The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-02-01

that has been laid out about twenty-five miles
above Miles City The location is favor
able one, and it is expected that good town
will be built up there. The track has already
reached Forsyth.
> It is stated that in the spring the Northern
Pacific company will have two light draft
boats on the Yellowstone, and will utilize the
river for moving forward material to Coul-
son, from which point track building east
and west will be prosecuted. By this means
they will be enabled SO progress much more
rapidly with the construction of the road.
The citizens of Madison county have or
ganized stock company for the purpose of
building railroad from point on the Utah
& Northern to the National Park. The
Madasonian says that 100000 of the stock
has been taken, enough to guarantee the COM
mencement of work in the spring. This
makes two or three projected roads to Won
derland.
The initial number of the Ganatin Ne1os,
Bozeman's new paper, has come to hand. 1t
is five column folio, and will be issued
semi-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Chas. A. Carson is the editor and proprietor,
with the people of Eastern Montana. The
Ncaos is a very creditable little sheet for a
starter. Politics, Democratic.
Messrs Crockett & Conrey sold last week,
to Messrs. Raymond, Harrington s. Co., the
placer claim in Alder gulch just above Vir-
ginia City for $4,000. The cush Was paid
and the transfer made on Thursday. This
sale will have an important bearing on placer
mining operations there, as over $4,000 feet
in length OF the gulch, which has been lying
dormant for the last ten years on account of
conflicting interests, will now be worked,
giving employment to large number of
men. t
J. F. Taylor. and Chas. Sanford, wagon
bosses employed by BroadWater, Hubbell &
Co., while hunting their stock on the divide
between the Rosebud and Bighorn, were fired
upon by party of Crow Indians and mar
rowly escaped being killed, says the Yelloao-
stone Journal Heretofore the Crows have
been very peaceful, but the advent of the
railroad has made their hearts bad, and now
they are getting quite dangerous to sm,ll
parties of hunters and others. This story
would scarcely be credited were it not SO we'll
confirmed by the E1en who were shot at, as
they do not believe in idle rumors.
The 1elloaostone Journal says the reports
concerning the suspension Of tracklaying
and grading along the line of the Northern
Pacific are entirely without foundation. as
also the report that the crossing of the river
has been changed from Coulson to Hundey
Work is still in active progress the entire
length of the Yellowstone division. and no
orders have been received from headquarters
to suspend. A patent apparatus for faclli-
tating tracklaying is now being tried, and
gives great satisfaction. BY means OF its
labor-saving character the work is being
pushed forward, and will continue to be as
long as the weather permits.
A railroad authority who claims to be post
ed supplies some interesting figures in con-
nection with the construction, operation
and business of Montana's narrow-gauge
road, the Utah & Northern. He states that
the grading, tieing, ironing and equipping OF
the line has cost less than $4,000 mile. The
total cost of $50 miles he places in round
numbers at $3, 100000, which is above the
actual figures, including the rolling stock.
It is stocked on basis Of $4,000 to The
mile, the total share issue now exceeding
somewhat S., 600, 900. Its operating expen-
ses are estimated to be the least of any piece
of railway of equal length in the United
States. lis earnings for the year closing
December 81, 1881, are represented to have
reached 60 per cent. of $3, 900, is cost,
or total of So, 16O 600 These figures, if
correct or approximately SO, are instruct'v !.
They show that few if any better investments
can be made than in narrow-gauge railway,
especially when such roads are built in the
right places. A grand empire like Montana,
the richest of the Territories and developing
the fastest, will require in the near future
systems not only of narrow but standard
gauge roads. Come on with them.-Herald.
The North Pacific Lands.