ly , ▁the ▁more ▁gold ▁one ▁had , ▁the ▁more ▁wealth ▁one ▁possessed . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁territory , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁secure ▁way ▁to ▁transport ▁wealth ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁only ▁means ▁of ▁transport ing ▁wealth ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁gold ▁fields ▁was ▁via ▁horse back ▁or ▁slow ▁moving ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁stage co aches ▁on ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁tra ils ▁and ▁primitive ▁roads ▁leading ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁or ▁east ▁to ▁Minnesota . ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁tra ils ▁leading ▁to ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁included ▁the ▁Bo zem an ▁and ▁Br id ger ▁Tra ils ▁connecting ▁to ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Tra il ▁from ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁M ull an ▁Road ▁from ▁points ▁west ▁and ▁from ▁Fort ▁Bent on , ▁Mont ana ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁navigation ▁on ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Cor in ne ▁Road ▁from ▁Cor in ne , ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁points ▁south . ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁track , ▁ ▁stage ▁road ▁that ▁connected ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁with ▁B ann ack . ▁Several ▁commercial ▁fre ight ▁and ▁two ▁passenger ▁stage ▁companies — Pe ab ody ▁and ▁C ald well ' s ▁and ▁A . J . ▁Oliver ' s — oper ated ▁on ▁this ▁route . ▁Stage co aches ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁at ▁several ▁different ▁ran ches ▁during ▁the ▁trip ▁to ▁water ▁and ▁change ▁horses , ▁feed ▁passengers ▁and ▁provide ▁over night ▁lod ging . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁ran