The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-03-08

The iele9vsms state that IN appropsiaiiou
Of $4,000 Was recommended and pss.tably
was Unsupported 10 on- Of the bills, to boild
. road inio, o. 10. the Ysllowst0ns Nasicnsl
Park. Its presunabls The Superintendent
of the Park, Mr.. Langford. IL allowed dis.
cretioussy powers In the matter, There are
few suggestions pertinent TO the occasion
we wish to make. and II regarded fAvorsbly
by the xoasasiss. whose Associate Editor
10 conversant with the subjscs, and BY the
Courier which has access to good Informs
ton. We trust they will join IN recommend
ing them to bis consideration which We alo
trust will be favorable. There orc very
many people in Montana who have strong
desire to visit the Park this coming August
and September. Access to II on horseback
Is now practicable, easily 20 for men.
by going up the Madison from Virginia, Or
up the Yellowstone from . point opposite
BOzeman. The better route 10 to 60 up one
river and down tho other. The distance
across from one to the other. In the Park, Is
twenty five miles. This route gives pleas.
ing variety to the scenery, includes all the
wonders and attractions yet discovered in
the Park, prevents doubliog over any por.
ton of tine route. asd makes Virgins and
Dozemau starting and terminal points, lit
making little difference which 10 tho start.
ing point, and without making this circuit
the trip 10 incomplete and unsatisfactory.
These two River routes ADD the one projec.
ted from Snake River Basin, will be the ones
considered In determining the location of
the projected Road" While VIC deem that
the one from Snake River Basin should not
be given consideration ut present, and the
building of carriage road over any route
will require considerable time, We wish to
speak at this time only Of what should be
done this season 10 render the Madison.
Yellowstone route easy for ladies % we'll ~
men. on horseback. and 1t will require but
little labor and time. LIST, All the trails in
the Park should he ''blazed" or stsked, and
landlords placed 1t diycrging points Civ.
ing the objective points and distances. I'd,
There should be trail cut through the fal.
len timber On the bench ground between the
two Gcyscr Basins, the trail now leading
through the marshes, which are disagreeab:s
il not .iangerous ID, Temporary foot bridges
should he erected across the Fire Hole In
each of the Gcyscr Basins. 4th, A brushed
or corduroyed trail made around the Swamp
Prairie on the route from the lower Basin
To the YellOHstUs,e Eth A ferry al,0uld La
placed on the Madison below lts exit from
the canyon near Henry lake. These things
done the bride road would be good enough
for snybody. ladies could make the trip
with - little Inconvenience ~ riding trough
our valleys, and parties without guides. or
persons straying from their parties, would
he in no danger of getting lost The total
expense Of making the Improvements would
mot probably exceed two to three thousand
dollars. and no one VIC believe who has
made the trip on horseback will wish to Gee
. stsgc road built into 1t. However, that
may be debataole But the desirab,lity of
having done by the first Of August these
things We have suggested 10 certainly
unquestionable. and We ask the papers al
luded tn, N Join with rs In recommending
It earnestly to Mr.. Iangford. Were it
known that the br,d lc path would be placed
In the condition stated there would be scores
OF ladies' and hundreds of men in Montana
look upon the grandeur and glories Of the
Yellowstone Park this year.