Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-24
WEST OF BISMARCK.
A View of the n. + Line beyond tho Mis-
souri,
Fargo Republican.

EAIkO NcpuDllcan.
Mr.. NJ. M. Phillips has Just returned
from trip to Miles City and along the
line of the Northern Pacific beyond the
Missouri, and in an interview with a Re.
publican reporter he says:
On arriving at Mandan. the first town
west of the Missouri, found a lively lit
tie town With every indication of having
had thorough cleaning up, as appear
ances would suggest u plenty Of water
there not very long ago. This town ap-
pears to mo to be destined to be one of
the first towns along the road. After
leaving Mandan the next place of note
is Bly's mine, 38 miles west, where work
men are engaged in taking out coal and
shipping it along the line: The
whole country from Mandan to
Green, river is a rolling prairie with
dark rich soil and with numerous
small valleys. West of Green river, as
also the several crossings of the Heart, is
one of the most beautiful regions I ever
saw, especially that portion called Pleas
ant Valley, 100 miles west of Mandan.
Thence to the Bad Lands, SO called, the
country is very good for wheat or cattle.
east along the line of the N. p, think
SAhI pF'I Ila Po tAGlc lS ~ sLElD VI COlutiy
30 or 40 miles wide, OF hilly and alkaline
lands, and that that is the whole extent
OF it, and SO are content to swallow all
that is said of it as one of Dakota's mis-
fortunes, but let me warn the reader
that the Bad Lands, of Dakota, as we 90
west, are only the approaches to the
Bad Lands of Montana. as am to see
them, but am informed by old hunters,
ranchmen and others, that these are su.
perior for grazing and herdlng purposes,
as they afford protection for such, and
there is more or less of the celebrated
buffalo grass growing at the foot of the
ranges, although the hill-tops are sandy
and nearly OF quite barren.
At Sentinel Butte, the next place
where | stopped west of the Little Mis-
souri,, is tent town, the base of supplies
for operations west. The town ut pres
ent, however, is very dull owing to the
fact that they all expect to move to
Glendive when the railroad reaches them,
which is expected to be some time in
July.
From Sentinel Butte west for twenty
or twenty-five miles there is very good
farming section, adapted to general ag.
riculture, andi is the finest land saw in
Montana. From the end of the track to
Glendive, a distance of perhaps twelve
OR fifteen miles, the trip is made by
stage express if one is fortunate enough
to catch it. happened to be one of the
unfortunate ones and had to make the
trip on foot.
Glendive is situated on the bank O.
the Yellowstone. eighty-eight miles from
Miles City. 1t is located at point
where the railroad takes turn off the
river, and it is the end of division. I
will be point for transfer, and will, ]
think, be a good town. In looking owe
the town at Keen's corner, l was brough
face to face with the ef1igy of Padey
which the boys had hanged the night be
fore. Attached to the image was thu
card bearing the inscription. "Vigilanc,
Headquarters" 1t is said that whe1
Padey was taken out and shown the
eftigy, he was very much alarmed, fear
ing lest it really might be him, until Ii,
; had examined the same and found it wa
not SO.
From Glendive to Miles City the tri,
} at present is made either by boat or pom,
r express. went up by boat and cam
back by express, and very much prefe
the former.
Miles City is situated on the point a
, the junction of Tongue river with th
Yellowstone, is town of nearly $50
inhabitants and very lively. How
ever, I saw but very little t
keep it up in the future. One Q
the most serious drawbacks here as a
Glendive, is that there is hardly an
lumber to be had, and the little there
is very dear and very poor in qualit,
, These towns both lack hotel accommt
dations and the enterprising capitals
who opens lumber yard or builds ht
tel in either place will reap q rich ha
vest for himself and be public benefat
for