Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-18

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Our Eastern Montana Letter.
asss' II $. BoznMaS, July iii, 1872.
To tho Editor of the Herald:
AS Tseldom See any correspondence in your
columns from this part sof thecountry you
may like few lines from me again.
Although you deem my letters worthy of
place in Your paper, it seems that our Legis-
lature thinks have not intelligence enough
to vote. The trouble is. that the majority Of,
foreigners who have intelligence and pluck
enough 10 make their way out here, have too
much of 1t to vote the Democratic ticket
That was proved ut Clagett's election last year,
and the dominant party IS now trying to
avenge itself by using the gag on rs. They
cannot stop our tongues, however, and they
win find before long that their weapons will
bcturned against themselves Many foreign
ers, whose leaning now Is towards the Dem
ocracy, will be- driven into the Republican
camp, and everybody who has the best in
t%erests % efs the Territory at heart viii concur
heartily .dn the .0utspoken language of the
Republican resaitoriaI Convention. have
done all Ieould 10 make hercsources Of our
Territory known, but how can / tell my
'Scandi dikavian count sinep pto edaie here when
/ know they viii be met (not only with no
welcome, but5 with U fepeiling and unjust
law,o telling them that they have got in
telligence enough to have any say In the mat
ten, who is to represent them. t.sg ,s.s ss
II Rrof1 HaydeR's geological surveying party
Is here now, encamped Fort Ellis, They
are making daily excursions from their camp,
locsting The most prominent peaks and ex-
amining the interesting geologic features Of
the surrounding country In abolt ten days
they win start for the Upper Yellowstone.
The snow will be apt to cause them consider
able trouble, as It is very deep vet in many
places in the mountains. s6 a aas
Z. On the Goth inst. Col. Roberts win start
down the Yellowstone with ali engineering
party. They are to have an escort Of the
four companies of cavalry. At Ellis and four
of infantry from shaw, all under the COM
risiiiaa riiiaa scsf ccl Baker Their intention Is to
follow the Yellowstone down TO the mouth
rOf Powder river, where they Viii connect
with the surveyors from the East From this
point they viii tnfii back, cross the country
To the Big Bend Of the Musclesheli ana fol-
low this river 70 is source. Ibelieye IT win
only beia preliminary inspection of this route
as the tiliie would be too short for an actual
survey. This expedition shows, whatever
may be its result In regard TO the choice Of
route, tllattha viewsI took last winter in my
article ihyour paper was correct, that the
company would not select Its route without
making further examinations Of the country.
We shall gain much ninteresting and useful
information shout portion Of aons Territory
which ID yet almost entirely unknown, and
hope It will lead 70 the adoption Of A final
route this winter. 20 that we may knew what
to expect essfraT h5s e.aaas et stfS,luo 40
In spite of the snow storm on the Isl, fresh
strawberries are the order of the day
i Yonfrs truly, ,., q ..ls tass r x