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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21

FoR SALE, at a Bargain-for Cash or
Trade-Two New Sewing Machines. For
particulars apply at the Spirit Office.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21

IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC You can
buy any Summer goods IN my stock al your
own prices. at the Twin Fronts. Ladies Hnse
IS cents per d zen and up; Gents Hose, SO
cents per dozen and up
los GoJDsHITH
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WATCH AND snyERSMITH BUSINESS

10 all iIs branches. Watches. Clocks, JevsIry.
Ae REPAIRED. and work gusrasteed, in quick
time n nd at rates 10 yer than which ask
HE work bears trst. and BY that he 10 vii
in r to stAad fall. Call on the ubdersignsd, spd
don = forget the sign Of the big watch. on which
appears the Z ame Of "OId Burton I"
April 10. 1871 WARREN BURTON.
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Carnets a SpecialtY.

Crumb Cloths b, The yard and Piece. White and
Check Mating Z =. s-il and Z. Lat; Rag ans
stair Carpets at very kw price,. Table. Floor
and Stair Oil cioths in all Widths. wind.~
shades complete At 81.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21

DICKLED Pork. just received and for sale ~
i July 10. 1877. :. pALSAkS'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21
sUNIAC AND BARK

WILL. buy Any amount Of sUMAC LEAVES
l that sre gathered in due time and properly
Cured according to the Following Directions. nd
Pay Ci.h 70, thea ding qua lity. a. follows
delivered \ my
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21
To LAND SELLFRS.

A GENTLEMAN wishes to pu'cbass a tract OF
~ OtU acres of Land in Jrfi'rsrp county. w
Va or in I.nudnun Fauqul.r COUNTY In Fr-
einia at about $50 per acre PARTIES osninF or
having control OF sale ofsuch realty. will please
communicate with the
February 81. ls77-n.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21
"OId" Burton ut q New Stand.

THE uud ersigned has removed his Silver IN
] smith Shop tn the room lately occspisd I'll
q book and stationery store By Geo: T ~
Light, ON Main street, CharlestOwb. Tires =
oors West OF the saPpingt0n Hotel where be VIZ
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21

ANOTHER lot of Cheap Notions. just re
ceived at Mrs. Armentrouts, West Mali
street.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21
DOT AND SHoD
EPARTMENT.

La.sinE Buttop Fs1ed City made
ChiIds' Shoes from 30 O TO
Ns~port Buckle d Boiton Tiesl %
slippers. Buskins. &e., ~
Meas Plough Bros ans
" Cali Shoes
80 CATERS
=" Prince Albsrts
BUCKLE Ties
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-21

TEST received assortmenf OF Ms sga
u STRAW and Mackinnw Hats for Men and Boys.
llrHITE SPREa Dis from IS IL 81 81:
W D,ees Goods 10 great variety and cnenp
X GEO W. TAYLORS.
Nav % rs77 Near the Market.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
A Child's Devotion.

The Toronto Globe says that little
girl, eleven years old, very lightly clad
and barefooted, applied at the iail AT
Goderich, one Wednesday forenoon re-
Gently, to be permitted to see her father.
George May, from Exeter, who was serv-
ing term OF one month for abusing his
wife. She was at once admitted,
and the fathers surprise and pleasure
were genuine, and the more 80 when he
had discovered that the little one had
walked a greater portion of the way.
The girl left her home on the previous
Monday evening and walked along the
track toward Clinton until it got dark.
when she lay down in the grass by the
way and slept till morning. The Jour
ney was resumed early on Tuesday and
maintained until the vicinity of Clinton
was reached, late in the evening. Dur
ing the day she had nothing to eat but
beech nuts, which she had gathered in
the woods, but at evening she was taken
IN by the kindly wife of farmer. kept
over night and forwarded to her desti-
nation the next morning in a buggy.
She was kept for short time in the iail.
where she made herself very useful, and
proved bright, intelligent little one.
On. Thursday the mother arrived and
took the child, much against her will,
home again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

