The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07

MONTANA lei
HIontana Correspondence.
From the Nashville Advocate. tss
4 ask your indulgence that may comply
IN this letter with ! promise made II my last.
desire In this communication TO speak es-
pecially OF the fertility and resources of Mon
tana. Many cf your readers may not be ac-
quainted with the geographical position of
the Territory. IT lies next to British America,
between the 45th and 49th parallels Of north
latitude, and the 27th and 3oth meridian west
from Washington Idaho bounds it on the
West and ! portion Of the South; Wyoming
on the south. and Dakota on the East. Its
area IL la, ,776 square miles, running from east
to west 80 miles, and from north to south
about 275 miles, It is watered by greater
number of lakes and rivers than any other
State or Territory west of Che Mississippi; !;
while the rapid fall of it's streams gives to
them rarely equalIed advantages for irriga-
ton, mining and the purposes ot manufacture.
One-fourth of It's area, say from 30, 000. 900
=
to 25,OOo, 900 acres, may be classed as timber
land, producing none OF the hard woods, but
e aDnnoance q Wnl1e ana yeilow plne' neni-
losh -, ana ceuar, WIN cotton-sood, aIder,
This supply Is inexhanstible. and is of the
greatest value, because the Territories to the
east and south Of us are comparatively with
out wood. Bituminous coal is to be found In
ne e. pal.s y e''e .slri'ory, ana = sup
pvsou - y ~ 4uan...ies'
~ o.f tnas at least
on...n,u = 'ne ierI,.oly y auapesu .o
'"a.u'al pu.poses. Much ~ y .h's, tnousn.
~ 'ol''lseeeu WIN
lon VII NJ. - s'su,ec. y Ile ploM w iof ytars
- cone. Due plooaD1y W.oVO,VO acres can
70 seltleu anu cui'lva!eo Wl.nout rea.er o'i-
ou''y au = pense ti.an WI " Warfah'eu - ~
.''e pron. cel.a.h y io'loW' No Janus on te
.aoo Z .''o soo1 aie o1.'ei s snoss y pe
= Vul = au ~ slell y l7ia l =
gram and rOets are not % De equaiied any
Wnere In the KnoWiedge o. tnis Wrlter. Inc
sou sol is geneeraiiy OF ilgnt vegetaole mold,
with suo-solI OF light clay, ana has the lil-
VaIhaDie q quahty q De'ns porous, Witnout
being spongy. Y ls easily worked, and lts
prouuctlyeness is almost beyond belief. In
wheat, oats, barley, and rye, i VIII Doubtless
snow snow greater yieiu 20 the acre than any
otner part OF the United STATES Dur1ng the
past season the yield OF wheat has averaged
At least hfty bushels 70 the acre the heads
are very large, and the grain fnii, plump, ana
making hour tnat is generally rated at AAA.
yield q rom seventy-nye % one hundred lehre
bushels o. oats y not a an unusual harvest, !
saw one fleld o. lrish oats TINS summer m ' wnlcn
was was Dy competent JUDGES eApeceed 20 produce
one hundred ana nity Dusnel 20 Inc acre. s]1 One
rom y Wmcn exami'led-and NOT above e's an
average one-nad On lts DIaues, Wnlcn meas
ured az inch ana nan - Wldtn, me neadi
not larry ou. q tne poot' was eisi'.een
incnes ~ length, ana conIaineu lor nunored
anu e'Rhleeli grains. our Seasons 'iele are
100 SNORT ior corn tnongh roasting ears Of an
early sa1le.y ale. easny proeu nul. =, WIN
..''' $500. a'se = oa.s a..a ~ 10y ~
'aino. svo 'na' ]" ~. 80 90 y ~ q.
- u - 80 Sss,' Z
WINCH VIZ apploach I. e'lNel Z, =, .'0 luai's,
s ~ I. ou1s - 80 po.a'o = Up, ny - : =
se1l,us. y a'alse' anu 'le s1.i. g nva' wv
nuiu.eu " TOUT nui'uisa puS'.u's - .,'1 a..e
.urnli's anu e1sppass ~ " us.'' u.s'e'
ulap u any o.,lel Soun'ls na.n rAlsn ~
~ 'lle y 80. l,eiu yea
aRo. caooase W. - u'o''eu /" u'en ss.s'eu
'Vl.s -1'kns pounue. ~, Uee's' $3.50 s,
uhlo,s, s
s'ss naI,el s.'o
anu esen ~ "e.'
an s.ore acloss ss'e s'.ses Ao,n n,s wv
.nsle = nalkas q se.'s : Z. - :.
y ton.sss l,ou' 2 sSes o's111s s.uS
near aso"a y winch sls'l1 80 ssss'a. n'o''
q tles same sort, TUG ipnstsl " Which I'ess-
ures slx ieet ana Two in'snes: Llu any ~ youl
readers ever gee ior near Deiors % sucn 'fc.'-
cumDer Il Inc pronls fsfnlcn nave peen maue
upon gardens IN propoTIaoh % s.ne eu'lay'
have been IN many instances enormous
From 2 garden ao3acen1 2 nelens, con's'''-
ing between one anu IVY acIe. =, glounu
am INFORMED .nss sllele "e.e so,u iass
vegeeaolss - 'lle a'''ouns = 0'e''.1 '1o1'a
uo.lsls. !. g, 90,
oao my - .,'a,s t,,at :
.,'o a.. ,.sas