Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-11-07

govern them as you would a woman.
with kindness, affection and carreSses,
and you will be repaid by their do
cility and easy management"
Starting at dawn and camping not
later than 2 p. m. / have always found
the best plan In marching Never
take anything not absolutely necessary.
This is q rule of all experienced voy-
aguers." Modern tourists take every
thing but the back door key. They
leave that for q neighbor who VIII
feed the canary during their absence
The itinerary over the wagon road Is
given from Walla Walla eastward
Montana was entered on the 18th day
of travel. The route from the Bitter
Root mountains TO Fort Benton follows:
A Partial Itinerary
10th day-Make an early start and
cross summit of Bitter Root noun
tains; may have to double teams at
second curve. Move to the Five Mile
lance ia miles; grass sparse; wood
and water abundant"
goth day-Move III miles to Saw
yers Prairie, wood, water and grass
abundant road good.
"21st day--Move TO Cantonment Jor-
dan, five and one-haH miles distant;
grass one-hah mile above camp; wood
and water everywhere"
(Cantonment Jordan, one mile west
of the present town OF DeBorgia was
the camp of MuIlan and his road crew
In the winter of 1859-60.
"22d day-Move to Bitter Root ferry;
distance IA miles; wood, water and
grass abundant.
"23d day-Cross ferry and go to
Seven Mile prairie; charges for cross
ing the same as at the Spokane and
Snakes ferries"
CThis charge was "a for each wagon;
for each man SO cents; loose stock was
generally forded across the riverSO
THE stream Is fordable In very low
water, but would advise all strangers
to cross In the ferryboat as the ford is 1
q dangerous one, except to those who
know It well. Rest your animals at this
point. Good camp, with wood, water
and grass
"24th day-Move nine and one-half
miles to Browns prairie; good road; /
wood, water and grass at camp.
'25th day--Move 15A miles to west
end of Big Side cut. and camp at foot
Of mountain on small creek. Wood,
water and grass abundant may have
TO double teams over Browns cutoff
divide, going either way; road good |
with this exception.
Rocky DefiIe
"26th day-Adove over Big Side cut
TO q camp on Main river, one mile above
the Rocky Points, where the road !
passes through a rocky defiie; distance |
II miles: road fair; wood, water and
grass at camp.
IL miles distant, road good; wood, |
water and grass at camp.
"28th day-A6ove to Higgins and Wor- |
denis store at Hellsgate, distance l2a |
miles; road excellent; wood, water and /
grass here; good place to rest animals |
for a day OF two, blacksmith shop at /
Van Dorn's, and supplies Of all kinds |
can be obtained. drygoods. groceries,
beef vegetables and fresh animals, II |
needed
'i2Sth day--Move to Big Blackfoot
bridge, II miles, road good; wood, !
water and grass abundant
''30th day--HOve TO Ca1npbell'S camp, /
Is miles; excellent road good wood, |
water and grass abound.
"31st day--A6ovH 10 Lannon's camp, /
nine miles: road excellent: may have /
10 double teams at Beaver Tail butte; |
wood, water and grass abundant.
"32d day-Move u miles to Lyons
creek, crossing enr0ute Hellsgate
$50 day-Move to FHint creek, dis
lance II miles. road somewhat hilly /
but stiIi not steep; wood, water and 1
gath day-AGove lsa miles to Cold
,reek or American fork OF Hellgate
liver; road excellent wood, water and /
grass at caTnps supplies az all kinds 70
1e had here, 1lrygD0ie. groceries. fresh
,eef. animals. ard possibly vegetables
Tamse Om& 10 Rest
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