The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-11-02
ezu. NELSON A. NILES.
The eenguerer Of Chief Joseph.

| General Nelson A. Miles will be better
known in history as the conqueror of Chiei
Joseph than as gallant soldier of the Re.
bellion. He was born at Wachusettsville,
Mass, on August 8, 1880. When the Re.
bellion broke out, he was salesman in q
Boston store. In Sc ptemher, 1861, he en-.
tered the service as Captain in the Twenty.
second Massachusetts, Volunteers, and from
this position he fought his way up to the
rank OF division commander, being, next
to the late General Custer the younges
man in the Union army who attained the
rank of general. On june 27, 1854, he was
made brigadier general, and distinguished
himself in the ensuing campaign against
Richmond. For the conspicuous ability
which he displayed in handling his CON-
mand at Reams' Station he was breyeted
Major General. and in the closing campaign
Of the war he led division of the Second
Corps, attaining the full rank of Major
General on October 26, 1865 He was in
command of the military district of Fort
ress Monroe at the time Jeff Davis and
Clement G. Clay were prisoners of State at
that post, and discharged his irksome duty
with great circumspection. He was mus
tered out of the volunteer service ON Sep
tember /, 1866, with the breyet rank of Ma
jor General in the regular army. On July
% of the same year, he was commissioned
Colonel Of the Fortieth Infantry in the reg
ular army, being transferred to the head Of
the Fifth Infantry which he still commands,
on March Is, 1868.
Since the war, General Miles has been On
almost constant war duty on the frontier
and long before the camptign of this year
he had achieved high reputation as AN In
dian fighter.
/ In August, General Miles started at tile
the Yellowstone to head off Joseph and tile
Nez Perces, and on the Both of September
he struck these hostiles as they eele enaels-
ing from the pass between the Bear Paw
Then ensued the series of engage melss
which ended on The 18th inst, with Miles
"usual success "-as he himselr very prop
erly puts it-in the surrender Of Joseph and
all his band. -....-.. .,....., ....e
General Miles, although not {. graduate
Of West Point, is every inch soldier. He
weighs nearly two hundred pounds, and has
an imposing presence, especially when
mounted hont s;x va, rs apo l,a n, , rriad
niece of General Sherman.
CosT OF THE SUTRo TUNNEL. The Vlr-
gina City Chronicle Of Thursday pu blished
The subjoined The estimate of the month
~ sum each company benefited by the Su
tro tunnel would have to pay, under the
terms proposed by Mr.. Sutro, has unneees-
satiy alarmed few timorous individuals.
There is not the remotest possibility of the
tenn referred to being acceded to. The
cost Of the tunnel has been greatly over
stated by Mr.. Sutro, as can be easily DEM
onstrated. On the 1st of January, 1875,
S,O79 feet. In the ensuing thirty-two
months up to September 1st, 1877, the pro-
gress made was 9,S11 feet, making the total
length of the tunnel at that date 1880
the 30 months referred to were less than
s25, 600 per month. Admitting they aver
aged S25, 600 per month, the total actual
cost of the 9.s11 feet run during those 50
months was only $500. 900, or q fraction
less than $61.55 per foot. This includes
the cost of all materials used, machinery
purchased, etc. Accepting the cost per
foot of the work during these. months as q
fair average Of the cost Of the whole work,
the total cost of the tunnel, when completed
TO the Comstock, distance of 20,170 feet
from it's entrance, should not exceed ST.
GA, ,s63.30. Adding to this the sum of
1856. 1850 for preliminary surveys, first
cost of machinery-most Of which was pur-
chased in Europe at low figures, and some
of which was paid for in stock-buildings
terminus, ETC., we have a grand total of ga
600, 600, which is very liberal allowance.
What has become of the balance Of the 3d.
600, 600 which it is claimed the tunnel has
cost? That is conundrum which the
Tunnel Company must answer satlsfacto
rily before the total actual cost of the tnn-
mel can be determined with sufficient GER
tainty to base upon it the monthly amount
to be paid the Tunnel Company, If the
terms proposed by Mr.. Sutro are acceded
to.