Mehemet Ali telegraphs from Orchanie
Thursday November ~, as follows: Owe
arrived here to-day. The Russians sent one
regiment of infantry and one OF cavalry from
Vartza against Nevesich. These were over
whelmed, and the cavalry regiment, except
six men, was destroyed. We also captured
two guns and number of prisoners.
The new French Ministry has been con-
sututed as follows: President OF Council
and Minister OF War, Gen. Grimaudet de
Rocheboult; Minister OF Foreign Affairs,
Marquis de Bonneville; Minister of the
Interior, De Welehe; Minister Of Justice.
Lepelletier; Minister OF Finance, Dutilleul :
Minister of Commerce, Ozenne; Minister OF
Public Works, Graef; Minister OF Public
Instruction, Faye; Minister OF Marine, not
yet nominated. Dutilleul was Deputy for
Compiegne, but was defeated in the election
OF October IA. He sat with the Constitu-
tional group. He has been connected with
the Ministry of Finance for many years.
Admiral Roussin has been appointed Minis
ter OF the Marine. The committee OF the
Left has drafted an Interpolation to be
made in the Chamber OF Deputies as soon
as the new Ministers appear.
French Republican papers censure the CON-
position of the new Ministry in con-
temptuous terms. The Union" Legitimist,
says the Cabinet derives its signifcancc
from the appointment OF N. Welche, whose
politics are of the Fourtou stamp intensified.
The Moniteur says the Ministry will avoid
all political discussion, and devote itself
solely to public business. IL will ask the
Senate and Chamber OF Deputies TO adopt a
similar course, and thus establish n truce
from the discussions which are disturbing
trade. IL will explain to the Deputies the
Imperative necessity OF Immediately con-
siderinS the budget So rs to reassure the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
wonder unnnxvona -

Gtrer' atody-A strange, mysterious and
most n0de ext6raaor1diRsry Book, entitled "THE
BOOK OF WONDERS" Containing, with
numerous curious pictorial illustrations
the mysteries of the Heavens and Earth
Natural and Supernatural, Oddities
Whimsical, Strange Curiosities, Witche,
and Witchcraft, Dreams, Superstitions, Alb
surdities, Fabulous, Enchantment, &c Iu
order that all may see this curious book. The
publishers have resolved to give it away Ia
all that desire to see it. Address by posta
Street, Boston, Mass.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

WE have larger sale for Hateb's IJniver.
sal Cough Syrup than for any other medicine
OF the kind. We have for sale all the old
standard remedies. None are in such de.
mand. Flint & Dayton, Friendship, N. Y.
Sold by John ID. Park & Sons, Cincinnati, O
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

BURNETT's COLOGNE received the highest
award at the Centennial Exhibition. n is
hlled In elegant bottles-glass and cork stop
Pered, and basket covered-and is for sale by
all hrstclass Grocers aRd Druggists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

THE Quarterly AedicdI Journal, issued by
DR.. 0. T.. Newton Of Cincinnati, CONTAINING
nifty pages, is before us. The work should
be read by every one suffering from Chronic
OF Surgical diseases. Price per year, 81 90.
sample copy sent upon receipt Of 2 cent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
Rheumatism QuIcI.Iy CUrc.,.

Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the
great Internal Medicine, will positively cure
any case of rheumatism on the face of the
earth; Price, 81 bottle, six bottles g..
Helphenstine 4 Bentley, Druggists. Wash.
ington d. c. eo' ''
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

AVER Sons MANUAL contains informa..
ton OF great value TO advertisers. Sent free by
N. w. Aver d Son, ADV. Agts., PHILADELPHIA
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
"There,s Nothinr I.iI,nI.-, >,

" The best we ever used" "Find il mucl
cheaper than others" Can testify TO IL,
superiority" Extracts from letters TO IN,
manufacturers of DooLEY's YEAST PowDFR
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

motion, and the question being put. the
resolution was adopted--129 20 Al two.
thirds IN the Affirmative. The House then
adjourned until Friday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
The
GOOD OLD
STANDBY.
MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT.
For MAN and BEA ST.

EsrAsLSuED u YEARS. Away, cures. Always
ready. Always handy. Has never yot failed. TAiras
siions hase fessed d Tho whole world approves tho
rorious old Mustaag-the Best nd Cheapest LiDi.
mont In existence. IS cents bottle. The Mustang
Liniment cures when nothing else will.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE YEHDERA-
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The End OF the World Near:

Or hntichrist, the beast of Rev xiii Containing "A
prophetc history from the Bible of all the wonderful
events which are TO happen during the next ifty
years including the first resurrection and transla-
ZION IN NOV 1873: the forty years Of retributon on
All hauonsi the universal reign Of Antichrist the
,nd coming Of Christ; the second rcsurrecion
ment tho world melted by fire aud made into beat
iltul Eden and the Millennium. This is the most
mohueiful book on prophecy ever published. A large
emo, PIP; 335 Paper, Sc.; Board 81; Cloth 81. so
ia,ss glscount to Agents Copy sent by mail re-
Publisher, No. 3S Emory Arcade, Cincinnati, Ohio
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

PATENTEEs and inventors should read
advertisement Of Edison Bros, in smother
column,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
[lIi2lIlTz3;X

Very few escape this affection. Tho symptoms
arc dizziness; sick headache; costlveness; belch-
Ing up OF food loss OF appcte aversion to exertion
OF body or mind; highly colored urine Heartburn:
told extrcmities and low spirits.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
PONDS EXTRACT.
PONDS EXTRACT.
The Peoples Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor
Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
Take no Other.

