Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-03-28

portion of the teri tory. az one of the lines
talked of must pass through the Judith
Basin should it start from Billings il may
60 no Alkali creek. thence up the small
creek on which the first stage station on
the q. a u. stage road is located, thence
INTO and across Lake Basin. Painted Robe
creek. crossing the Musselshell near Al
Olden's old place. thence up Careless creek
through the Judith Gap aud follow near q he
base oi the Belt range. crossing Arrow creek
near the old stage line, thence through the
IIishw God Gap ON tn the head of Hghw God
creek. thence to the Shonkin and down il
to Benton. This !. virtually the stage road
;.om HrfAs- 40 Benton.
Second-From Billings down the river.
Bak er's Battle Ground and thence I % Razor
creek; up that creek to the Bull mountains
to her Golling ar Halt Breed creek, down
them To- The Musselshel. and. il the latter
creek. crossing at Round up post office, down
the MusSeIshell short distance. thence up
a small coul-e. gaining the bench lands at
ar near Lake Mason. or, AS usually known,
the lakes" mp Willow creek, skirting the
eastern end of the Snowy mountains tuthe
head of Flat Willow and its northern trib-
utary, known as Potter creek. onto the
south fork of Mcdonald creek. from here it
eau select to 20 ON to the head waters of
big Spring creek down the same to or near
Lewistown aud thence through the Basin,
~ they may choose. or from the south fork
of Mcdonald crock along the base Of the
foot hills to the Judith mountains, thence
up Maiden guich, a very easy grade on both
sides, hut requiring tunnel through the
Maginnis hill of goo to 200 feet, following
Warm Sprngcreek to the plain between the
Judith and North and south Moccasin
mountains. They can cross from here to
Big Spring creek, thence to the Judith, as
cending out of it, regain the first line on the
old stage road on Wolf and Arrow creeks,
or else from Warm Spring creek turn to the
north onto the head "i Dog creek, thence
down salt creek to the Judith. down it to
the big sag about tive miles from judith /
Landing. through the sag by easy grad 10
Arrow creek, up Arrow creek ab.-'' e's"'
miles to another sag, which leg = ''''''' "''"
the Shonkin, thence to Be'.on.
Leaving Billings out sthe starting point,
Pompev'. Pillar reek or the one that
ouen- onto IN. Yellowstone near Stearn's
old pla,e .hd up either of these creeks
,bron.-, the Bull mountain onto the Mus
se,nell and up Flat Willow. connecting with |
other routes outlined. The route eitherup
Razor or Pompey's Pillar creek. or the one
at Stearn's, will open the Bull mountain |
coal folds thoroughly.
Again, it may be that Livingston would |
he selected by the way of the Castle mines
down the south fork of the Musselshell, |
thence to the Judith Gap and the first line
again reached-that is the old stage road. |
Summing them all up, it seems to lie with |
out a doubt. as first stated, that they will
have To cross the Judith Basin. and while |
Others are as good guessers as the writeras
to when it may he built, yet il is self-evi- |
dent To all that to iced the army Of graders, |
animals, and. last. the track layers, when |
they do come there viii not DE any cry oi |
want oi market Tor the produce raised, and |
that every granary and hay stack will be
called upon Tor it, quota. Ii il should be |
delayed until next spring. the produce Of
this year will he used. aud a. We have seen |
from their efforts on the Rocky Fork road |
last winter what they can and will do il
necessary. some one of these routes may lie
pushed in what might he called out Of sea
sonthat is daring the next winter.
MACK.