The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-28
UNCLE HADLEY.
A Hard Trip for an Old TRAY
eler.
Some Suggestions for Gilmer &
Salisbury.
Editors Herald:

Seeing that you expect an occa-
sional letter from me when absent |
from Salt Lake 1 now sit down to |
report my whereabouts.
Leaving the metropolis of the |
Rockies on the morning of the 2Sth |
ult., in one of the pleasant passenger |
cars of the Utah Central, the pioneer
line of local roads, so wei. managed |
by the General superintendent,
Hon. John Sharp, and his gentle
imanly corps of assistants, l enjoyed
1.-THE trip to Ogden, where, remaining
until evening, [ was Hospitality en-
Itertained by mine host Beardsley.
Not forgetting to call on the
scribes of the Ogden Herald and
other friends in the Junction City. l
entered, on the evening of the same
iday, one of those neat, Clean and
comfortable cars belonging to the
| Utah and Northern Railway Com
panY. The road of this company,
extending at present from Og len TO
the line of the Northern Pacific at
Little Blackfoot, in Montana,
(though really operated no farther
at present than Deer LODGE, is at
present under the immediate super
vision of w. B. Doddridge, Esq, of
Ogden, and is at present, as it has
been in the past, one of the best
constructed and best-managed roads
In the country, anu hope 1t may
continue to prosper.
Leaving Ogden, as I have said, on
the evening of the 2Sth | was COM
lparatively comfortable and happy
until my arrival at Deer Lodge dur
ing the evening of the 29th. I'm
mediately on reaching that town l
made haste to the office of Wells.
Fargo & Co., to procure seat in the
stage coach OF your toWnSmen, Gil
mer 81 Salisbury, thence to Mis-
soula, placing $SIz IN coin in the
hands of the presiding genius of that
Office. entered hoCel where some
sort of a supper was tasted followed
by retirement to bed from which |
was aroused early the next morn
ing. A hasty breakfast and now
my trouble begins.
An old tumble down stage with
room for nine passengers 10y crowd
ing; our driver weighing say ESQ
pounds with woman by his side.
Railways endeavor to obtain a seat
with the driver, but never succeed
II there is a woman who desires the
seata) Being compelled to take the
front seat, and In consequence rio
ing backwards l became sea SICK
and had to abandon the stage after
suffering great torment for some
twelve hours, walking and riding
about sixty mixes. The remaining
thirty miles / was compelled to walk,
having, of course, missed my oppor-
tunity by stopping over to rest and
rec9pefate.
[ wish, now, and here, 30 say, in
respectful way to Messrs. Giimer GS
salisbury, and Wells, Fargo & Co.,
you ought not to impose upon a
confding public. ignorant of
your ways, who venture to
travel between Deer Lodge
and MissOula. 1t is bad enough to
charge Il cents mile for the poor
privilege of riding in your wagons
on level and down bill, being
Jolted to death over rocks and chuck
holes and compelled to walk up the
hills; but when you come to pile a
load OF freight on the top of The We
hlcle. thus overlooking it and max
ing travelling dangerous, you simply
commit an outrage upon the public,
unJustitiable and cheeky. We pay
to ride in passenger coaches, not
freight wagons. This thing ought
to stop. If it is the work of your
agents and done without your
knowledge, let it now cease, as
these presents ought to notify you
of the outrage. If you know what
is going on and think there is no
hell, just go to Deer Lodge, paw
your fare and take trip to Missoula
on one of your coaches.
After walking thirty miles ar
rived in Missoula on the 31st inst,
weary, mad, and with blistered feet.
but still alive. MIssoula is tnriv-
: ing town of some 1850 inhabitants
at the mouth of He'll Gate Canyon,
on the MissOuIa river.
Fort MiSsoula is situated four
miles from the town, on Bitter
Root River. 1t is a four company
post, commanded by Major Nj. Il.
Jordan. The companies are Of the
Third Infantry. There are twelve
officers and 1S5 men at the fort.
There are seven double Gets of Off
lcers' quarters and four sets of COM
pany quarters, a hospital, saw mill
and graveyard. Arrangements are
being perfected for a good supply of |
water by means of iron pipes. in
lstead of the present water wagon
System.
4 l presume the country is taxed |
to the tune of 100000 annually to |
keep up this small garrison, which |
is, as most of our similar posts are,
more ornamental than useful. How
eVer,a we must keep up standing |
army and as we mast make the off, !
GERS as comfortable as possible, |
kicking is not allowable, but l must |
loWn that felt little like kicking !
when l met four-mule ambulance |
conveying single officer while I, a |
high private, was tramping as here |
ltofore expressed.
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