Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-15
ALWAYS ACTIVE.
Tom Carter Secures the Estab.
lishm .nt of an important Mail
Route in Custer County,
While Other Localities Receive
Valuable Attention at his
Hands; Democratic Dead.
lockers Explain.
FROM ALzADA TO CAMP CROOK.
Mr.. Carter Secures The Extension Of an Im-
portant Mail Route.

Mr.. Carter Secures the Extension Of an I'm
poriant Nail Route.
We have had occasion several times
heretofore to refer to the fact that the
settlers at Boomers on the Little Mis-.
souri,, although iD Custer county, were
wholly dependent on Dakota mail
routes for such facilities as they en-
joyed, and that for this and other cog.
nate reasons II was hard for them to
realize that they were citizens Of Gus
ter county and Montana except when
the assessor got around to them. The
locality mentioned il purely agricul-
tural region having no need Of irriga-
tion, and on account Of its advantages
IN this respect is being rapidly settled
up from Dakota with class Of thrifty
farmers whore trade is quite an acqui.
sition to sny community, bur owing
To the fact that it has heretofore taken
over a month for letter and answer to
make the round trip between Miles
City and the Little Missouri, there has
been little communication between
the places and the entire trade of the
valley has gone TO DEAD wood, not be
cause 1t was any nearer than Miles
City, but because through mail con.
neciions they knew something about
the place and merchants and could
send mail orderon occasion with the
surety of its being attended to within
q month.
While the people of the Little Mis-
souri, valley were thus In ignorance Of
the fsciltics for doing business at their
county seat, It must he confessed that
the people of Miles City were equally
uniformed regarding the fact that q
thrifty and progressive community
was growing up on the eastern border
of our county. whose trade was being
alienated through lack Of proper COM
munication with the county seat.
During the forsys made ny the can
didatss last fail the status became
pretty well impressed upon this COM
munity and D D sooner was Mr.. Csrter's
election assured than the prop steps
were taken 10 secure an extension or
rather branching off Of the Deadwood
mail route from Alzsda 10 Camp
Crook, Dakota. Camp Crook is the
most favorsbly located prstofilce for
the Little Missouri people. being but
short distance over the line In Dakota,
but the route heretofore hes been
around by Desdwood aud Minnese 3,
consuming with lsy-overs and other
delays. nearly three weeks betwe n
Miles City and Camp Crook. As will
be seen by the officisl communication
here copied, Mr.. Carter has been sue.
cessful in procuring the new route from
Alzsds 20 Camp Crook with prospects
OF esrly service over the new route:
PosToFFIcE DeP'T, OFFICE OF
SECOND Ass POSTMASTER GEN.
wAsHtSGToN, ID. C., Jan, Z, 80. J
Hon. Thos. II. Carter, Wishing.
ton. ID. c.:
SIR-Referring to the petition by
YOU endorsed and referred to this Of
tice for establishment Of service on
route from Alzsds, Montsns, tc Camp
Crook, Dakota, l have the honor Il
| inform you that proposals for service
on the route will be invited Ia an adj
verti-emeut to be issued usxt month
for service to commence July ]. 1890.
Very respectfully.
| :. A. WHITFIELD,
Second Asst 2. NJ. General.
The opening Of this route will be an
occasion of great Importance for Miles
City, ~ IL not only opens communica-
ton with the particular settlement
in and about Camp Crock. but the
route from Alzads Is through fifty or
sixty miles of the most fertile vslley
In the whole extent of Custer county,
along which settlement is now rapidly
coming 10 and which entire area will
be surveyed in the early spring, thus
sffordipg additional iuduceWeut TO
settlers. Mr. Carter's prompt and
successful action in this and other
matters In which Miles City and Gus
ter county are interested should not be
fcryot,eo-must not be forgotteD-
when he again presents himself for
the endorsement Of our people.
\ Among the bills which Repre-
sentsts.ive Carter viii introduce
10 Congress at an early date, and