Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-02-27
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Our Eastern Montana Letter.
BOHEMIAN, NJ. T., February 1S, 1873.

To the Editor of the Herald: ... COB .... .. .. .
To Cinnabar Mountain, on the Yellow
stone, sixty miles from here my journey was
continued upon horseback-the first night
resting under the hospital roof of the Boteler
brothers, distant from Bozeman thirty-seven
miles. This band of brothers are located
opposite Emigrant gulch, an old mining
camp on the east side of the river, contain
ing at present about dozen miners, and a
gulch, rs near as can learn, which will pay
better to leave than work. The trip over the
divide from here to the Yellowstone valley is
very undesirable at this season, the constant
wind moving the snow, piling it up in huge
drifts and wiping out all trace of the trail
would advise any one desiring to get over
to provide himself with good horse, keep
him we'll until May, then he can make it
comfortably. The
YELLOWSTONE VALLEY
is entirely free from snow, and stock is do
ing finely, more particularly above Hender-
son canyon, from there to the Mammoth
Springs, distance of twenty miles, where
there is all abundance of sweet sage. l
found that quite number of families had
located homes, since my last visit, all having
good sprinkling of children, and made up
mostly of boys and girls who are requiring
educational advantages to discipline their
minds to cipher out how long it will take our
present progressively delegate under his de-
populating principle to arrive at the remain
der of time that they will have to remain
there to become better educated men and
women under better and more worthy in
fluence. ,u.>... d.. 4
THE MAMMOTH SPRINGS d a.I., t.
are but slightly patrOnized at this season,
being but four or five persons enjoying the
the IN medicinal virtues of its waters, and the
beauty of its scenery. Business
calling me within days ride of the newly
discovered silver mines Of ,.. '.'.. ..., a.
.,.. ,.. .it tOLARK's FORK, r.,.i .,..,.'r,
and finding it impracticable 10 proceed fur
ther in consequence of snow, will for the
benefit of your many readers give an outline
of the route to the same, for, as coming
events cast their shadows BEFORE" 80 the
coming season promises heavy stampede to
the new silverado. The last Quitting point
is +fn,,faI |
O.. .......t .,l-. BOzRMAN;l q.t...Ifn.. .tI
from thence via Trail creek over to the Yel- |
lowstone and up the river to Boteler's ranch,
distant 81 miles. Here leave your wagons,
if with any, take your pack animals and pre-
pare to strike out into Langford s. Co. 8 great
(ffty years ago) to Henderson
canyon. distant 12 miles. II. Henderson is
not prepared to place you over the river by
boat pass on up to the mouth of 12. ~
74j '-'.. aARDNERs RIVER" B! Ind" ti'1
distant about 10 miles, where you can cross
upon . foot bridge. From here you will find
your trail very dim, but go up the mountain
directly in front Of you, and when near the
top you will find good trail follow TO the
crossing of the west fork If the y Yellowstto.ne.
distant about 10 miles; cross pomoiiqi1oeduI
ANOTHER rbor BRiDaE,i % lag2H'1
where, no doubt, .toll viii be, ,exacted;; thence
on to the crossing Of the east fork OF the
Yellowstone, distant about nine miles. The
crossing here will try your, i,inettIe and skill,
for You must during high watccr, con consttrtestt
raft and swim your stock, being . very flan+
gerous iexperiment,ty yet we made it four times
last season, and survive To ten TIE tile. Be-
lect a bend bend IN thc, riyer esp topr fAf.
straight With the current (Which dMll rcaEEyj
you over, with the assiStanoc Of large oars,
to thc4opposite point probably ;;Tif moth yCu
must calculate Az ~, " lA' iIsn sIaYiilla1 ila1
waves Ayings" providing Eol srs af05tga%se
enough to keep your hss,l aboss Matepqs The
crossing is made nsaf t4e 1aotth cf 'Sdlphrr
Springs crrek, which csi2 il be- y ph fp1hala
t00 other streams hy Ohnn9T3n9 aQ0u1Qe{