, 1875-03-07
1,@'o|$4o.85
1,1WI 1880
$50 1866


4 difference Of SO or SIS in railroad fare will
be weighty consideration with man OF ANAL
means going into new country, and, OF course,
he eelects the Sioux City and Yankton route. Be-
side there are other reasons, still stronger, why
he ought to, nay, why he must come this way.
Going into the mines be requires an outfit. He
must have tools, provisions, bed-clothlng' q
stove, tent. etc, and neither at Bismarck nor
CHEYENNE can this outfit be procured.
while at either Sioux City or Iankton
= man can, at ali times, purchase any
article of merchandise to be found in
the Chicago market There is another and still
stronger reason Why tha Sioux City and iank-
ton route is the beat-ip fact the only fea8lole
way for the Immigrant to enter the Black auls-
On the route all the way there is an abundance
of timber, water and grazing, while, to approach
the Hills from any other direction, either from
Laramie on the south Or Bismarck on tho north.
the traveller must pass over the t1mberlese ano
waterIess pIaius Of Wyoming. OF over the drend-
Cd naupqises teres Or oad @ 1Snos Of n1n UakGss 5o
miles. From Sioux City the traveller takes
The Dakota Southern Railroad to iankton, 60
miles; from Yankton to Brule City, I'D miles,
he travels by steamboat up the Missouri at .
oost of 81; and from Brule CITY to Harneye
Peak. 192 miles, bis route lies along the level
cfaagv valley of White Earth River. Summing
IN ihe foregoing considerations. those intending
to yisit the BLACK Hills must inevitably DO led to
the conclusion that the best, cheapest, most e1-
neditioas, and the only feasible ronte to the
black Hills is 7ia Sioux CltE oFaf ne DaRosa Rs.
Southern Railroad to Yankton, and Bru!e City,
Dakota, up White Earth River to AaFnoy's
Peak. v1.,,
ipc accommodation is fully equal to anything
furnished in the East The trans OF sne
YS.s1r y
rnodern railway improvements, while its coaches
are models Of elegance, comfort, and cleanll-
nees. The steamboat and wagon travel from
Yauktou will, we doubt not, be enjoyed by gu
lovers ct the beautiful in nature, and even oT
tie dnl1est md most prosalc c,o1aS ssaseets; has
lust acquired continental fame. From lankton
westward. the fast and elegant steamers
run up tie Missouri River through country Or
the most picturesque, varied, and roman11c
scenery, through woods bills. ana pians, "ne!e
tho face Of nature is tortured into fantastic
shapes, as if to invite tho admiration OF the
From Fort Randall. on the Missouri River,
prstt d Ferris, post-t1aders, 1un line OF wagon
trains to Whetstone Agency, within 80 miles Of
the Black Hills and to travellers who have no
teams Of their own, this mode Of conveyance ia
tho safest, most expeditions, and best.
MINING PART,Ee LEAVE YANkToN.
YASEToa, D. T., March Gan enthusiastic
meeting WAS held this evening to perfect az
,aprenents for tho transportation Of men to
the Black BILLS. One company is a.
ready formed, that will atart train
April Is, and others are projected. The boats
of the Missouri River Transportation Company
will run At regular intervals to accommodate
those wishing to 60 further up the river. The
steam Ferry Company are preparing ample
4neans tor such as may wish to cross tho r1yer at
tl,is point. -Four mule teams started this morn
ing.
THE MILITARY ON THE ALERT.
o,,AHA. March 6.-Gcn. Ord instructed Col
Bradley, commandment at Fort Laramie, to
send ont force to bring in the remainder Of the
sioux CITY Black Hills party, who are reported to