Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-07-16
MONTANA AND OMAHA.
MILES Cry, Mont. July S. lse

MILES Cry, Mont, July S, 1891.
To the Editor OF the Bee: / read
with great pleasure the editorial in
your Issue Of the 18th ult.. beaded
The Trade Of Montana. ut Is timely.
apt forcible and true. 1 heard one Of
the largest cattle and horse r4isers in
this part Of the state say yesterday:
Il wish to God we had another line Of
railroad here" There would be ~ork
enough for it. Your editorial hit the
nail on the head. We should be bound
10 NebrAska aud Omaha by a direct
line of railroad, and the first railway
company that does il viii reap q
golden harvest. The burlington a
Missouri and the Chicago 4 North.
western have pushed preliminary sur
veys TO Stopeville (now Alzada), In the
Southwestern portion OF this state and
county, And two miles west Of the
Wyoming line The line Of the pro-
posed DeadwOod a Miles City railroad
runs from that point 70 this, crossing
Powder river at PowdsrviIle. The
Fremont, ElkhoFn & Missouri Valley
railroad has made a preliminary sur
vey to point four miles north Of the
POwderville crossing Of Powder river,
about slxty-nve miles from this point.
The end Of the present extension Of
the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad is at Middle Creek,
north Of the Belle Fourche, and forty
seven miles southeast Of AIzada.
The Miles City. Spearfish and Dead
wood stage runs between that point
and this three times q week. Why
any line that crosses the YeIlowstone
here viii strike point making trib1-
tafy over 100000 bead Of cattle on the
Big Dry and the Red Water alone.
then running west 20 the big bend Of
the MusselsheII II VIII reach the rich
mining country Of Maiden, Barker
Neihart. Castle. etc, and All this with
out any engineering difficulties. Two
hundred Thousand head Of cattle viii
be shipped 70 the easf from Montana
thls fall. 500. 900 sheep and Is, ,OOO. COO
pounds Of wool. You sAT vel and
truly that no hne OF railway can be
extended 70 The northwest which
would OPEN 10 Omaha finer field 70.
interchange Of tEAfio. IL would Be
dOubly bsnsncinI- Montana e wel.
e % Nsbr.skas why this neld hsG
not been oOcupied before nov is one Of
those things which few can under
stand. There's millions In II.
have said nothing about the posi-
bilities Of the hsise- rAising business.
which is receiving q remarkable ex-
tension now In this county Of Custer
and the entire eastern part Of the state.
The industry is not only extending
but elevatlng, and reaching yearly q
higher grade. The very beet eastern
and imported blood Is infused irt0 the
veins Of the Montana horse. The
cayuse viii become q relic Of the past,
and Montana win share with KENTUCKY
the raising and sale Of thoroughbreds.
The spring meeting ofthe Custer couny
Fair and Horse Sales Association has
just closed after four days races, which
for genuine sporting excellence have
not been surpassed on any track In the
northwest Some Of the most noted
victories Of the meeting were carried
on BY home-bred horses. raised in thi.
county by Ryan brothers. the big horss
raisers Of the MusselshelL 1 think
that At least two or three Of these flyers
II their future does nos belle thelrpres.
ept promise and performance, win b
heard Of beforslong on the great tracks
Of the esstern seaboard. In view o.
their nromlses Of a future nafionn