The New York herald., 1877-10-13

shaw but ind all would say in the document 10
which ailude. On Monday night We took tho stage,
reached Helena at Two r. NJ, and are now busy pre-
paring Tor our departure to Mssoua and the Pacific.
MONTANA TERgIf0kY
i still retain hisi OPINION OK this territory and
think merits tho fostering care OF the general gov
ernlneut, especially OF tho military. It's extent IL an
empire, the greater part ol which Is exclusively
adapted The raising CATTLE horses and sheep There
an abundance VI valley land and of bcnch land
which can bc irrigated by springs TO produce all Tho
wheat oats. barley and garden Vegetables needed
Tor million Of people, but not for export.
For this the people must depend cattle, wool aud
the mines There ~ an abundance OF timber cxciu-
svely ino tor lunDlr WITH willow and cotton wood,
Ia the valleys Of tue m.nes l cannot speak Of my
own know cuge. 1 see hero ana elsewhere where
miners have lett piles OF gravel IN sulch and placer
mining, and at the banks nave seen samples Of gold
but these seem insignificant Ia comparison with Cali
iornia in my day. aiso hear oil silver mines that
ouiy capita, to develop, but suppose The day is
gone when men IN EAgiani and New York viii ven
ture thor money IA such spccualiona Stiil, tho
mountain that runs the whole length of Montana is
the real Rocky, tho roal backbone of the
whose 2uices. rgnt and eii, all contain less
gold nnd silver. 50 that the materal ~ here, and,
sooner or later wili be Iound, when machinery wil
accomplish what the naked hand cannot-lhe reduc.
ton this ore. With onc-thlrd tue population eni-
poycd miners and the balance iGr uis ana IN rais
ius cattle, we viii have right here most valuable
state All dream OF railroad, Out discourage the
thought and believe iui many years 10 come tue poo
pie must cohtsnt themselves with the Missouri navi
gable AS nigh as Benton; the Yellowstone, higA
Big Horn, and teams 10 maui thence, and from tho
Pacihc Laioad, 400 miles My conviction Is also tia
the best interests vi this people and vi the
IOr CLOSER rcttIou Win Iucuc states and Terri
tories, and ~ Is with this N nd that TO- morrow turn
IL that direction. There was once wugcn road hence
TO Waila WaIa, tho Mulln road, On which good deal
OF money was spent. For years IT Was travelled, but
gone INTO disuse, aud bridges are ali gone
and iacn timber 50 obstrucis II that expect drop
my wagons at or near Missoula aud take horses
and packs Tue probability Is that We will 20 via
Mssoua, Cuur d'Aicne, Spo1am Bridge, Lewiston, SC
When passe on will write again. Meantime atn.
as ever, yours truly. W. 4. SHERMAN.
SIXTH LETTER.
FoRr AissouLA, NJ T., Sept 3, 1877.
DEAR SIn--My last was from Helena, August 20. rho
next morning wo started IN our '.outit, y which
had come up IRON Fort Eiis consisting Two light
spring wagons ana ono baggage wagon, all drawn
by four mules. For escort wo had ono cor
poral ana Que privaic. Tho ROAD marked by
heavy travel ana lcd IRON Helena north to the valley
Of Ton Mile Creek, onc OF the bot springs Three
out Is small Inn, whore General GLbvn staying
with his family, by reason of the not baths which lie
thinks are advantageous TO has wound. We stopped
wound, through ihe left log above the knee,
come moro painiui than agreeable sun his purpose
was TO start lor his pos at Fort Shaw the day
That we let Having arranged ali matters OF business
we started on our journey.
on THE DIVIDE
Ascending the wiley VI Ten Nile Creek, duo west,
In about ten miles We came to the foot or real
Rocky Mouniains-- the 'divido1 between tho waters
VI tho Atlantic and the Pacnc Tho ascent IS casy
gradual aud well arranged by toll road graded and
bridgod through pino forest Tor about nyc miles,
wnerc thcre - an open PRAIRIE from which msgaii-
cont view Is had, cast vest One standing on tho
summit could cast one CHIP that would ioat TO the
Gu and another that would noat y tho Pacific Ocean,