The new North-west., 1873-09-06
the \. P.R.R, SURVEY.

MONlANA, SAIUkDA
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T-e. Paul Pioseer Interview wiiA P,se. Yhslpa.
leaving B'smarck, the expsdi,iss passed
p ~ 4rs River - miles. tAsnesOp swees.
Br'6 Creek, northern tributary of the
Heart, % miles; thence across to branch
OF Mud Greek, and down that stream IS
miles thence across the headwaters of several
cteekh braaches Of the Heart, 50 miles.
back TO the Heart River itself. % miles die
sast from F6ss Lincoln: Leaving here ehs
corps followed the survey of n for 80 miles,
total distance from The Missonsi of Ii miles,
when Il diverssd r. Tho Nssth, crossing the
North branch of The Heart River, and
thence to Davis Crssk, where the Msuvaise
Terres. Or Bad Lands, were struck. The
expedition followed the valley of Davis
Creek through the Bad Lands, the passage
occupying two days. the item Of nine
bridges entering into the work 10 be per-
formed to provide passage-way.
THE COUNTRY. ..r
The whole region IL represented - series
of buttes rising from the valley. one upon
the other, in almost endless number. and
representing varied and intcresting land
scape scene. The Professor expresses him.
self - most agreesbiy disappointed BY these
lands Most excellent grass wss found in
the valleys along and diverging from Davis.
Greek, better in fact, than had before been
met with on the route. Two lines were
run through these lands-one following up
Davis Creek, and the other few miles
farther North, up Sulleys Greek. The
party who passed up Sulley's Greek, also
report most excellent grazing hand, and al
united in the opinion that the soil in the
valleyA was susceptible of producing NJ
abundant yield OF the various crops indi>
gcnious tO this latitude.
AT THE YELLOWSTONE.
After passing the Mauvaise Terres. en-.
ginecring operations proper ceased. the
corps following the line of ~ ,o the mouth
Of Cedar Creek ON the Yellows,0ne, which
Was reached on the 18th Of July. Here
they found The steamer Key West. with
supplies, and guard of 050 mcn of the
Sixth Infantry from Fort Buford. Ten
days were passed at .higpoin, in building a
ssockade, making the passage Of the river,
etc. The stocksds wss left il charge ct
$50 men, unccr command Of Col. Pearson.
While here some very warm weather was
experienced, the thermometer marking IN
the 2oth, 100 deg. In the shade for three or
four hours, while on several other days an
al'nost equal degree Of heat wss reached.
WHAT HAS BEEN AccOMPLIauED g.:
The line run by the survey wss under.
taken ut the earnest representation of Gen
Rnsser. and It's results have been most salts.
factory, shortening the r,n,e from the old
survey twenty three and three tcn,hs miller,
and through section Of light grades. and
OF cary construct'on. Another. aud highly
important consideration, 10, only u the
road. but one In which Minnesota snd Dakota
arc deeply interested. 10 the settlement of
the fuel problem by the discovery Of wha.
appcars to be an inexhsustible dcpoe,t If
COAL.
Indications Of coal were first met with
only s'mc twelve miles ou, from Fort Lin.
coin on the Heart River, where the deposit
was oil Of four feet ip thickness, compact
and Iustrous, and TO all appearance Of the
finest Quality. The Heart River was fol
lowed for . distance 1T IS miles. and al
along its course IN its Tributaries were found
large deposits and excellent surface ind,
cations. The hest deposits personally cx
amined by the Prfessor werc along ,hs
YelloxsiOne, which extend oil along from
the m16Yh of that river te O'Fslkp's creek.
distance of $50 miles. These deposits are
i'd regular layers abost five fec, In thickness.
Detached masbes we're seen weighing TONS.
nv. =, An IMPORTANT FACT. g..
Another facs established by the survey 10
that the savigsiion Of the Yellowstone 10
better than that of the Missouri. This 10 of
especial importance to tic people If Mon.
tans, and the wonder ID that the cnierpris!ng
people have not before this looked for an
outlet in that direction. The stream has
rspid cu'rent, nearly six miles an hour,
which operates TO keep the channel clear Of
sand bars snd other distractions I, Is
dotted With numcrous islands coverrsl with
. rank growth Of cottonwood. - arc also
the bottom lands on ito torders. The en-
gineers ne D survey its channel $50 miles
above The Powder River, " which distance
II b believed to bs Davigsbls. total distance
OF $50 miles .-a- ~s.,.aei ...... .-rsr