Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-10-26
AYELLOWSTONE A CITY.

Etchetah. Heard Fron-Whsre Lo-
Gated, What.1t Pays for and What
it Wants--Bisnarck Merchants
Ca1led-Keep an Eye on the Great
Yellowstone Valley. a&..-~.Fz'
ErcnRrAH, Custer Co., M. T., "a
~ @s :. Get, 10th, 1877.
To the Editor Of the Tribune. 5-' rss -.
xTcnRrAH
is located on the.wcst bank of the Yel-
lowstone 1.-THE general course, Of this riv-
er is frsm southwest to north east, but
here it flows for several miles almost due
north), two miles below the mouth Of
the Big Horn river; thirty miles from
Fort Custer, one hundred miles from
Tongue river, two hundred and forty
miles from Bozernan, Montana, and from
the best information obtainable,. three
hundred and fifty miles from Bismarck.
AS yet but little has been done in the
line of building for business purposes,
but the settlement in the valley is the
largest on the river, and composed of
men who believe in its future, and who
will
LABOR TO MAKE 1T SUCCESSFUL.
Messrs. Guy and Ralston, two enter
prislng upper Montana men, planted this
spring about IS acres, Principally in po-
tatoes, and have demonstrated the fact
that all kinds of small grains and vege-
tables will grow here without irrigation.
Two or three other gardens of several
acres in extent, were planted, and corn,
melons, tomatoes and everything else
Welded far in excess of the most san
1f thar R,1f
family, as yet, have cast their lot in with
us. They appear to be doing and per-
fectly contented, but hope to have more
company soon.
Our settlers are from all sections, the
Black Hills, furnishing goodly number.
Bismarck has one representative, Archie
McMurdy, who is building two good
houses and has up some hay.
AwoRD TO BISMARCK.
We hope that communication between
this point and Bismarck will be opened
up next spring, and that some Of your
enterprising merchants will endeavor to
furnish US with goods, but unless the
rates xof freight by boat are lowered
from that charged this season on moving
machines ($11o per;ton) the river, instead
of being an accommodation, will be
nuisance However, it will pay you of
Bismarck to sslook little OUT for the
trade and traffic of the Yellowstone
country. i sz3s5
1t is now given up that the confluence
of the Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers
is the practical head Of navigation, al
though light boats can run successfully
for short time on the upper Yellow
stone, and freight can be reshipped here
when that kind of boats are built, but
until that time bulls and mules must be
the motive power for up country freights.
THIRTEEN STEAMERS
made twenty-six trips this season. The
first one being the Jno. G. Fletcher, ar
rived on June 27th, and the last, the
Rosebud, on Aug. 31st Fully month
of spring time was lost, and the heavier
boats, like the Western, Silver City, &C..
fooled away precious time in the Big
Horn. The Rosebud could have contin-
ued longer, but her services were de-
manded elsewhere. These steamers
were all loaded Oh government account,
and it was next to impossible to get Prl-
vate freig Int on board; in fact the now
ing machines alluded to and one saw
mill was all Of that class of freight
brought here.
Flour at this place is Sl2 per sack; cof-
fee, 5octs per lb-; sugar 33A; tobacco.
ST.. so per h., and all these articles are
scarce and in demand. Hay is SIS per