Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-29
NORTHERN PACIFIC EXTENSION.
How the Work il Reing Pushetl.-The
Enthusiasm Observation-Disclosures
Ten Mile Contract u Soft Snap.
Villages Of WOrkmen
Along the Ltne.-A
Trip Fifty Miles
Westward.
Bismarck Tribune. 10Th inst


The rush for Mandan and the extension
continues. lfyou don't believe it, go down
to the steamboat landing and scan the
crowd that packs the steamer Denver when
she arrives an departs. Capt. Horn loads
her until there is not room for another
pound of wagon, horse or box. Twenty
two wagons appear IN average cargo.
There is no discount on the Dcnver's pay
ing now. From the river to Manlan. the
grade has been completed and track laying
will begin on Monday. Winston and Lee
may will follow up that bit with the track
on Smiths ten miles. In Il few days, as it
were, the track will be- laid to the big
cut"
+! Smiths ten mile contract. at thirteen
cents will pay him from $4,000 to $1,000
It is all easy work. The big cut" as it is
known in the supplementary contract with
Walker, Bellows 4 Clark. is ten miles from
Mandan. 1t is Il tIirty-tive foot cut. and
| is the heaviest Gen. Rosser expects to en-
| counter on the first one hundred miles.
Mr. Clark. who is experimenting the work
| on it. in person. finds it all fine sand. and
therefor easy scraper work. Flows are
useless. With the ''ill'' he has about two
hundred thousand yards of dirt to move.
TO do this he has about one hundred and
twenty teams and one hundred and eighty
men in his service. There is Il regular lit
tie village at the base OF the bluff. Mr..
Clark says he will complete the job by the
BIRD inst. If he does it will he one of the
quickest pieces Of railroad;ng in the his
tory of the country. 1t is equivalent to
twenty miles IF the ordinary grade on the
line. Clark is Il rnsher.
West of Clark are Prescott and Hollem-
back with their camp and two dozen teams.
Co. Jones is with this camp. They are
handling three miles at thirteen cents.
They have Il considerable fill Of sixteen
feet. Next comes John Rowland with a
few sections. and farther on Frank j. Mead
with profitable mile or two.
The engineers are having their hands
'ill. Lees party and Dobbin's party.
twelve and twenty-five miles out. are
humping themselves to keep ahead of the
raiders and perform all the work required
OF them. S. \. keiih's party is fifty miles
out. locating the line through Il beautiful
valley. twenty-five miles long. Gen. Roe-
SIT was with this party on Tuesday. assist
ing the boys to get into the valley at the
least possible expense. The difficulty was
solved. ROSser named the valley CurleW.
The creek passing through il has been
kn ,Nn on the military maps as Mud Creek.
Thi name is Il SANDER, and the change is
very appy One
The escort with Keit!l's party will he
strengthened by the addition of Lieut.. Full
rr's company OF the Seventh Cavalry.
r''us far. Capt. Badger and Lieut.. Stevens.
with company 4 of the Sixth Infantry.
ave been sufficient protection. They
have not been called on to do any bloody
wcrk. ex 'ept in the way Of staying the
shy antelope. Last Monday the rank and
file 'nou -ht in six. They enlv kill for
neat. and got for fun. 1t is too much like
work. Capt. Badger is making first class
trail "long the line. Among the points of
interest re Badgers Creek. Badger Camp
NJ, Badgers Trail When Fuller's COM
pany reaches the front. Col. Poland will |
probably Join the expedition rs command /
ing officer. The Indians have kept aloot |
from Keith, and have not even come in |
sight
The Inc that Mr.. Keith has located is a
good one. and will gladden. the contractors
hearts. cv,n at thirteen cents. For seven-
iy-tive miles the graders will find it good
enough. For Il country of bnttes. the en-
yineers are having big luck in finding SO
favorable Il route.