p {,
count OF the mode Of travelling to this resor,
Il the history OF the settlement ,of tho snria j.
~ new discoveries among the Old ruins of ),
finct springs and eeysers, and the future !
This place. s.'s 9f7 ''sa 4.g s rs '5
Il When the tourist OF. invalid leaves Roz4
man the best and most freo,,entIr trava,s
route l Is up What is known as Spring; canyol,
passing the t. coal bank III Col. Chesnut an,
1o'Iow1ng the trail down down Trail, creek i,
the ranchof VIM. Farrell, distant from Boze
man twenty-five miles; then turning to ,th,
right and and following The, main travelled roat
up the valley Of the Yellowstone unt;l the,
arrive the ranch of the Boiler Bros. thirt,
BYE miles MI s. from Bezeman. ]. will. here state
that this Is exactly halfway between, tBaze
man ana the springs, and, as the Botler's are
making arrangements to erect d large AMI
comn'odious hotel, this will undoubtedlv .he
1ne Place Tor r the tourist or weary inyaidto
nnd rest and refreshments. for know that
these pioneers will do their level best for the
travelling community. -. ..s''s
IS from E''' b'''er 70 the canyon. and in fact
rom Bofzelllail 'f z 70 the upper canyon on the
4 u. 5.,f b
IeiioWafstofe riyerSis is a fair wagon road.
On arriving at the latter point; however. fhe
traveller Is obliged to leave his wagon or bug
gy. ning himself upon the hurricane deck Of
af-k1yus, AMI Transport his supplies on pack
animals. The trail. however. from this point
to the springs is very good one for this mode
OF travelling. and there is no necessity for any
more e exertion than is required to keen your
seat ON the aforesaid deck. Mr.. John Werl,
is running = pack train regularl, between
THESE Two last mentioned points Ia distance
| OF eighteen miles,. ard / ascertained that his
charges for Transporting supplies we're .rerr
reasonable. From the well know, eneroy r,, of
Mr. Werk. IthinkI can safely say tia that M y Il
you VIII Just Keep your seat. John will mt
You through intime to see one 4 OF fhe most |
wonderful and singnlarly beautiful spots t,n ,non
~ii'ch your correspondent ever had the
pleasure to gaze. A point, too. that At 81, III
very distant ineriod viii eclipse Niagara Mao. i
Newport or Saratoga Id the number iib Of ire
visitors seeking after pleasure, and will also
tar exceed the celebrated HIT Sprin,eyss ssf of
q ARKANSAS in the amount of benefit derived
rom The line medicinal virtues Of its waters al,
by the sick and afflicted throughout orr
country. nsIY.F ss5 Il stiga5 llgls1n5e
The road leading from Bozsnaan, n,tar,o ar,o fb;ssa
point is literally thrpnged with parties. -
'o4se ~ th's, piire. Those already ofgre-
Sated iiersf have been the nesins ,jf makinr.
us qalc lively camp. Amos g then, no-
llced the talented Miss Nettie G. the s,;.v
'oiTsspons'eit OF the Moataaiau. VINO no
ionot Will regae the renders or tiiat idbupfnafa
sl1ii. % saw the last. an ,iintdfestino letter
The recent discoveries madaiihy Mr. cba,sss
'li'are. OF Fort Ellis, on the property Of The
orprittorsi OF the'sprli1ss ;Ie tile ssfDeyi.s I
'a'lor. The same 81 fltMafl's II. Well and
y y HI MAJESTY Il Ktchen.n Nofshaving mad.
qssfe'it INTO fhesetcifiosifies, ,fify leer b4-dn
oN ' the surface, Twill, ithefeIesa. waitunfiYA Ah
nave g;.zed on these wonders before Ti.ItsIi'
empf description, mot wishing. 10 writ- Up
1fln I'm UP from the report OF Others, but IL ~
TVS cf c.tt & gm IN as saw them. ta .ts &s6ii e.
lie history Of the settlement of tbestfis
pflhss IS well known to the good people of y
ozeman and Vicinity bit sperhaps il would y
" oe inappropriate to mention here that "
9er year ago two Of Bozeiilail, d citizens u
lille at this place. conceived the idea pf SO
AKIN this tlsirsbome for life, feeling satis. 10
sd that the time would come when their IA
'rs would beoreWarded by rich harvest W
ereeltbatks, aud Notwithstanding many 10
lends tried ato dissuatle them from the;r TN
lsDose. believing them too sanguilie in their ga
lpecfatlonss of what the future would re- AL
al !; yet the ~ oung firm of Horr n Me-.
ouldeTed their axes and chsertfliv IN
to Wtrk--lot alone ID N ar a. ite
rfunes, but tor the more landable purpose wa
building up AZ home for those who seek
ese remarkable springs iii quest Of health tn
pleasttfe. IhcS hardships and privations OF
u suffered and endured during tie past
trtmely cold winter no one knows bnittioo
'mselyes; still, they entertained no spl
abandoning Che project, and stiff kept st ths
rk.3 Already they have several nice batf, FL
ms and cabins erected for tile use Of in- the
~ visltosss and will continue to improve er'
last as the slow process of getting out sha
ioer with whip saw will permit. You
always find Jimmie at the lower end Of yea
hip SAM while the urbane Har1r-y II II. vfsi
re {1rt<