Year: 1877

lCIvILIZER. 1t has not yet, however, up


rooted MOrmonism or interfered with its
distinguishable feature of barbarism-Po.


lygamy. In our humble opinion, the peo


pie located along its line, its acute angles,
and semi-circles, in point Of intelligence,
enterprise, thrift and progress, will not
begin to compare with the communities
of Montana; and, however heathenish and
exclusive the thought may be, we can
hardly refrain from thanking kind Provi-
dence for erecting the desert of Idaho, as
it were, for the purpose of q permanent
barrier-"a Chinese wall, ''-between the
two Territories of Utah and Montana
Col Sellers might be excused for going
INTO extacies over the prospect of the ex
tension of such narrow gauge cork
screw to his Goose Run landing, but how
any meE with practical ideas, and especi
ally old Montanians, can seriously advo-
cate the extension of the Utah Northern,
at the expense of Montana Territory, is a
problem th.t we cannot solve, unless up
IN the hypothesis of muddled brains or
itching palms. 1t strikes us that Montana
is playing the part of second fiddle to
Utah altogether too much now. Where
is the utility or good judgment of chang
ing the terminal of Montana coaches from
Corinne to Franklin, when by SO doing it
delays our mails at least twenty four
hours? This is tact about which there
can be no controversy. BY the present
arrangement, Montana mails lie oyer in
Ogden 16 hours, are then suspended on
the narrow gauge hours more to Frank
lin where they remain over night-or IL
hours longer. This q handsome tribute
for Montana to pay to this narrow gauge
pet CT Mormondoni. Every one, at all
conversant with the facts, knows that the
coaches can and did make just as good
time to Corinne as they do to Franklin,
and that if the interests of Montana were
consulted and fairly represented, she
coulI, without any extra expense to the
Government or Inconvenience 10 the mail
obtain her Eastern mails
THIRTY SIX HOURS il advance of the pre- S
ent arrangement.


For the interests of Montana propose
to look into this matter somewhat while
am East. 1t is matter that deeply
concerns every community and individual
in the Territory, and will no doubt receive
the favorable consideration of the Depart
ment as soon as the matter is fairly repre-
sented. Montana merchants and freight.
ers have long since come to the con clusion
that it is positive disadvantage to ship
goods via Franklin, and the consequence
is that nearly every pound of freight is
now being forwarded via Corinne. Where
the roads are in good condition it takes
but few hours longer to 60 to Corinne
than Franklin. and when bad, the odds is
in favor of the former place, and in either
case by avoiding the narrow gauge there
is saving of time and money. These
are facts, capable of mathematical Demon
stration, and we believe the people will
not be much longer humbugged by the
false and delusive claims of the ADVOCATES
of the Utah Northern Railroad.


ltis quite encouraging to see the amount
of travel and emigration that has already
set in towards Montana. Nearly every
coach going north Is crowded with pas
sengers, a portion of them are, of course,
Montanians returning from tie East and
West where they have been spending the
winter, bot quite a large number are
strangers seeking homes, employment and
opportunities for permanent and profitar
BILE investment. We also met on the way
quite q number of emigrants with their
families. gong by private conyeyances.
They cannot emigrate to better country.
We are confident that when the reaction
from the excitement and excessive stan-
pede to the Black Hills sets in, that the
attention of the enterprising and sober
minded fortune seeker will be directed
to our fair Territory. and thu,
we shall ere long receive such an influx
to our population as will guarantees more
lively times and permanent prosperity in
the future.


We are still Of the opinion, however,
that We must look towards Cheyenne, or


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