The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-08-09

The project II contemplation BY pSoni.
ns0t citizens OF BosGman toestsblish rosie
OF communication from hat point eastward
70 connect with steamers on the Yellow.
stone and eventually with the N. r. r. e,
when Il shall have reached point more
advantageous for connection than the
steamboat line, 10 one fraught with interest
70 oil Montana, and should b. pressed y
contamination. Steamers have already %.
cended to the mouth Of Powder River, and
the officers give most encouraging reports
OF the nsvigsLility Of the river Il 10 now
designed, We are informed, 70 remove the
obstructions ct Key West Rapids-st the
mouth Of Powder Rver-and test the navi>
gability of the Yellowstone to mouth OF
Big Horn. Should this be practicable,
Montana can next year have route OF wag.
on transportation shorter than to Cosinoe,
and with the facilities of the Northern
Pacific and River transportation. Mr.. G.
G. Cofin, - Agent of the Northern Pacific,
10 giving favorable consideration 70 the
project, and We anticipate the Railroad Co.
will give II material assistance. It must
strike every one that IN carly connection
with that road and it, tributary lines Of
steamers 10 much to be desired. The 0Dm.
psny looking desirously to the acquisition
of the Montana trade and interested mate.
rally in establishing large, productive and
prosperous communities in Montana IL
advance Of the construction of it, road to
any given point. especially in region like
settled Montana Astounding In immense re.
sources that will yield enormous revenues 10
It, will naturally offer greater advantages
to shippers and travellers than any other
Company, to whom the trale OF Montana
10 only an incident Of their business. Its
only question of time when . route Of
communication will be opened 70 connect
with the Northern Pacific. The Officers on
the Key West reported the Yellowstone
nayigxble At least to Powder River for %
many months ~ We have good wagon trans.
porsation south, and II it Is demonstrated
nsv'gable 10 Big Horn for the same season.
there Is already connecting point for the
R'zeman company nearer than any point
yet reached Or liable 10 be reached Tor some
years by the Utah Northern Road, and over
which large portion of the Montana trade
might next year be diverted with the inev.
liable accession of all of Il O. the railroad 10
built.
There 10 another thing In connection with
this. immigration will project 500 miles
ahead Of the railroad, on the line of ito
construction, when It would not diverge 100
milcs at right angles from the line Of the
road. The gold regions have = strong At.
traction 10 immigrants. The N. +. r. X. IL
completed to the Missouri. That point 10
- accessible to immigrants ~ any point Of
the Western States. That, and the intermedi.
aie country between there and the Yellow
stone, Is not Of = character, exposed a. it 10
to Indians, 10 attract settlement, especially
with the ''Gold Regions" ahead and cheap
method of reaching them established. II
seems to ~, therefore, that by establishing
this route and acquiring the interested ~.
sistaucc Of the N. p. H. r. Co. in adver>
tis'ng Montana and offering easy rates to
that even next season . heavy
immigration would be induced hitler. Cap
ital ID getting interested In our mines. The
one will encourage and benefit the other,
and both will benefit those already here.
We hook hopefully upou the Bosnian pro-
ject. ard sre pleased 70 zee the enterpsisins
men Of that young city naaifsss their In.
tsution 10 10 out fisa their Valley and nset
with welcoming energy, in the Yellowsaops
val'ey, the Great Enterprise of the day.