Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-08-08
fsisE.RaAD LANDS.


Under this beading tie last Moutauiar
shows its anmus 10 the Northern Pacift
Railroad. and its predisposilion to favor i
North aud South road of of the earnings o
the tax payers of the territory. We ge up
On the evideMt presumption that The Mon
tanisn is opposed 10 fsir construction of The
sE,sei.ssf,s sUsati, from tIiA fact ot its
cohtinusa hostility 10 that great enterprise.
u heli is actuated by the fact that that sickly y
concern ia all the capital that its pIop5 ietof
has. ind tilaf she survey OF the Northern Pa
ciic leaves Virginia City "out in the wet -
besides lacAing The elements necessary to
succeed in that or any olhcr business else
where. Circumstances forced him into The
Moutanian and circumstances will torre him
out OF it.
The editor of the Montaaian misrepresented
Mr.. Rice last winter IN his remarks concern
ing the progress of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. and 1t new endeavers to do .!le
same things With Mr. Cofin. The geople
here heard mir. Cnffin's remarks and know
that the CouRIgR's report of the same was
correct. aud we do not believe that Mr..
Coffin is IA man 70 misrepres lit anvthii &.
The editor OF the Monianian, in The leader
of the last is>ue of that Paper says:
AT that time the n. II Company made a
contingent Locations of theirroalt Il ,wn and
up the valleys named and on lie hypothesis
that the road 9apght take that ronte. .emanaed
the land 10 lie Withdrawn. Now. we learn
from MIR. Coffin. representing the n. r Com
panv. that ii il mere than probable that the
road viii be located tar north af the sections
reeervel. wi,ch will throw ihr same open
again tor pre-tanptinn. wheti The final loca-
tien is msie. But until hen. this vast scope
OF country ia Montana will be tied up iii such
a manner hat no Immigrant WISHES 10 settle
0p the same. l. Is thought by some, no doubt.
that pen lands are abundant III Gailatin aad
Madison couosies. which is not the case, q
al least not the case with any Considerable
QuanriIy OF desirable locations. About all
the unocelpied desirable locations IN tialiatin
aud Madison counties nave been Withdrawn
from market.
Mr. Coffin assured tie people of this place
within the boundaries Of the and wilhd avn
by the Company.
We W II also state for tile information OF
Immigrants, whom the MoItani;in wishes %
.sss.s~-s,s
the best land in Ga.iatin county now open 10
pre-emption and the land now withdrawn
frem market on account of the grant to tn
Northern Pacific road Is also open 10 location.
q d its increased valuation freln the fact that
che road will spun be IN active operation over
it, will enhance lis value fiye-fold more than
the price dpnandrd by the railroad Company
The Monta'ifan. however. advises people
to- settle on these lands. aud expresses the
assurance 1iiat they will never be moiested
by the N. Z. Company. ard can in the course
of time ger title for the same IRON Uncle
Sam
We can assure settlers ard the editor uf the
Mnn:anian that ssttlers will never be mo-
Tested by the N. p. Company" farther than
to demand q reasonable compensation for
their land. and assure them chat the terms
will NJ be in excess OF those now demanded |
by ire Government, under all the laws OF
pre-empiion, The proving of noL-ninerai
character of land. &c.