The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-13
THE NORTH.
Towns Along the Line Of the Utah
and Northern
Some Interesting Notes By the
Way.

Way.
DILLON, TERMINUS U. & N. &. R.
October 6th. 1880.
Editors Herald:
On October 5,h yours truly left
Utah's metropolis on the regular 8. 40
train. bound for Butte City, Montana.
The regular train goes north from
OGDEN st 80 pm. daily. At day
light We find that Utah has been left
behind and that We. are in Idsho,
snotherd tendency of our dear uncle,
and the hrst thing OF attraction is the
Indisn Agency on Ross Fork. A lew
of the female portion OF the town are
busy with the morning meal. Ths
train stops for few minutes to de-
liver 81 me freight, and then ca for
Blaekioot. The train stops here
thirty minutes to give passengers
time for breakfast. This is where
passengers going to Wood River,
Cballis and other places to toe west
ward leave the train aud take tae
stage for their destinations. Wood
River lies in a westerly direction,
distance 125 miles. Again the Cry
OF 'All aboard !" and we
are of for Eagle Rock,
now almost deserted; but will soon be
lively again for ruhaor Gays that the
railroad company intends building q
round-houss and machine shop there.
SNAKE RIVER
Is quite ling now. The rOAi runp
twenty miles up the river bottoms to
Market Lake. The river here makes
= great bend and rune TO this point
from the east and souIhesSt. TIE
country from here is covered with |
volcanic rock and lie very interesting.
We are now speeding toward tue
divide OF the mountains Bsaver
Greek is near, IFS waters ho@ in the
candy country below, and sre los',
but we're its volume OF sufficient force
1t would find it's way into the Pacific
Ocean. At toe head of Beaver
Canon lies Pleasant Valley, at the
upper end of which is the divide over
1000 feet above sea level. This is
the dividing line between Idaho and
Montana
Idaho is now left and we are on
Montana soil, down grade. The
waters here are tributaries of the I
Missouri River. and after much run
ming and .foaming find their way
into the Atlantic Ocean by the
way of the Mississippi River
and the Gull of Mexico. Gliding over I
the nice roadbed we are soon at Red t
Rock. This town presents deserted j
The people are on the 2
move. A great many have gone and :
the rest want to go. The cry is on to |,
Dillon. i
This place ia on the Beaver Head $
River. There are great msnV settlers a
q this valley. An eDterprising COM {
oany bought the ranch on which this n
own stands. They gave the nice Gum ?
VI $40, 800, bad 1t surveyed into lots =
md have now sold $4,000 worth OF !
OTIS and have 500 acres of valuable e
and left. This land company COM 81
nenced selling lots at o'clock p.m., q
me day and st II O'Clock neon the II
,ext day had sold $4,000 worth of G
OTIS. The Banner lot sold for 1925,
Wenty- Eve feet front. This will be
lace OF importance. From here all
reight will go by teams to Helena,
Virginia City, and other places tn the
while the railroad will be
'ushed onward to the northwArd to-
Yard Butte City. The company want
D move again this fall forty miles fur
her, to be ready next spring to offer
etter rates TO Montana merchants to
hip over the road instead OF by river
tesmers. There is great discrimina-
op in rates, merchants nearest she
ivsr getting the best rates.
This real (thg longest narrow
auge iu the world is doing an i'm
aense business. Dillon is growing
at, builiine 60 up as US magic. The
flee aad baggage rooms for the
ompaDy we're commenced seventy
no hours ago, cut OF new material,
nd nov the building is ready for
Sc. The officers and employers Of
he Office will be down on the morn
1g train. Everybody il busy that
Iauts to be. This is thu harvest
me OF those that follow the trace.
hey ask isncy prices for few days
uriug the rush and then do nothing
II LWo or three months until the
pads move again. There is plenty
Rnd and dust The place reminds
ne Of Camp Floyd in 1858. when
coupled by Johnson's army. Freight
moved 10y all kinds OF teams,
orses. oxen and mules. Loads vary
rom 1900 to $4,000 pounds. The
teiEht teams are poor and faded.
nd 20 rhings move along.
w. 81. LEE.