Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-02-20
LIGHT FROM THE EAST!
CHEYENNE SENDS GREETINGS
YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITION
A Similar Expedition to Leave
that Place for the Same
Objective Point!
a junction 10 be Made i'm the
YELLOWSTONE valley!
Mail Route Established between
Cheyenne and BOzeInan!
Service Oh Line to Commence in
the SPrinS!
a function 10 be Made in the
YELLOWSTONE Valley!
Mail Route Established between
Cheyenne and BOzeman!
Service Oh Line to Commence in
the SprinS!
CHEYENNE, Feb. 4, 1874.

Major John p. Bruce:
II take this occasion of introducing myself
to you in this manner, OIL account OF KNOW
ing YOU by reputation for some fifteen years.
AS an editor. While living in Nebraska in
;50, 20, '61 AMI part OF '62. received the 81
Joseph Journal in exchange for the Dakota
City Democrat; and again III 'G7. while edit
ing the Salt Lake Vidette. received your pa
per, published then at Virginia City. In the
J fall of 81, l came here and resumed the
practice of the law, aud have continued 10
reside here since.
Iobscrvcd by the .AvANT COURIER that you
are about to proceed with an expedition to
the head waters of the Yellowstone. This
will bring you to point which the people
OF this portion of Wyoming have been anx-
ious for five years past to reach. contin-
uous open line OF travel between Cheyenne
and Bozeman is very much needed, ana all
our people arc deeply interested in having
such a line established. A large nun1ter OF
our citizens are thoroughly acquainted with
the country between here and where Fort
G. F. Smith stood, and many of them with
tue Country Iii OuXu WUAOH NV Wv -D~->~
road ran through to Helena.
These men are working like beavers to OBJ
tain permission from the Secretary OF tue
Interior to pass from here via of Fetterman,
Phil Kearney and G. F. Smith to reach the
objective point on the Yellowstone river,
aud unite with your expedition in making all
| established route for trade ard travel between
Cheyenne and Bozeinan. They have received
considerable encouragement from our Dele
gate Col W. X. Steele, who has strong sx-
pectations CT securing, not only permission
to open the proposed route. but assurances
that it will lie protected fropl incursions 10y
the Indians. Already at this session lie has
succeeded in ge ting through bill for
mail route from iere to your place, and ex-
poets to have service ordered on the same
| Eext spring or summer. | lave also good
reason to believe that the Urion Pacific K. 4.
Comrasy favor opening the route from
Cheyenne to Bozelnan.
Our friends Mt work at washington
aud here. and the desirable country Of the
Big Horn ana Yellowstone should be OPEN
I'd up without further delay to the prospec-
| tor and settler, Between Fort Fttterman
and the mouth of the Big Horn there is a
natural road. that can be travelled ut all sea-
sons of the year; and will pass on the east
side of the Big Horn mountains range
known to contain rich gold and silver quartz
| veins in great number. Between Feiterman
and Cheyenne the route is travelled daily,
| and there is an excellent road through a
good country.
What desire is, to obtain from you a
description Of your proposed route; " here
actcr OF the country you expect to pass
| through; number OF n.e1, in your proposed
expedition; whether practical miners or
otherwise, and such other aud further in
formation about the. country as you are in
possession Of: such as climate, mineral re-
sources, agricultural ard pastoral advan-
tages, coal deposits, timber, ETC., ETC., etc.
An expedition will be organized at once
here as soon as permission to cross the coun-
try can be obtained from the Interior Depart
mcnt, which believe will be in thirty days.
This point will give the people Of Montana
the advantage OF two hostile, competing
lines Of railway, the Union Pacific n. X.
Company and the Kansas Pacific. Freight
and travel from and to the East and South
will therefore be always quite reasonable to
and from Cheyenne.
Apologizing for the length Of this letter
and the trouble 1t may put you to in giving
the sought Tor Information, assure you we
are deeply interested in the success of y onr
expedition, and hope to b able to make a
union with you from Cheyenne in establish
ing route between this place and your
town.
With respect. am yours, truly,
| DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN,