Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-10
Sun Law. February 10, 1854.
THE sIOCk YARDS.


The JorRNAI received from ION.
Martin Maginmi-, yesterday. "A copy Il
o hill recently introduced ny him,
the second clause at which Will lie "t
particular interest Ia our ciIilsns, pro-
viding ~ IL does for the permanent To-
cation of stock yards "n the hcogi re-
serve and ai,u securing tn Miles tity
for everunore the beautiful park. now
q PARTON Of the military Reserve. The
bill !, as follows:
A bill to authorize the President {"
Reduce the military reservation, ~
Fort shaw. Fort Kcosh and Fort
Bulord.
BE il enacted 10y the senate aud
House of Representatives al the
United state. "f America la Congress
n>srnibled-rbat the President al the
united Staics il hereby authorized Z"
reduce ia. military reservation al Fort
Shaw, Montana, and the military
reservations in Dakota and Montana
ut Fort lSulurl. ii IL shall appear 4"
the Secretary of War that such RESET
vations are unnecessarily large and
embrace lands that should le ol,siI.d
up to occupancy aud settlement under
the pubiic-laid laws, and which are
not absolutely needed TOR military
purposes.
So. .. That the President shall
restore to the public domain all that
portion of the military reservation AT
Fort Keogh, Montana. which lie,
north of the Yellowstone river. He
l. also authorized Ia permit stack
yards Ia be erected and cattle to u"
driven .or shipment over any portion
of the reservation which may lee he
sirableSo the public, and which d'@s
NOT interfere with the convenience ar
necr-.itirs Of the military. He IL also
authorized. in his discretion, {" trans
fer Ia the town Of Miles city all that
PARTON Of the military reservation
living east of Tongue river. 9" be- held
forever for public park far the town:
and such land shall revert t~ tl. t"or'
ernnrnt III ever used Tor ANY other
purpose.
SE,'. Z. That ANY laud 50 cut mlt of
these reservations shall lie restored IT,
the custody and control of the Scrrr
tary of the Interior Ia he dispo-,d i
under the public-land laws of The
United States.
The JoiRNAL takes a. itself some
credit IN this matter, H. II ha> .inre
tn. subsistence of the Beard of Trade
taken the stock yard business In
hand aud made il the subject of sew
eral personal letters 4" our HONORABLE.
representative. who has not only COW
cred the ground. hat added Ia il what
WAS dear Ia every cilil"n's heart, hut
which IL was hardly thought l,">.ihlr
To secure IN addition Ia The stock-yari
privileges that were al prr-,nt III more
Importance. The stock yard scheme
Is one of III. biggest things that ever
fell to our lot, and with the accum-
pnnying privilege Of driving through
the reserve will settle To- all eternity
I he question Of a cattle shipping
centre IN the Yellowstone valley. II
was last year made a sias ynd NON e
future shipment from Miles city 10y
the cattle men, and relatively - by
the railroad people, that this r,nrcs.
sion should Il" secured by our citiz"ns.
The Board Of Trade took II ia hand
and energctically pushed II almost to
success when they unfortunately ran
afoul Of II military irrhnicality TINT
was for the time bcing iusurnloust-
able. The Temporary retirement of
the board left the scheme without n
guardian until the .DorRNAL took u In
charge and brought II to the atteution
Of Mr.. Maginnis with the result above
noted. The ceding of the Park &"
Miles city for park purposes only, t.
just what will please the majority Of
cur old citizens who have learned a.
Look upon this beautiful spot with af-
fectionate regard aud which. when our
city becomes Incorporated ran be 80
Improved ~ Ia he n lasting credit to
Us. Ir. Mapinnis i entitled to full
credit for his mindful regard for th
wishes M his constituency, and W,
have no doubt that his popularity in
both houses Of Congress will secure the
triumphant passage of the hill which
has now passed it, seci,d reading.