Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-29


Of its inexhaustaJle RESOURCES In this position
the emioent executive ability of Gov, AsuLEI
will hnd an ample scope for action which We
trust will open for the citizens Of Montana the
widest range Of commercial and Of agricultural
prosperity.
The following particulars, copied from the
circular, will be found Of general interest
kxrEST or rus TERRITORY.
Near the geographical center Of the North
American Continent, between the 10th and 49th
parallels Of north latitude. and tbs 9th aud
39th meriians west from Washington, lies tho
beautiful anil inviting young Territory Of Nom
tana, one Of the fairest aud most promising OF
all the Territories of tho American UnniOn. Its
territorial area is 7T6 square miles. Frum
sast TO west il is 7jO miles long. and IN width is
about 275 miles from south to north. This area
is three times that of New York, and hro aud a
kdit that Of the six New England States. OF
t.,is immense area the Rocky Mountain ranges
aud their spurs comprise perhaps one half.
The other half may bc divided into foot hills and
table aud bottom lands.
fHs CLIMATE
OF Montana Is most delightful. The atmnsphers
in Summer and Winter Is pnrc. dry, cxiIilera-
ting aud healthy. We have no Feverand Aguc,
and nrne OF the diseases incident tb the damp
and changeable climate Of New England and
the Northwcat.
The mean annual temper turc Of Montana is
about the sans as that Of Pennsylvania. 1t is
claimed that one Of the principal reasons for
this mild climate Is to be luund in the tact that
the japan current of the Pacific Ocean CORES
ponds, both in character and in its effects, with
the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic.
The fall Of snow in the valleys Is not over half
that which il annually deposited in Canada,
New York and New England, while the noun
tain passes are never 81 seriously obstrueted by
the storms Of Winter as 10 detiin travel more
than ono or two days alta time, and this very
rarely.
We have been favored by Colonel W. W. De
Lacy with the following statement relative 10
the altitude VI the principal towns and mountain
ranges OF Montana: Helena is 400 feet above
the level Of the sea. Fl. Benton 5000 feet, Fir-
ginia City $500 feet. Deer Lodge 900 feet,
Missnula :, 900 feet. The height of the Rocky
Mountains, at the southern boundary uf Mnnta-
M. where they intersect the Il icky Range, is
1000 feet The height ui the Snowy Ridge, at
point thirty miles east of junction Station, is
10000 feet The attitudes II tho prominent
mountain passes are ~ fall'"vs' CeW d d'Alene
Pass, in Bitter R,at Mountains, is 3 100 feet +;
Mullen Pass, in Rocky Mount,ius, 5000 feet.
TIMBER.
One-fonrth or the territorial area or Montana
nav be HasSad as timber lands; say from twrn-
,y 10 twenty five million acres. The timber is
principally white anil yellnw pine, hemlpck fr
and cedar, with cotton an1uther soft wood along
the streams.
THR soft-
The soil Of Montana Is dark vegetable mou Id.
ann Of great richness and fertility. As a rule
the sub-soil is Of light clay, or clay mi ixrd
with sand. It has the Invaluable quality Of
being poruS without being spougy. such soil
is always easily worked aud experience in Mon
taua has demonstrated its great productiveness.
Wheat, oats, rye and barley yield enormpusly.
Winter wheat at wholesale, in thellelenl mar
ket, 81 40 per bish 4; ) .iring wheat 81 pr bush
el. Oats &c per pound: rye S.; barley ~: Pr-
tsues Sc per pound, snl all farm prducts ab1ui
| in like proportion
GOLD, sILvsR, coPPER, IRoS AND LEAD
Are found in nearly every cmnty in the rerri-
! tory and new veins are constantly being dlscov
| cred Ut great ricnne a AMI value. Clunabar
| q uicksilycr) and fJat" tin have been found
in qu antilles sufficient To justify the belief OF
I the existence Of paying veins of these valuable
ores Pa,ina is also rtpiried To have been found.
| The committee are unable 10 this circular to
! give any facts touching the value Of our iron
! ore from practical tests; nor are thay prepared
| to give the best M de Of working it. They can
I only say that immense amounts Of II exists IN
all pa rts ot the Territory and that it is said by
/ many tb he as god a. that ot Lake. Superior.
! TIL. Committee propose at an early day tn ship
q number of specimens Io PiusburE: and Oh
tain BY actual experimeD: its value, as also the
best mole OF working 1t.
5 AiSHssp1 sgf ,hs admitted mite, by
The recently discovered placer mines on Ce-
DIR Creek. and the aljacent streams ia the west
erH part 0fthiS Tertiary, ars niw pronounced
by experienced miners 10 be as rich any or
tile Continent. Il is believed that they will EN-
plnv from free to ten thousand men this season
4 For scve, al years the great want o. Ihe placer
mines Of Montana has been suow. Wtbon
snow in the mountains the miner is soon With
out water. Owing n the great scarcity of snow
in the mountains last winter. 1861 there wa'
but It'll water AMI the placer mines only yield
ed, last year, according to the report Of Sur
veyor General WLShburn, ten million dSi{Ts
With the snow now in the m ,uutains il is confi
IDENTIFY predicted that the gold yield this yea
from placer mines will be firenfy. fire hirf
million d,iiars II sufficient iibor caA BE- procured
Thousands of miners can find employment II
Montana this season, at wages ranging from
four to sereH dollars per day. Every able-b0d
led man, wiling to work, can hni em?lnymeu
! in Mou,anI this year. Ordinary hands can m
manl frpm three to fce dollars day. Tn
ges Of good mechanics range from fcs 10 eigh
do lars. while those WIN have the ability I
take contracts. can 10 Ike frIm ten q fifteen dol
lars a day. With the large immigration pour
ing into the Territory this year, we ned a
kiuds of mechanics.
j., IN all portions Of Montana desirable fnr agr
culture -e kept one or two points near, the Brit
ism ii re, Remote from set ementS, and IN the va
, lev Of the Yellowstone. frum which settlers ar
excluded because of the Lilian reservation
a life and property ars as safe in this Territor
from Indian depredatiDns as in the States
, Kansas and Nebraska.
!. Members nftlis Executive COm1tt. have ira
eled over many Of the unsettled portions Of III
i Territory, unirm,d, anl often camping nut
l night. and have never been disturbed nor ha
any fear Of being disturbed. while attenling
4 taeir own business. Atall our exposed Point
a sufficient number Of Uuitsl States tronrs ar
, now stationed, aud tho settler is guarantee
safeety.
The Philadelphia Telegraph advises Ex Pres
lent Johnson, in his forthcoming European tril
to apply for the throne Of Spain.
J, Some Nne WHO has taken the trouble 10 asc,
-. -. l.. I. 4 r