New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-07

the ground, and they know that IL may capor plhCh
or play out entirely, and il is likely 10 remain unde-
veOped for some years. AS far as the partial deyel-
opments have been made IN that dslIlct IL promises
to be most bOuntiful in the production OF the pre-
ciOus metals, IL is so far now known, the north
eastern terminus of the great gold belt OF Montana
that starts at Summit eight miles southwest OF Vlr-
ginia and seems to run III direct line across me
country to Hot Springs. IL Is distinctly traced all
the way by the discovery OF leads for distance OF
IS miles.
Gallatin Valley. l crossed the Madison River, as 1t
swings around TO the north, substantial bridge
about four miles above the crossing on the Bolemah
wagon route. Ii is beautiful stream OF clear water
with pebble bottom, less than 100 yards IN width ana
Astounding in trout and other fish. 1t has no timber
at all its banks. but here and there are tmckets oil
willow bushes. As far followed ~ there was no
bottom land of any eitheTsld OF IT, ana
the table lands graYcly broken ana not anapteu
to successful agriculture The blu1S whch skht u
close by are abrupt and tmberlcss, and udgedby game
trails, made before the advent OF the white man.
After climbing another long and most tedious divide
made up of miles of successive prairie blls ~ ast
reached an abrupt descent INTO the CelebiaIeu oar
latin Valley and the river was visible LOT ~ me9
down the valley by the luXui1ant growth OF timber
that lines its banks. Where entered II, ITS hieaalh
is about 20 miles, and il continues down Tor 30 miles,
ranging from three TO 20 miles in breadth, aud IT. eN-
tends southeast OF up the river probably ~ miles
1t is the most magnificent valley have ever seen III
the Rocky Mountains 1t IS one vast neaO0W, hlu'gh!
level, dotted With green lines along It's numerous
tributaries 10 the river and ITS sOh Is as productive
as any in the world. l crossed almost ITS entire
breadth to Bozeman City, and saw its most bountiiul
crops of wheat oats, barley, and buckwheai and lis
Just in blossom, and the Winter wheat
is about ready for the reaper, Until
two years ago the settlers sOwcd Spring wheat en-
tirely, bu1 trial of Winter wheat gave such salts
factory results that last Fall all that in the val
ley sold for So per buShel in gold for seed. This
season about One-tenth the harvest is Winter wheat,
and the whole crop will he sold at s. per busel for
seed again. | cannot question the evidence that eS-
tablshes the raising of 80 bushels of Winter wheat
on an acre of ground in the valley. Even Spring
wheat usually yields 40 bushels to tho acre. / saw
Winter wheat on Saturday That IL expected 10 NieIu
20 bushels to tho acre and do not THINK the caIc
latiOn an unreasonable one Tins valley Is so wei
waterCd. easily irrigated. and so universally pro
ductive that il is being rapidly settled by men VINO
mean 10 follow farming as their calling. l saw on
one splendid farm reaper and mower, grain drll
hay rake, thrashing machine. &c, of the most I'M
proved Eastern pattern, and throughout the valley
mate business. The Tanchmen do not
fly Oft to every new diggings reported,
but are as a rule, content 20 labor IN seed time and
wait for harvest for their abundant reward There
are two excellent Touring mills in the vaey-one at
BoZeman City on the Galatn, and the other here on
the Madison. Both have the most improved turbine
wheels run two pair of burrs and can each turn ont
100 sacks of flour equal to 80 bbsl In p hours. just
now there is some depression i'm this valley owing to
helow prices for produce but there vast fields of
gold over the Yellowstone divide, and doubt not IN
the mountains close by, and the day is not very dis
ant when this section Of Montana Will be rs prolific
in the yield of the precious metals itisn now bOun-
full in'the yield of the stan of life.
BOZeman City took its name from Col Bozeman,
who opened the RennO or Powder River route 90
Montana, and who was bascly murdered by the
Indians last Spring. He welcomed the Indians INTO
his camp. believing them to be friendly rs they pro-
fessed; and, while Inc was eating ms dinner he was
butchertd. Mr. COOver of BOzeman City was with
him, and escaped with wound after BOzcman was
killed. have had his statement of the AFFAIR, and
story of Train given IN speech IN Omaha aitcr
looking into the Indian question from railroad caIsl
that Bozeman had been killed for insulting squaw.
is utterly false as there were no squaws with the
Ind1 wi o RoZpmgu AltlDUgl "A
man, not over 80 years of age, he had been long
time in the mountains, was very familiar with the
them for good. Ills death aroused the
fully avenged by the IN. MS Diontana Nlnital,
now in the field. Gen sherman may occasionally
hear of what they do when they meet hostile In
dians but most of their operations will not figure IN
official reports. One thing, however You can rely
upOn-they will protect Montana BOZeman City,
where spent last Friday is within II miles OF the
grounds of thousands of hostile tribes but they have
not ventured TO cross the path OF $40 mountain vol
nnteeTs Not a man has been moleSted since Ilcy
have been on the border, and not a dollars
worth of property stolen by the sayages. They pre-
fer to 60 hundreds OF miles IN another dectl0n ana
make tits against Gen. Sheman's 5000 or 10000
regular troops; Cannot the government see Why
proper remedyi 4
left the dozen cabins of Bozeman City on Satur-
day for this place, and had most delightful drive
down the valley, skrting the river most of the
1t is the most handsome stream have seen in the
mountains. Its banks have thicet of large cotton
Il
far West that deserved the name Many of them are
from y to p inches in diameter. Numerous springs
cross the valley each clad in ITS garb of green will
lows and the fruitful fields and splendid herds of
cows and stock cattle give the valley home-like APP
peaTance that is seldom seen in this region. AT tins
place the Missouri River begins. The Jefferson and
Madison Rivers unite about half mile above, and
the three unite little below, where the Missouri is
formed, and it sweeps of, through narrow cut IN
the bluffs, its sinuous course, to drain the
great country northeast of the mountains
and bear its waters thousands ot miles
hence to the sea- Galatn City once had
over sixty cabins all erected in one season mainly by
MissOurians, who believed that il would be the head
of navigation the Missouri; but after the city was
built and no boats came for whole season, some one
came along and informed the enterprsing residents
that there were great falls in the river above Benton
which stopped the boats and the city, once so full OF
promise, fell away until single cabin now repre-
sents it, The city cabins have been taken mp from
time TO time and scattered over the prairie in ranches
and while a speculative city has disappeared because
of the want of the proper study of geography pleas
ant ranches and prosperous ranchmen have taken
place and made the prairie blossom and Tpen with
the golden fruits which gladden. the heart of the nus
bandman ] start to-day for Springyile, and expect
TO reach Helena tomorrow. A. X. NJ