Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-07-05
CLARK's FORK BOTTOM.

me Dig horn, the Madison and the Vel
|l0wstOne.
] CLARX's FORK BOTTOM.
a party from Nevada is now campct
near town, and will shortly proceed t,
this location.
| V. E. Cline and others have returned
from the visit mentioned last week-bu
will probably settle here if ditch com
pany can be formed for immediate i'm
provement Of tie bottom.
W. L. Perkins has received quite larg.
order for lumber and shingles for settlers
use, and will ship them by boat or team.
G. A. Moger has contracted with Nc
A dow q Bro. for delivery of a large lot OF
logs at the mill to be erected here.
ETcHErAH.
The petition asking establishment of {
post office at this point and the appoint.
ment Of NJ. NJ. Back as postmaster, la:
been signed by the Governor. In al
probability, the town Will soon remove t.
Sage Brush Bottom, five miles above til,
mouth of the Big Horn.
MILES CITY.
BY military order, all traders, except the
regular one, have been obliged to move
with their stocks from the reservation
Miles City will thus receive quite an &C
Icession of population. Probate Judge
Carmichael has returned temporarily tc
Helena. hayirg sworn In the following
county officers:
Clerk and Rccordcr-John McCormi, k.
Sherif-H. ]. 1Ioppy.
Treasurer-M Carroll.
Justice of the Pcace-T. r. Briggs.
Assessor-Charles johnson.
Constable-M. F. Hall.
NATIONAL PARK.
Mr.. Norris met Generals Terry and
Miles at Bismarck the latter offering him
an escort, if needed, to see him safely to
the Little Horn and via ClarA's Fork to
the Park. He visits the Olark's Fork Sec
ton, it is stated, in the interest of. the
N. T. r. II. and will report upon its re-
sources in connection with possible opera
tons that way of the company.
BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.
Mr.. Anderson writes US: There are
four railroad companies, whose lines are
silently pointing to the ''heavcn kissing
hills of Montana" and have their eyes upon
the Black Hills and Montana as their OBJ
jective point, they are jealousy watching
each other; so that if Que makes a move it
will be the signal for general ''forward
march," The Kansas Pacific, Chicago
and Northwestern, St. Paul and Pacific,
and Northern Pacific, VIII hardly sit ST.
lently by and see the U. 2. push out into
for MAY and Montana and carry off the
Fort d1en prze-the immense freights
ana 1sssenger traffic of those large and
growing communities. Eastern Montana
has been severely censured for her advoca-
cy of the proposition and importance OF
prospecting and opening up the
Yellowstone, Big Horn and Black Hills
but we think the time is not
far distant when the wisdom of her
course will be obvious to and ackno WI
edged by all.
That one or more railroads will pene-
t-ate the Black Hills within the next
Twelve months, will hardly admit of q
serious doubt, and if the reports of rich
discoveries of gold IN the Big Horn Noun
tains are at all reliable, it is safe to pre-
dict the Big Horn will see railroad with
in Is months, and Montana within 2 years.
This, we think, is not taking any vision
lrv or unwarrantable view of the situa-
lion. It will be getting railroad through
The legitimate channels of business require
ments, built through country that can
md will furnish local traffic to sustain
md justify the enterprise, instead OF for
cling one through an unproductive barren
waste, q distance of three to four hundred
miles, at the expense of small community
It its proposed terminal point.