The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-21
Correspondence.
EAST END GUYS BLUFFS, Mon. TER.
JANUARY 1899

here up, and the thought that it
might be OF interest to your readers
to hear about it, led me to write the
following lines
Our camp here is located on the
south bank of the Yellowstone Just
east Of Guys Bluffs and about fifteen
miles from the Big Horn River.
The line Of the railroad runs
through six miles of the Bluffs, which
makes very heavy rock work, on
which there are about five hundred
men engaged, but it will be May or
June before the work is completed, at
which time the track is expected to
be here.
Opposite the Bluffs there is level
piece of bottom land known as
"Pease's Bottom" 1t is about twelve
miles long and from two to four miles
wide and is quite thickly settled and
has been for several years. Most Of
the settlert came between 1876 and
rs, but there were others here before,
as the remains of a stockade would
indicate and the graves near by tell
the tale Of some bloody encounter
with the Sioux.
There is a school house and store
on the bottom and post-office, called
Etchetah, which is the Crow word for
horse.
The Co.'S. supply store is located on
the other side Of the river opposite
the Bluffs and quite little town has
sprung up around it, the name of
which is Krtzville, in honor of Mr..
I, G. Kutz, who is one of the firm of
II. \. Bruins 4 CO., supply agents for
the N.P.R.R.
The land on this side of the river
is owned by the Crow Indians, whose
Reservation extends from Reservation
Or. twenty miles below here, for a
distance Of nearly two hundred miles
along the Yellowstone 1t includes
some Of the finest land in the valley
and it is hoped that ere long it will be
opened for settlement.
After leaving Pease Bottom the
road rises onto level plateau, which
it traverscs for Il distance of seven
miles, when it again descends into a
small bottom land containing the
town of Junction City, which is noted
for its Indians, saloons and gamblers
Here you see the Crow Indian Negro,
and Chinaman mingling with the
the white men around the faro or
keno table and night Is made hide0us
with the barking Of dogs mingled
with the not too musical chant or
drum from some ncighborine Indian
tepee Just across the river from
here, Is TerTy's Landing, where gov
eminent freight is brought by steamer
and hauled to TT. Custer by team, Il
distance OF thirty miles. This Is also
the headquarters Of Mr. Saml. Bun
dock, who Is the engineer in charge Of
this portion Of the work. He is as
sisted by Mr.. II. ". Rowley, who has
immediate charge Of the Tunnel which
is eleven hundred #. long eighteen #
wide and twenty-four It. from the
base to the top Of the arch. 1t is be-
ing worked from both ends and viii
probably be completed by May or
June, as they have q large crew work
ing night and day.
After leaving Terry's Landing the
road follows Il bottom land for fifteen
miles to Riverside stage ranch. where
there are two miles Of bluff work,
which is being rapidly pushed for
ward and will be completed before
the track reaches it. From here up
for thirty-fve miles Is one Of the best
pieces Of land that | have seen in the
valley. 1t averages about six miles
in width and slopes gently from the
hills to the river, and is on an aver
age very good soil. There are quite
a number Of streams through it, all Of
which are running water, and, as this
is about the dryest season Of the year,
they must be so the year around.
About fifteen miles from Riverside is
Pompey's Pillar, a lone rock about
one hunered feet high, stand
ING all alone on the bank Of the river
with a level prairie all around it. 1t
is quite a sight to see and is both
novel and grand. Among the many
names cut in the face of the rock |
noticed that OF "W Clark 1908" 1t
is undoubtedly the Clark Of Lewis and
Clark, as he came down the Yellow
stone about that time. The stage
road crosses the river at Huntley,
which is a town of some half a dozen
houses, and, after a ride Of ten miles
over a level plateau, we enter the
town Of Coulson, which though in It's
infancy, is bound to become one of
the leading cities of Montana. 1t has
every Advantage that nature can give
it, being located on a level fiat near
the river and at the first railroad
crossing Of the Yellowstone. The
land in the immediate vicinity is ad-
mirably adopted to agriculture and
that farther back for stock raising
The valley for forty miles UP is level
as a table and is being rapidly settled
up, which will Of itself build up a
town, for the farmers will need some
place to sell their produce and ship
their grain to the Eastern market
The view looking up the river from
Coulson is magnificent, the valley,
stretching out as far as the eye can
see, seems to touch the foot Of the
Clark's Fork Mts., which with their
snow capped peaks form superb
back ground. making a nictllre once