The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-09-10

The Portfolio Not Yet Empty.
Correspondence Of the New Northwest.
HRLEsA, NJ. IT,, September 1. 1850
How often In my jcurneyings among the
moustains of Montana this summer have I
wished for the factle pen and classic Ian
guage of Marshal Botkin, your former cor
to record what have seen.
Since 1866 have mostly lived west Of the
Mississippi, except during the war, .whtle l
served In the grand old Army OF the Ten
nessee, under Grant and Sherman, and.
have lost, fear, the precise and proper
use OF language as taught in the Eastern
schools. Yet, IL 1 am rough in writing, I
try to describe accurately what see. vod
TERMINUS AGAIN. s.gytg "a.
arrived again at the Terminus on Sat-
urday. the 2Sth day of August, ct, noon,
from Salisbury, which place left the even
ing before on one Of Gilmer, Salisbury u
Co. g fine stages distance, 80 miles. Here
spent several days and found the Termi-
nus pee pie had received your paper con-
tanning nay letters from Glendale, Termi-
nus aud the FIRST from the National Park
and were anxious to subscribe. / send you
twenty-five names, or over half Of the
business men of the place, with the prom
Use of more when they are established ct
the next new Terminus, which will be To-
Gated eight miles below Watson, on the
east side Of the Beaverhead river, not on
the west side, as last wrote. ~ "5Z
DIVISION SHOPS. ,
At this Terminus will be built round
houses for engines and repair shops. 1t
will be the end of the first division in
Montana and eventually the big city of the
valley. Frem here stages will leave daily
for Virginia and Helena and from here all
freigbts east of the mountains will be- de-
livored This point may be called the ..,
"FoRKs or THE ROAD" &c.. 49,
Because from. here the main road will start
for the Pacific coast, touching at Glendale,
Wunderlich's, Butte, Deer Lodge, Mis-
soula. &C., while next year a branch will
be run to Helena aud perhaps afterward to
Benton and the Saskatchewan. to connect
with the Canadian Pacific r. r. In de-
cade all the valleys of Montana will DO
connected by railroads, so that no one To-
cality need be jealous of another for hav-
ing an iron highway first. The delay in
most cases will. bs Of advantage to settlers
in giving them the arst and best chance TO
secure the finest locations. e.
RAILROADS.
WESTWARD the star OF empire takes its way. ''
So wrote Bishop Berkely over 200 years
ago. The star he saw was the headlight OF
the locomotive Of the present era and his
line should have read y '@'@'
= Westward the car Of empire takes Its way, 9" 3"
For now the steam car is the pioneer and
civilizer OF the desert and the wilderness.
SO. EATIoNAL.PARK AGAIN. ...
With this letter my journeyings for the
present will end. / cannot refrain fro N
again referring to the National Park. Il
may have written severely about tho man
agement OF Superintendent Norris, but
with no feeling against him per sonaily. He
is almost an insane enthusiast about the
beauties and wonders Of the Park, aud
don't blame him for it. 1 believe every
traveller in the Park will endorse what
wrote IN my last letter about the manner in
which he has done his work and that he Is
an entire failure On road builder. ,sss
The National Park belongs 10 the whole
Nation, and ID should be made the most
attractive place of public resort on our coz.
tinent. The roads should be laid out on the
very best routes and the grades should be
Of the very best the Dature of the sleeps to
be overcons viii admit. They are to b
made for all time, for miliionsEwill travel
over them. The natural scenery and the
grand wonders of the Park are not TO BE-
found elsewhere IN the world and when
properly accessible many people from al
lands will visit 1t. Hitsf ii s<fg ~ go 4saFt
When great city like London, Paris o.
New York lays out . great patk for The
benefit Of its inhabitants, the authorities
generally appoint committee of It's best
citizens to supsrinteod the whole business,
because Of their peculiar fitness for their
duties. IVY @ =@ @t.s.~ ~ ''a2.@ +''~E
The Congress Of the United States Should
do the same toward preparing our Nasiona
Park fer the enjoyment OF she people aut
should make an appropriation large enough
to cover every necessary expense, as ou1
1 large cities have done. The compaiatiyel,
poor who may not be able to visit the Pari
but once IN life time will enjoy it's won
ders and beauties as much andi perhaps
with keener relish than the millionsire WHIT
can rec 1t yearly and who travels for mert
pleasure. It belongs to all the people ant
it should b. cheaply accessible from with
out aud easy to travel through. The Ma
ton will make money by this course, To-
the thirty or forty million tuiisls now spen
annually ID European travel will be spen
1 in travelling to our Park; beside, foreign
| ers will spend their.amillions to visit IL,
wonders. ae ~ noi st4n ~ IN - - ia
/ l believe our Secretary Of the aInterio
was 30 impressed with the grandeur ant
beauty OF the Park that he win recommend
! liberal appropriation for its improvement
and I am sure our delegate will most heart
i lily second him. g4ata4t a.aFa1f .5eI.
| do Gg at NAMING A .eEYsER- bomb
While In the Park / bad the honor o
naming geyser, and If my reasons for do
/ ing 80 are not good the publicis at iibert!
to abolish my designation. sa aSEn Y sst'
1 stopped at the camp Of Mr.. Bird Cal
fee, the scenic photographer of Rozenan
i just across the Firehole river, opposite tn,
Grand Geyser. ! He used i've pack horse
FOR his purpose-to carry himself, assist.
ants. .photographing apparatus QUO. He
came in July, just when the 5srrible horse
flies and mosquitoes are the worst. He wa
1 compelled % bald esnaudRa hsas- In tn
smoke Of which his horses would atsns
| during the heat OF the day TO be rid Of ID,
| postilent flies aad mosquitos,5 .gss vol a
One morning very carly he led then
| through the piece Of woods back OF th'
Castle Geyser, quarter Of mile from hi