Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1870-10-27

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the marshals, 1.230 horses. while the county
assessors return 2, ,45O, which is almost ex.
actly double the assi3tant marshals' re.
turn. The same ratio would give us over
10000 horses in the 1trsitory. and do not
doubt That there are that number. The true
number Of cattle, sheep and swine is larger
than We could get from farmers alone, but
there was no provision for cnumerating
them off from farms. have written to
county officers for the numbers returned for
taxation, and will furnisl, tie numbers when
received, and add them 10 my census re-
port. ......5 ". ....mm-............
! In 1860, the number Of horses in all tho
States and Territories was 1923, ,533, and
the total population was 81, 49,, 1872. This
gave every 81 people one horse. Our 5,362
horses would give one to every four, and
think We have one for every two persons.
In 1860. there were returned 14,87l, 400
cattle III all the States and Territories. This
little less than one head ao every two per.
sons.
The number Of cattle returned in Montana
is IS ,984. This would give over one and
thrcc-fOurths to each pcrsen of our 20. $50
people
With such an exhibit in our favor, while
we have hardly commenced cattle raising,
what results must We obtain ia few years:
1t proves that Montana cannot be cxcellcd
by any country in raising stock.
regret that there ls no provision in the
census schedules, or in county ASSESSORS re.
turns for taking the number Of acres of land
devoted to different crops, so as to arrive at
tho number OF bushels per acre am salts.
fed, from observation and inquiry, that
80 bushels per acre would be but mod
crate estimate for all the small grains.
There are many other things in the table
Of farm products would like 10 notice, but
my time and your space forbid, One great
fact is apparent. however, art that is, that
Montana is self sustaningllis far as the
products of the soil can ms j. so. We
would raise abundance to sdu If we had
cheap and speedy communications As yet
the mines have given US agOodhome market,
and will continue to do SO for q long time.
Millions can live in our beautiful valleys and
have happy homes, while our mountains
will yield their precious treasures Of gold
and silver. iron and coal, copper and lead,
for ages to come.
PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRY.
Lumber is furnished in every county at
reasonable prices, for all purposes, in sulf.
ccnt quantities to satisfy all demands. Pine,
cedar, and fir timber is inexI,auslble. and
when the North Pacific road s. completed,
can furnish the whole prairie country from
here to Minnesota with all they may need.
OF flour mills there are enou,h to grind
all the grain, yet in some Localities money
might be profitably invested in,sew ones.
We have few fOundrcs and machine
shops, but no cotton or woolen pjlls. Every
town has brewery, and tY,}. distillcries
ouay %aki wAeat 1 wasky u ss
in manufactures
GOLD PRODUCT
The most difficult and unsatisfactory re.
suit to obtain was tho gold product It is
SO easily concealed and transported, and men
arc SO fearful of telling what they have
made, for fear Of robbery, taxation, or other
motives, and there being NO other way but
asking the miner to get ut the ssath, that
do not think this mode has given moro than
onc.third Of what the yield WAS last year.
A large numberof claims that wese worked
last year were deserted this, and their pro.
duct could not be got; and many claims that
were visited this year were not worked last.
The Chinese, some l 800 of wlun worked
in the mines. tell little or nokfing. being
often not understanding, they alxo meeSro
information. The result - as ascer.
tanned is ae follows: ~