Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-17
VIEW THE M. K. & T.
Miles City, With a Big NJ, the
Northern Terminus of This
Road.
A Sure Thing That the Cattle
Trail Route is Heading
Here.
THE MONTANA, KANSAS 4 TEXAs.
Further Information Concerning the Great
Cattle Trail Route.

| Cattle Trail Route.
This enisrprising corporation is out
with u comprehensive prospectus in
pamphlet form to which is sppen n ded n
map showing the entire United States
aud territories on which is displayed
in red ink the proposed line Of the
Montana, KaDsas & Texas Railroad
from Galveston in the South to Miles
City in the north, with branch line
leaving the trunk line a. Og.IIs, Neb.,
and terminating at Blsmsrrk. A
study Of this map shows what q stu
pendous undertaking the NJ, X. d T.
Ia and what benefit It will be to east.
srn Montana and Miles City when it's
projected line il flushed. A brief d.
gest 0f the prospectus, setting forth
the res'ons Why the enterprise was or
gAnized, and the sDticipations and ex.
pectarions OF ils projectors will no
doubt be interesting tn our readers. 1t
had its inception in the compulsory
closing by settlement of the great cat
tie trail between the southern breed
ing grounds and the northe rn grazing
grounds aud taking the place Of thi.
national highway will be known us
the "Cattle Trail Route, but while its
business will for some years to come
be largely In the transportation of cat
tie between Texas and Montana il has
other resources that will eventually
prove Of greater magnitude. These
will come from the development OF q
belt Of country now sparsely settled
and almost without railroad commun-
ication with markets but which is
known to be fertile beyond compsri-
Aon. From Miles City, Montana, the
projected lins Of the road is In q south
easterly direction, through the rich
valleys OF Tongue river, Pump
kin creek and Powder river, leav-
ing our territory at the l05th me-
ridian, cutting across The northeast
ern corner Of Wyoming west Of the
Black Hills, across the south western
corner of Dakota and still continuing
its southeasterly course through Ne.
brasks till it crosses the Union Pacific
at Ogalls, thence the course is due
south through Nebraska, the west
ern tier OF counties in Kansas,
No Mans Land and the Panhandle Of
Texas, until 10 reaches the town of Pan
handle in Texas, thence southeast
again through Austin, Houston aud to
Galveston on the Gulf Of Mexico-the
entire length OF the line from Miles
City, Montana, to Galveston, Texas,
being about | 800 miles. In its course
IL crosses and forms functions with the
Fremont & Elkhorn branch Of the
&. d y. W.; the Burlington & Mis-
souri,; the Union Pacific; the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe; the Fort Worth &
Denver; the Texas Pacific; the Inter.
national & Great Northern aud the
Galveston, Harrisburg 4 San Antonio
besides connecting with a number oI
smaller systems. While the east and
west roads above named have set
tied up the country contiguous TO tbeil
lines there are large sections OF inter
mediate country that has been Of slow
growth in settlement owing to its re
moteness from rail connections. Tbes,
sections will be trsversed by the NJ
X. T.s north aud south line giving 10
every locality not only a north auc
south highway but speedy connection
with any one Of the great east and wes
trunk lines and bringing to msrke
, the produce Of the isolated localities
, BY this route southern cattle can b'
put upon the grazing grounds Of east
ern Montana aud Wyoming ~ early
In the spring as desired, and in tn,
fall the range fed animals can be put
into the cheap corn region OF Kansas
and Nebraska, thereto be fed for su
early spring market II 80 desired,
Statistics in possession Of the directors
OF the NJ, X, 4 II. show that in the
stretch OF country 10 be trsyersed by
this road between the Texas PAN
handle" aud Miles City there are no"
over q quarter Of q million OF settlers
who are practically devoid OF rail
transportation and market for their
product With means OF reaching a
market, this country will rapidly I'LL
up with immigration and afford a
large aud constantly increasing local
trafflc TO the road, which with its
through business on cattle between
breeding aud grazing grounds and It's
hauling OF beef, grain and other com,
moditles seeking the ocean trade OF
Galveston, will in au incredibly short
time put this road on paying basis.
] II has the advantage over Pacific roads