The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-29

whole structute to tilt. The chances
are that il nothing is done before high
water to remedy this, the bridge will 20
out. This bridge is built in just about
the right spot. There is good camping
groan here, and Hod Main keeps a
stopping place close by. Main post office
is also here. Ii bridge should be built
above the present location, 1t would
necessitate the crossing of Swift Cur
rent. This creek is also bad to cross at
times, and was we'll named. 1t is also
filled with huge boulders, and though
not as wide as st Mary's is fully as bad
to ford. 1.-THE bridge should be built
below where it now is, it would be in an
out OF thcway place. and would benefit
no one. 1t is conceded by all that good
roads are the greatest of blessings in, the
way OF improvements to be found In any
country, and especially SO in q country
which must for time depend altogether
on wagon transportation. The road up
Swift Current in it's present condition
has been known to cause preacher to
curse, and have my opinion of the man
who makes the round trip over this road
(?l without breaking the 3rd command
ment or perhaps all ten OF them. There
is one hill when you are coming out that
hits your team slap in the face when
they arrive at the foot OF it, and if there
is any snow on the ground the horses
can not get footing, so you must 20
around by the pack trail. If my one
has ever gone over this trail with a
wagon without upsetting | have yet to
hear of it. Some men have had the sand
to go up Swift Current in top buggy,
but don't think they wish to repeat the
performance. It is true that there has
been considerable freighting done sup
this trail, and it is also true that those
who did the freighting quit it just as
soon as they could find something else to
do, say for instance hauling or packing
over the Chilcoot pass or over the Dal-
ton trail in Alaska Roads are going to
be graded here, and whether by the
mine owners or by the county remains to
be seen, but the chances are that the
miners will do the work.
When one stops and considers how
long a wa it has been, and that there
have been none to give up and quit the
cot ntry, it will leave no doubt Ia his
mind that there is something up here.
For instance; Hod Main, Joe Brown
and the Stark Bros, have stayed right
with it, and every one acquainted with
these men will he more than glad to
learn that after all these long years of
waiting they have "got there" They
practically own the Bulls Head lead,
and have other good interests as we'll.
They waited nearly 10 years for this strip
to open, and when men will stay with a
thing in this way, when they will hang
and rattle against all kinds of luck, and
and an Army officer, then they surely
deserve one good streak of fortune, and
these men certainly have at last struck
it.
From very trust worthy sources I
learn that there isn't shadow of doubt
about there beiug concentration. This
report has been in the air for some time
but nothing definite could be learned.
Now, however, it is an assured fact, and
the material is all eady on the way.
Saw mills will then follow, and gin
mills and stores will open up, all kinds
of business will be represented, there
will be railroad, and then you will see
one of the biggest mining camps in the
whole Northwest.
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