-.
Pain D s:5 Ha. seiS.s
virtues s caanot be exceed.
S x s%G ss1S Il be seth
Ss esrs sPraips s5S resgsa
Srs.C sle RTs.t oiS sS5ss
ings. stop: bleeding, removes discoiorstion and
LADIES md il their best friend 1t assuase. the
notably funess si IN tba had
nsnty hsS. all pFnds q ,Ia
Is1g ssS md iS
ever chronic or obstinate can long resist is res,-
yARIC0sEy VEINS. 1T. the only sure cure.
nc Il has sayed hay5dTeSe 81 Yr vea Wills Is sPeei-
remedies failed TO arrest bleeding from nosc.
nEfaarkl ssf siSsA' Ssarprs,q ,e
hhenmn ism ,. are all alike relieved and o;tc'
PnYSIGIANs q an schools who arc acquaip,ct
practice We have letters Of communicate ~,
hSndseds GEL 81 % many OF whom ee
foregoing they order is use FOR sweiiinRs 81
T Sa n,%s F csroa sr SIarrh S. rs
@ Ess, fssa, Fact, .Hd sa1
TOIL Ii'"y USE. Removes oss Soreness, Rough
msr- sna e sss Sst-, Hrn.lions
5csshes willie wonderfully improving the Com
roFAEsiERszPss%: Extract; ~ s,9,l,
II Is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street
Railroads and nrst Horsenen In New York City.
chaSSr s s sSr s%sn 81 Ss cs
Iacerations, Bleedings. Pneumonia, Collie, Diar-
rhea Chills. Colds, etc. Its range OF action Is
WIDE and the relief affords Is so prompt that iti
Farmhouse. Let IL be tried onco aud ysu win
never be without II.
CAUTIONl Ponds Extract has been initiated.
The genuine article has tho words Ponds Ex-
Irnct blown I'm each bottle. IL Il prepared by tho
only persons living who ever knew how 20
prepare it properly. Refuse all other preparations
Of
Physicians and I'm the hospitals Of this country
and Europe.
HISTORY aud Uses Of Ponds Extract, I'm
pamphlet form, sent free on application 20
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, es Maiden
Lane
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
CONSUMPTION CURED

- y p, pNytIeIsn, IotTed ir0n pfaclco hagin4 ~
cefey Hpin ~ .est India missionary tho arnu ~ 4
Enpl9 HefstsDis remedy Tor speedy and rrrnafert
cure ~ cosf1gfty 5ronch0fs so0rTh a. hse sns sii
tatg.tN 80 t.hh aHecttona ais0 Tor nervous -
yiy 800 aii nervous complaints after having fosfad
~ Curative pgnera n thoufauds n cafes has foif ha
nati - tngfe ~ hrUEn ~ bis Furrnr follows Arfr.
49, ~ ae,fe ~ reiore human tuhg r.ng viii sead
Ne ~ fN VINO No.re y THIS recipe in German Frfrfh
~ EnFifn. with nm direction. Nffr.fe ~ 10 ~ ~ y
W,WsnERAn SO POrcr's rlocs r.och,. icf. N v NOD
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08

- STEEL Thorn Hedge. No other Fencing 20
cheap OF put up quickly Never rusts. stains,
decays, shrinkg nor warps Unaffected by ere
WIND OF Hood completo barrier 20 the most
gnr9ly STOCK Impassable by man or beast TWO
THOUSAND TONS SOLD AND PUT UP
DURING THE LAST YEAR For sale at ths
leiding hardware stores, with 6tretohers and
Staples. Send for illustrated Pamphlet
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Anthem and Glee Books
.sioal Societies his Winter ,ciu u,e

Collection o. Sacred Choruses, and equally large
numher 81 Secu! lar ChOruses and Glecs All is OF the
s best dnality irst-class society book si.25; or
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-18
THURSDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1877.

