Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-12-06
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Captain Russell Blakely. from. the
COMMITTEES then read the following inter;
estins report in regard to the Black
Hills and the various routes BY which
that gold region, can be reached: -, ~
I ME-. PRESIDENT our committee to
whom WAS referred the subject Of open.
Ing Communication with the Black Hills
country respectfully report: That the
Black Hills and country in the vicinity
contain large amounts Of precious met
ais, both gold sud silver, has become an
acceptsd iaetyin this community and
that5some means Of easy and safe bust
ness connection should be established
between this city and Deadwood, the
objective centreFof the Black Hills coun.
try, is apparent to all. The present
routes of travel to the hills starting
from Chicago are by the several railroads
leaving that city and connecting with
the Union Pacific at Omaha to Cheyenne,
adistance of. one thousand, and nine
miles BY. rail, and three bundled and
forty miles by wagon road to Deadwood,
another route by way OF Sioux City and
Y ankton, 575 miles by rail from Chica-
20 and from Yankton to the mouth of
White river by steamboat in summer,
and from there by wagon to the hills, or
Dsadwood;t 250 miles, and during winter
from Yankton by wagon a distance Of
about 365 miles Both of these routes
by wagon road, as we'll from. Cheyenne
as from Y apk ton. are reputed as, being
through diGcultcountry, and some part
Of the way say 100 miles'''through the
foot hills or mountains before they reach
Deadwood. The remaining route is
from Chicago by railroad to Bismarck,
present distance 945 miles, and thence
to Deadwood, 1875 miles, by wagon. q
The first route named is the principal
route by which passengers and freight
are now being carried to the mines, al
though the longest and probably the
most expensive one of all three routes
named, and when we understand that
there are not less than 10000 people ,ia
the mines 10 be supplied with every.
thing they use, it will be apparent, that
The business of transportation is one Of
no ordinary or inconsiderable amount,
and must during the coming season.
amount to thousands Of passengers and
tons Of freight, ard that this business
can be carried oyer the last named route
better and with less cost will be appar-
eht bp5n the, examination Of the routes
in detail. 3 ",'.a-ea il. ., q. >.@.- s-s.a >.
From Chicago by rail to St. Paul 40
IN lies in twenty hours in time; from st
Paul to Bismarck 535 miles in thirty six
hours after arrival in St., Paul, and by
stage inside forty eight hours to Dead
wood. In February lastColonel Lou:is
berry, of Bismarck. in an address before
this chamber, d described the wagon route
from the Miss ouri to the mines in the
following language: ',Itis good road,
good grazing, plenty Of wood and water
all the way, no sand or bad hills, or al
kali water. Teams went through with
2, 900 pounds without doubling or with
out difficulty, and returned in six days,
and pack train came through in eigh
days" s.gr H.. -. IS.
In the Bismarck TRIBUNE of the Sth
inst. We find the following: "Miller g.
McPhersor's freighting outfit arrived
from the Black Hills last week. This
ou:ht consists Of twelve teams, and was
accom- panied oY Mr.. Schofeld, hereto
tore engaged in freighting between
Cheyenne and the Hills, with six teams,
six teams belonging to Mr.. Babcock,
Mr., Mckinney with three teams, Mr..
McClelland with four teams, and fou,
belonging to Mr.. Browning. The Chey
enne fre,ghters speak in the highes,
terms Of the route, and every body won
ders that the bulk Of the freight is not
passing this way. The Cheyenne route
is at least one hundred miles longer
and fiftv miles of il is nxar daen aand