The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-20

| ehng ana otopping-What might Be Done
In the Great sanitarium-Large Numbers Of
People Coming.
FrREHoLE BASIN. Aug. 10, so.
Editor New North West
| As stated would In my letter from
the Terminus, left there on Monday last
for Henry's Lake. Tue road is up Red
Rock creek to its very source and has never
been worked in the least and never more
than half dozen wagons ever pas cd over
| 1t; yet we made Henry's Lake in day and
three-quarters-distsn 90 miles. Il is
the easiest natural grade to the summit Of
the Rocky Mountains ! ever saw. From
where We commenced to ascend the divide
| over to Henry's Lake the distance to the
waters on the other side il but . mile and
half, and the little hill We went over is
not more than 900 feet high. The distance
to the Lake is but four miles, and to Saw
telle's house at the head but eight miles
| from the summit. Ourselves and freight
weighed 1900 pounds, yet We used but two
| horses. The mail has been carried on horse.
back since the 10Th Of July last, and it was
| the intention to run stages over from tho
Terminus to the National Park, but this
| morning orders were received to make Vir
ginia City the head of the mail route TO
the Park consequently, the route from tho
| Terminus will be abandoned and the mail
carried in coaches will run from Virginia
City daily-distance, just 100 miles-as
soon as the change can be made, say by the
25th inst. The road, except fifteen miles
over the mountains on the end, 10 excellent
even for a carriage. The people of Vir-
ginia City are bridging the Madison river
and grading down the siding places, and
the two or three places on the mountain
from here over the range will all be chang
| cd by the end Of next week. The time to
this place-the Firehole or Lower Geyser
| Basin-will be about "a hours.
BY the 25th inst. the flies and mosquitoes
will not be annoying, and from that time
on until winter will be the best time to viz
1t the National Park. People are common
cling to come in now. Several wagons from
|
arrived here yesterday, aud several from
the Terminus, up Red Rock, came in sev-
eral days ago. Besides, q number of peo-
pie are here with their riding horses and
pack animals.
| secretary Schurz is expected next week.
They will leave the railroad at Camas
Greek and drive here ola Henry's Lake. It
is very fortunate that the Secretary IS
about to visit the Park, If only to see What
Improvements are needed On roads already
built, but also to see what will DO required
hereafter In the way of road making etc.
A first-class man like Clarence King of the
| proper scientific education, natural ability
and good taste, to see what is necessary to
be done to preserve and beautify the Park,
should be put in charge and lay out the
work himself. Then he should have
proper corps OF assistants selected for
their fitness to take charge of the different
characters of work to be done. A scientist
should reside here permanently to study the
character Of the springs and geysers, and
a U. 8. Signal Station should be establish
ed here.
The present appropriation is altogether
| d quate. The sum of 800, 900 year for
some years to come would make it the most
attractive, AZ it is the most wonderful,
place in natural, or supernatural phenome,-
non on the face of the earth. The fine
parks In the great citi 90 have cost thei
millions. and any other nation but ours
would spend millions to render 1t accessi-
BILE to all the people, and to make ways Of
getting to and through it 30 cheap that
our people could afford and would prefer to
spend season here here rather than to 60
to Europe and spend their millions there.
with limited means considerable has
been done to make the Park accessible, but
/ do not think all Of the labor has been ju-
diciously expended yet there has been no
lack of diligence and hard labor on the
port Of tho Superintendent.
HOW TO GET THERE, &C.
Marshall s. Golf will start daily line OF
coaches, carrying the mail from Virginia
City to the Lower Geyser Basin--Firehole
Station-on or about the 25th inst. Peo-
pie coming by railroad can leave it at Cam
rs Greek or the Terminus (but that will
soon be moved) and hire horses and wag-
ons and come in that way, or when they
get to Virginia City they can do the same
or take the stage. When here, il they
have not their own means OF conveyance,
Marshall g. Goff will furnish carriages.
two or three seated, with driver, for rs per
day. or riding horses and pack ANIMALS for
% per day each. Also, gentle horses 70.
ladies ut the same rate, and guides when
required at IS per day. The stage fare
from Virginia City aud return will be $40,
and either way $25. These prices will in
clude . lay-over privilege ut Henry's Lake
when desired. Marshall g. Golf have near
ly completed two-story, hewed log hotel,
which they intend to open to the public
about September LIST for their accommoda-
tion. Mr.. Marshall and family will run 1t,
and Mr.. Goff will keep the Sawtslis House
at Henry's Lake as hotel. Everything IL
new and will he comfortable. Another
year accommod atoms will be better. The
price per week will BE- Sic for board and
lodgings, or % per day for transient visit.
ors. ~
From Bozeman hack runs to the Nam.
moth Hot Springs, rs miles, once week,
ANA extras whsusvsr required. ENtsH. .as.o
Riding and pack horses can~gt secured
there at reasonable rates.
From here to the Mammoth Hot Springs
Ii 80 miles, and teams or horses can be
hired 1t either place to 60 through the
Park either way or to all parts Of it.
Wagon roads have been constructed be-
tween all the principal points Of interest In
the Park, and horse trails to every such
point. The nearest point to which wagons
: can approach Yellowstone Lake IL eight
miles. ea g4+ As. 4a
have said nothing about the grand and
, magnificent mountain and lake scenery in
and around the Park. or Of the wonders Of
| the great usyeers and boiling snriuOa