A LARGE percentage Of our people who
follow placer mining for Il livelihood are on
" engaged during the summer months.
Their mines are often located on bars and
can only be worked during the water season,
and before autumn is ended they are through
cleaning bedrock and ready for long Win
ter's rest. This class of miners are usually
energetic, persevering men, and add greatly
to our country's wealth, but there is more
that tibet could do if they would only set
themselves about it. The long winter
months could just as we'll be spent in pros
pecting as not. Upon nearly every hill side
there are rich leads cropping out, which. If
developed, might prove a fortune. But the
idea seems to have taken fast hold upon our
people that unless a person has the COM
mand of capital he cannot develop a quartz
mine, though the facts are that capital will
not take hold Of an undeyeloped lead. Let
the miner take hold and develop his quartz
sufficient to prove the existence Of a lead
and the worth of the ore it contains, and
then it will have Il market value. Any min
err has capital enough for this. All that is
needed is the necessary tools and a winters
supply of grub; the latter he must have
anyhow. Two men could easily sink on
most any of our leads to the depth of 100
feet during the winter, and in nine cases out
of fen it would prove more profitable than
cayoting around on rims for a dollar or W.
per day, or loating a bout town. There is
scarcely a quartz mine in the Territory to-
day the value of which was not tested by
lahering men, and there are hundreds of
other leads that could be worked with the
same facility if the people only thought so.
Capital will not come to invest in our mines
until we prove that we have mines worth in
vesting in, and such mines can just as well
be developed by laboring men.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-18
END OF THE ME- PIERCE WAR.

We take the following account OF Tie Mt
battle with the hostilts and their Subsequent
surrender, from Il recent issue of the Haa~'
Advices, believed to be authentic, lulnha
highly interesting particulars OF Gell' h''s
march north Of theMissouri anti the lnpo''
ant events which bllowed, resulting III wv
discovery of and fight with the Nez fe'''',
and the Subsequent surrender OF aoSepn ~
the bulk Of his camp and followers. -
crossing of the Missouri was ettee'eo s nM
out serious difficulty at the Aasci''As4
Bend, below Cow Island. Field pieces ~ "
sons and wagons were expedltlo'sl' ia. ~
on the NORTH bank without injury 70 a..1 4.
milton or injury to supplies, and W''pVa aa,,h
lay the whoe column and train moaeu ntao.
toward MIX river. On the 10Th Of seps an.
Der the command camped on a small ''l ,ar
sary of Milkriver, and on the lol'o".a o,onr
(2oth1 skirtcl the Little Rocky Range a' v,r
its eastern and northern base. Here eo ",r,
adyices from Major llges, seven''i , naa Gen.
forwarded fom Cow Island, fea'as ION b,
Miles, appriang him OF the route :, 'aAt tbep D.
the hostiles and where to look ~ and
The Generalrapidly advanced tns' u 'a1iau.,
without discovering any trace o. NV
~biyouacked br the night. add and
On the morning of the JUL '.ad fam.
cherries, tlacomn,and moved ah e'a, 'n Pay,
ing the n%ortl-easterly base q i. ,1ovnt.
in open counry sloping grad''l''
fsce seventh page.l
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-18

his Shorthorns, and they are the pretflest
have look at for a long while. Mr.. Ieea
has been engaged in stock-ralslng ana aai-
rving for several years, during when ''Hhe
lie has selected the best breeders ana mix
ers. selling off the common stock uht'l
now he has a herd OF stock that has re"
EQUALS in this country. Last spring ne pur-
chased several choice thoroughbred heifers
from Seadman and M~cGregory, and other
fine herds, among which | remember the
names of " Chance" and " LIST Dntcfess OF
the Jefferson which are perfect beauties.
His farm lies upon the bench-land, but ex-
tends down on to the bottom where ne has
one of the prettiest meadows have seen.
Just pack of here and near the river is the
home of Sampson Lands, one OF the SOLID
stockmen and farmers of Gallatin county.
| called by his home. but failing to meet
him there. prevents me from more extended
mention of his herd.
About a mile above here [ called upon
James Comings, another of Galatians sub
stantial farmers. His farm lays up near
the hills and is represented to be less apt to
catch early frosts than some other farms in
his neighborhood. This farm for the past
two or three years has been q favorite place
for the 'hoppers, and not until this year has
he succeeded in raising a crop. This year
his barley and oats are about one-half de-
stroyed, but his wheat is No. l. He is ell
gagged extensively in the stock business, and
has an exceptionally good location for the
business. The grassy hills which rise up
near his home, extend back a dozen Or
more miles, thus furnishing him al almost
inexhaustible pasture. WILL.
September 10th. 4.I..
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-18

