Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-16

at last aroused to the necessity Of
opening up wagon road to the head
Of navigation on the Yellowstone and
having an EASTERN CONNECTION ex.
tending to Bismarck. They have be-
come convinced that such a route will
prove highly advantageous to them in
a variety Of aspects. Experience has
taught them that if emigration is to
come, it must be from this direction.
Heretofore the travel has been to Cor.
inne and the West and no advantage
has resulted from pursuing so circui-
tOus a route. What is needed and de.
handed is direct connection East and
not West, if we are to derive substan-
tial advantages. Open up connections
by good roads with the Yellowstone,
Bismarck, Cheyenne and Point of
Rocks on the Union Pacific and ills
will be a country. The people of Chey-
enne are alive to the Importance Of
connection with Montana and her en-.
terprising citizens are working with
vigor to accomplish this desirable re-
suit. The military, under the auspices
of General Ord, will make road this
year from Point of Rocks OH the U. p.
II. Il. to Fort Ellis. From information
Of a reliable character, we are advised
that there are large parties, who mean
to avail themselves of the road trav-
eled last summer by Gen. Stanley's
large expedition to reach the Yellow
stone, believing that there is an alum
dance Of placer diggings in that direc-
ton. There exists determination on
the part Of thousands in the East to
reach the Yellowstone the coming
season with view Of prospecting for
gold and silver, and also to secure
good homes in advance Of the railroad.
In view Of all this, the citizens of Boze-
man and Gallat;n county have been
for several weeks earnestly engaged in
getting up an expedition to be fully
equipped and provisioned for SIX
MONTHS to open up good wagon road
to the head of navigation on the Vel
lOwstOne and to establish a connection
with Bismarck, the present terminus
of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Very
little has been sad in regard to this
action in this paper, as it was desired
by the projectors of this great enter
prise that certain success should be
assured before publicity was given to
the object. Public meetings have been
held during the last two weeks in
Bozeman, Gallatin City, Hamilton,
Central Park, Reecc Greek and on East
where the citizens have been
addressed on tile question. and com
a.ittees appointed i" each Locality, the
scheme meeting with unexampled sue
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in all parts of the county as to the
necessity and usefulness of the pro-
posed expedition, and all are willing
to aid it according to their ability. !
They see in it measure calcul. ted to |
afford relief from the present embar-
'assed condition Of affairs, and have
IN abiding faith in it's advantages.
This Eastern connection is what has |
oeen required to bring emigration to
Montana. Had travel to our Territory
)een uninterrupted on the Powder
River route, we should have had double
he population now living here, and
when good roads are opened up from
he terminal points on the North
I'm and Union Pacific railroads East |.
If us, we will see prosperous times
again, and not before. The front door
% Montana is on the East side, and 1t
must be opened and invitations extended
o all to enter therein. The mode of
coming into the Territory by the back
loor has not paid heretofore, and when
has q chance to come d.
'ectly from the East it will pour in on
Is, thereby creating demand and out
ct for our products.
We first came to Montana in 1866,
md since then many schemes have
,een proposed to benefit the Territory,
'ome Of them Of a very promising
character, but zee regard the present at
empt to open connection East, as the
most important one crcr undertaken, BE-
iecing 1t sciU result n more real benefit
Q the achole people Of Montana than any
'rer attempted before. When effected,
he fortunes of Montana are made, and
III of its resources will he developed,
md a good market for it's various pro-
lucts secured for all time. We do not
'ntertain a single doubt that the re-
ult will prove the correctness of this
opinion, and if every citizen of the
territory would give his aid and in
luence to opening up a direct connec-