Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-30
FRIDAY, g.: JANUARY 80, 1874.

AADA1, O0N An ~, AOS =
WAGON ROAD FROM CHEY.
ENNE TO MONTANA.
WO are in receipt Of the Cheyenne
Leader of the 18th inst, in which We
find that the citizens of Cheyenne are
taking the same steps that we of BQze.
man and Gall.,tin county are in regard
toa wagon road ip the direction of the
Yellowstone. Some weeks ago we
stated in the columns of the COURIER
that the citizens Of Cheyenne had been
for several years consulting in regard
to q connection with Montana by q
road, and We are gratified to find that
they are now alive to the measure, and
are going to work in earnest to make
tho road, which will connect us with
the Union Pacific at Cheyenne. They
will meet us half way. The prospect
is q glorious one, and at last we are to
have direct eastern connection, and
very soon travel and tho mails will be
running east instead Of cest. Wegive
Lcl-,w liberal extracts from several ar.
ticlos In tho Choyanno Leader, aud
feel assured it will afford great grati6.
cation to our readers:
TIE WAGON ROAD TO MONTANA.
1t las been suggested by some of
onr prominent citizens that public
meeting Of our citizens he called for
tho purpose of deciding upon course
Of action in regard to the opening eff
q road from here to DOzeman, Mon.
tana, or to the head waters of the Vel
lOwstOne. It is generally admitted that
the military authorities, although will
ing to open route rom the Union
Pacific Railroad at Point Of Rocks.
will be unable to do SO for some years
to como, on account Of the refusal of
Congress to make the necessary appro.
priatiOn. 1t is therefore important
that our people should take some steps
at once, looking toward the opening
Of q stage and freight route from this
city, via Forts Laramie and Fettcr.
man. While we need not expect an
appropriation from Congress to build
the road, We may reasonably hope to
obtain, through Col. Steele and DIR.
Reed, permission from the Depart.
ment Of the Interior to put into opera
ton a freight and stage route to Mon.
talla, and also guarantee from the (
Indian Office that the road will he q
protected against Indian attacks and ,
Expectations. We are assured by men :
ShO know every foot of the ground
between Cheyenne and BOzeman, that +
10 large amount of money is needed (
o put this road in good repair; a few 2
;ridges will be required, of which a
fridge across the platte at Fort Lar.
mic viii be the most expensive. Let L
10 show he public at large aud to the
authorities III Washington that We are r
disposed to help ourselves and we will a
non got tho aesyistoncc we need. g
Only year ago large amounts of e
money were pledged by our business f
lell to aid in the construction of few Fl
niles of the Cheyenne and Montana il
as beginning in the right t
direction, to prove to capitalists abroad
nat We were in earnest in pushing 4,
lat enterprise to q successful issue:
0w much more important and vastly "a
'ore benefcent to all our people is N
OF freight and stage route, through re
10 same country, leading to our II
eighbOrs III Montana. While the \.
w thousand dollars that could be
aisetl here in aid of the construction 70
I a railroad, would hardly nav for ia
rading fifty miles of road, the same 70
much less amount of money would III
ut into gcO:l condition, for all kinds =,
vehicles, q wagon road to the Vel q
wstOEe. at
We trust our citizens will think over o.
is all important matter; something 70
ust be done soon to bring business fl
the doors Of our merchants or We i.
'all all have to emigrate to more en- ~
rprising communities. to
THE MONTANA sTAGE-RoAD. =
Many of our people seem to suppose 4;
ut in order to establish wagon road ~ =.
'm this city to Montana, we shall u
We to cross the In4ian reservation. he
lis idea is incorrect and should not co
permitted to interfere with our pro. ~,
t. While We should be glad to OBJ
in the permission Of the Indian De-
rtmcnt to cross the reservation and
low the eastern base Of the Big tai
Dln mountains, it il not at all pre-. pr
luisite for the accomplishment of onr = =
rlose, ]. e., the opening Of road to -,
)'ltana, to secure the right Of way ~
pr the Indian hr.,ting ground. Of
A road could easily be constructed ag'
N Fetterlnan in q northeasterly di. sut
ton to the head waters of the Big oo;
I'LL anddown that stream to the Vel. a..
'stonc. The North Platte, the Big 10
rn and perhaps the Yellowstone lift
! have to be bridged. This 70 e DIRE
.ad lie wholly west Of the crest OF n r.
Big Horn mountains and would =.