anu neW ara,
agricultural production which ara a a'sl Of
proving OF great benefit to the WHO'LL " ney
and will be of mcalculable benaH, Nor'f,
whole country. And since. in sn,. % The
stale sneers and staler lies of the H. :" The
Commercial, the Northern Pacific Is a
to be completed, step by step and '0url
stage, till it reaches the gold fields s,'sebE
tana and descends the great vallev mon,
Columbia to Puget Sound, that ~, u"
emancipate the %interoceanic conn"' VIII
the continent from the oppressive moss. Of
Iy of the Union Pacific, and because :. ,"
furnish a shorter route from New yo,,' VIII
Liverpool to China by seyera, "A"
miles, and reduce the time Of travel I"u'0'
four or five days, it is tolerably cert,;n sD "
the Northern Pacific will becum. ~ 'N(
highway of the commerce and ,,.s ]H'
tween the two oceans. 1t is %toler,h,n IT.
tain that the completion of the Nor.h ",
Pacific railway would, by better yr,r1i "s''
in the direct course, of trade between I.'
pool and Shanghai, which would au,m NV
to carry at cheaper rates than the Uuionp
cific, aud by reason of the competition ~
tween the two, greatly reduce. tho ~.
transportation for mar and Merrh,nn"
across the continent, and thus nrovo os"
calculable benefit, not only to thu WIN,
North, but to the whole South and = ~
whole world. In what, then, is the yo,a
ern Pacific Il fraud? A few years ,oo IL.
Cincinnati Commercial devoted /, ;t,,,
the task of misrepresenting the climate ,l
soil and agricultural capabilities Of n.
country along the Northern Pacific. Tho,,
is three times as much good farminy land
acre for acre in the belt of the cnpnt,,
through which the Northern Pacific RIM,
and is to run, as in that trayersed Nv tp
Union aud Central Pacific. There ara som.
tracts of arid territory and some inferior
lands which the former must cross, hut
they shrink into insigniticance in coupari.
son with the vast deserts over which the
Union Pacific runs. The climate along tr
whole route east of the Rocky Mountains i
the climate of Minnesota. and Minmpsot,
has a population of probably 100000 souls
and has just raised a crop of 4Q,ONW
bushels of wheat, To say nothing of con,
oats, barley and other crops. The yeyd~
trict of the Northern Pacific country Which
the Cincinnati Commercial a few Yeas agu
declared to be utterly sterile and u~nilhabl-
able is being covered with magnificent farms
whose extent and the teeming aburthne Of
whose crops are the wonder Of tin world.
We have already mentioned one fam in THAT
region which the Commercial corlemed 10
eternal sterility and desolation. on which
was harvested this year $4,000 bnshesuf
wheat. 1t is not, then, the Northern Ia
cific which is a fraud. 1t is the Cincinnati
Commercial, which, OH this subject at least
is a persistent and stupcndons traud.-a'
Paul MINI Pioneer Press.
,~x- a~- r~~~~, ~v~,u ranNr MAP
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-18

SOME time since we mentioned that it was
the intention of the stock men. of this coun-
ty to prospect u new road direct to Bismarck
via the Muscleshell, Porcupine and Glendive
creek, with a view to finding better facilities
for transporting beef to market, and also
with the hope of opening up a route over
which mutton sheep could be driven at such
an expense as would leave a fair margin to
the grower. Since then we have made dill
gent inquiry about this route, and have OBJ
tanned reliable information in regard to that
region lying between here and the new post
at the mouth of Tongue river. The rout
designated by us Is entirely practicable and
much better than the present trail known as
Sanford's road, which leaves the Muscleshell
not far below The mouth of the American
Fork, and comes down on the Yellowstone
at Bakers battle ground, passing west and
south of Bull mountain, The country over
which this road passes is broken and poorly
supplied with water, there being no fresh
water at all until the Yellowstone is reach
ed, and it is not good or convenient to get
to after it Is reached.
The route referred to by us, and the short
est and best, is to continue down the Muscle
shell river, passing north of Bull mountain,
then, leaving the river, crossing over a low
dive about twelve miles to the head of the
Little Porcunine, and following down it to
the Yellowstone. This is a beautiful level
country, we'll supplied with grass and fresh
water, the Little Porcupine being a fresh
water stream about the size of Smith river.
1t is estimated that the distance from the
new Post to Helena, via the new route, is
not greater than from the now Post to Boze-
man. This ia. not only Il good country to
drive stock over, but it is an excellent nat
ural wagon road. 1T is. the most direct route
and the ono that will most likely be chosen
by the Northern Pacific should it ever move
west to tho Rocky mountains. Drovers who
contemplate driving beef to the new Post,
or East via Rlsmarck, need not wait for any
further opening Of the road, MS 1t is not diff
iicult to find. Beyond the mouth of Tongue
river the country along tho Yellowstone is
less broken than above. After crossing the
river We have 40 knowledge of the country
except trona the report OF the Nartliern Pa
eific surveyors. which was good. We hope
Ia see travel on this road next year, and are