The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-02
RAILROAD NOTES,
AS They are Picked up Promis-
cuOuSly.


engineer In chief of the Utah and Northern
Railroad, passed through Butte and proceed
ed to the line of the railroad near Silver Bow.
Mr.. Blickensderfers object in going to the
line of the railroad Is for making a radical
change in the line of construction Of the
line of the road from point near Silver
Bow. The line is to be diverted at point
about one mile aud half from the town of
Silver Bow and thence pass down the creek
to the Deer Lodge river. 1t is not yet def
nitely settled whether the road will pass
down the canon below Silver Bow or pass
over the Hump. If the road passes over the
Hump il will make a difference of nearly
three miles of railroad. The engineers are
at work surveying and cross-sectioning this
diverted line and graders will commence
work next Monday.-Miner, 9th.
From Mr.. James l.. Campbell we learn
that Trumbull's corps of surveyors on the
Northern Pacific are at Vermillion Creek,
forty-five miles this side of Cabinet Landing.
A force of men is employed cutting timber,
building bridges and making a trail whereby
supplies may be brought from Cabinet Land
ing.-Mtssoulian, 18th.
From Col w. Islanders, who returned last
evening from the Crow Agency, we learn
that the recent negotiations with the Crow
Indians for the right of way through their
reservation for the Northern Pacific Railroad
were in the highest degree satisfactory. 1t
was feared the Crows would manifest some
| i'll feeling toward the whites on account of
| the killing of an Indian which occurred
some time since, but no such feeling was
manifested. On the contrary the Grows
| were found to be in an excellent humor, will
| ling to talk and much more reasonable in
| their demands than many supposed they
| would be. In discussing the right of way
question they were not long in reaching a
conclusion as to the course they would pur-
sue and very soon said: ave have had talk
enough; now bring on your railroad" The
negotiation was in fact, treaty. The COM
| mission appointed by the Interior Depart
ment to conduct and make a permanent
treaty with the Indians upon the question of
| the right of way consisted of Judge l.. A.
Luce, Major William ii. Walker and Mr..
| Charles A. Maxwell. These gentlemen met
at Bohemian Col. j. T. Dodge, engineer, Col
| Wilbur f. Sanders and Colonel Ira
| III. Pierce, attorneys, who represent
| the interests of the Northern
| Pacific Railroad and on Friday of last week
proceeded to the Crow Agency, where Major
| +. ID. Pease, who had been autographed for
from Miles City, joined the party. About
| 1000 or 5000 Crow Indians had assembled at
the agency and the entire business was tram
sacted in the most friendly spirit The lndi-
ans readily yielded the right of way, which
| includes strip of land 400 feet wide through
the portion of the reservation to be traversed
| by the railroad, and eleven tracts of about
| twenty-four or twenty-five acres each, Tor
stations. For this grant they demanded the
| comparatively nominal sum of 81, 600, which
| was so reasonable that the terms were ae-
cepted without hesitency. The treaty does
not, under present laws, go into effect until 1t
is ratified by being enacted rs law by both
Houses of Congress and receives the APPROX
al of the President. Its terms and conditions,
however, are so reasonable i'll every respect
that its ratification by Congress will doubt
less follow as a matter of course, and the
right of way question may be regarded al
ready IA virtually acknowledgement
| The Idaho, Clearwater and Montana Trans
portation Company have dispatched an engi-
neer and five men and AN Indian to explore
the Bitter Root mountains south from the Lo
Lo trail, crossing and thoroughly examining
the low indcntures or passes through the
| main range. The party consists of A. BeaD,
engineer; Martin Maui, supervisor; Chas'
limerick, guide; Isaac Denny, packer
| oh nnnnn..ll pslnr Rppmer
cook, and Indian Ninepipes rs herder and
| guide. Thy party took with them supplies
for six week. They go over the Lo Lo trail
to near the summit and then deploy to the
south. They started from the west side OF
the Weipe Camas Grounds Tuesday morning
| at o'clock.-LewiSton Teller, Aug. IL.
| Helena Herald, august 30th.
The Utah & Northern is surveying line
direct from Helena north of the Missouri &c
Sun River and Benton. Mr.. Hilton is the
engineer in charge. His party yesterday had
reached "A point two miles sorth of Fergus
ranch, in the lower canon of the Prick,
Pear, having turned from Hilgers, On the
Missouri, and rounded in between the uppel
and lower canons at Fergus. Engineer
Chesbrough has his camp still pitched oil
Seven Mile, four miles out from Helena
The trail lines covering the approaches Il
the summit tunnel have determined the 10
eating line, and this part of the work is nov
being pushed with the utmost vigor. Drill
ing and blasting on the mountain side ar
ordered to commence ut the earliest practica
BILE moment, and 1t is expected to have tn
tunnel well under way before the end 0
September. The N. p. surveyors, with Vai
yliet as engineer, were yesterday nearl.
through the upper canon of the Prickly Pear
on the line ordered to be run from Helena Il
Benton. The narrow gauge surveyors, com
ing into their front by flank movement
were driving pegs four miles in the lead dow
the lower canon. At points below the en-
trance to the lower canon expert engineering
will be required to squeeze two lines throug
the rocky defile. Some sparring in conse
quence may be expected in that quarter.
THE WossT HAS PASSED.
DIR. Hamilton Says the Patient Will Receive,
NEW YORK, August 29.-Dr. Hamilton
said TO reporter of the Erening Post TIL
President is in a more hopeful condition
n 4 L. r.. - N.