Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-01-29
YELLOWSTONE.
Wagon Read and Prospecting
Expedition.
NlH~~ NcctsnE-Thc Enterprise "a Suc-
Ccss-'rhc Yellowstone Valley to be-
Opened. And the Gold MINES Of Esast-
crn Montana Developed.

From The -syan! Courier.
Pursuant to notice. large and enthusiastic
mec,in. was held ut the hail of the Young
Mems Association IN BoZeman on Saturday
evening. the l.tn inst. The meeting was
called in the interest of the yellowstone
Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition.
and the commoiiouS hall was filled ut an
early hour with our most substantial citizens.
representing every class OF business. and
among them Il lar~c number of ranchmcn
from the country. Tle livc!icst interest was
manifested in tn" Objects of the meeting
The President Of the Association. Maj. Jno.
T. Bruce. called the meeting to order, and
stated that it had been called for the purpose
Of receiving tie report of the Executive Com
mi;tcc-thc different members OF which had
canvasscd the country for contributions to
aid in cquipriny the EXpc,lition--and discus
sing the objects Of the Expedition. The
President INDUCED in few convincing re-
marks. setting forth the many advantages to
racruc to the Territory, and especially to
Eastern Montana, hy opening up commune
cation with the Eastern States by way of the
Yellowstone. making connection with the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Committee. through their Chairman.
J. V. Bogert, Esq, made Il verbal report OF
the success OF the Committee in their efforts
to secure men and material for the EXpcdl-
ton. The Committee had visited and adj
dressed the people of almost every precinct
in the valley, and met with substantial en-
co,,ragcmcnt from all. Subcommittee had
been appointed in the precincts visited, and
they had gone to work with a will, prOmiS.
ing liberal contributions from the people.
Reports from these districts had not been
sent in From BoZcman. the contributions
so far footed up about 1000. They had Sc
cured 10000 rounds Of cartridges. three
pieces of artillery. with fixed ammunition
Shot and shell. and Mr.. Bogert thought the
contribution from Gallaiin county would
aggregate ut least 5000. The Executive
Committee had been divided into two com
mittces. one for the purpose "f soliciting and
the other collecting contributlOns-the work
to comm, once Monday, the 18th. 1t was de-
sired that all contributions should be deliv-
cred at the warehouse in Bozeman on or be-
fore the 21th inst Arrangements would he
made for the Expedition to leave, probably
by the first of February; positively, not later
than the 14th. Mr. Bogcrt concluded his
report with pertinent remarks. giving perfect
assurance Of the complete success of the
and the benefits to result to the
: 'rrritory from the location and opening of q
" aSon road to the bead Of nav igatiOn on the
Yellowstone, and tho more than probable
discovery Of rich and extensive gold mines
in the Yellowstone country.
Mcssrs. Gemmel and Sharp, of Madison
county. who are now here en- route with an
expedition having the same OBJ
iectivc point in view were called upon and
fully endorsed the objects of the Expedition,
which they considered feasible, practical and
necessary to bring general prosperity TO the
Territory.
Judge II. N. Mcguire gave a short history
of the several discoveries of gold in the low
er Yellowstone country, commenced twenty
years back. and terminating in the late dis
covcry Of Prof. J. l.. Vernon, and was sat
isfied that this Expedition would he the means
of bringing to light placer mines as rich and
extensive as was Alder gulch.
Mcssrs. Nelson Story and w. S. Mckenzie
endorsed the remarks of Mr.. Mcguire. and
urged the necessity of making the Expedition
Il success.
Able speeches were made by Major Bruce,
Judge Ianshornc, Messrs. Cooper, Quivey,
Ramsey and Vernon.
Rfsoired. That we regard the Yellowstone
Wagon Road as Il necessity to the future
growth and prosperity of the citizens OF l'oZc-
man and Gallatin county and Montana Terri |
ory, and this meeting cordially endorses the
project.
The greatest enthusiasm and unanmlty |
IF sentiment prevails throughout this county
in regard to this great Enterprise. All recog-
nize il as channel through which general
will again be brought to our noun
ain homes.
On motion. the Secretary was ordered to
furnish the Territorial press with copy of
hesc proceedings and request the publica-
ion of the same.
JOHN p. BRUCE. President.
I.,,-,uI N,nnclIr Secrcfarv