The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-11
THE YELLOW STONE VALLEY.

THE YELLOW STONE VALLEY.
The location Of the line of the n Northern
Pacific is now completed TO the Missouri
1t will be extended to the Yellowstone by
the beginning of autumn. The rails viii
be laid to the Missouri by Oct. 1>t. Care-
ton city is the name Of the place at the
Missouri crossing. 1t has now two hun
dred inhabitants. The land about it is al
ready occupied.
The North Pacific after crossing the
Missouri, runs for one or two hundred
miles up the Yellow Stone valley. This val
ley is noted in the Northwest as being the
winter resort of the buffalo, the elk, deer
and antelope of all that section of country
1t is the common hunting grouad oil seyefai
tribes Of Indians-the Kentucky of the
Northwcst--embracin Il larger area Of 1ich
tillable and grazing land than is found in
any one body north Of Kansas and n bras
ka, or west Of Missouri river. In this val
ley, throughout the entire winter, countless
herds of buffalo, and myra,l5 of smaller
game may be found quety grazing and
fattenine on its rich native grasses.
After ascending the valleys Of this stream
about two-thirds ITS entire length, She route
of the n. p. crosses over through Bozc-
mans Pass to head waters of the Missouri
again. First comes the valley ofthc GaIla
tin fork of the Missouri, which is already III
high state Of cultivation, many large farms
raising from 10 TO 60 bushels Of wheat, oats
and barley per acre. As carly as 1864,
Touring mills were IN operation III the Gal
latin valley. Corn, melons, and I'll vegcta-
bles that grow t. perfection III thc states Of
Virginia, Kentucky AMI Tennessee, are
grown in profusion in these valleys. In some
seasons the grain crops are mttured with
little or no irrigation; but most farmers
have a ploUghed ditch leading from the
stream above, or from some side stream that
comes from the melting snow of the noun
tains on either side, which, with but little
trouble furnishes all the water their grow
ing crops may need.
Farming by irrigation may to the emf
grant from EaStern States, at fist appear
laborious and circumScribrd in its limits !;
but when one sees how easily it is done,
how much better il is to let The water or
the crop when needed, and shut it off when
sufficiently wa, cred, we very much question
if it is not better method of farming than
the system in the States, where we may be
drowned out by floods, or parched up by
droughts. We shall not aspire to fill the
place of Mr.. GrceIy as farmer editor,
and at once advise al the farmers OF
Wis. and MINI. to attempt farming by
irrigation; for it is not apple bile except
where nature seems to have made all things
in conformity to the purpose as IN that
western country. There the land Is Of a
loamy, sandy nature and absorbs the wa
ter running over its surface, for many feet
each side.
The valleys as a general thing are grad
ually slopng from the foot hills OF the
mountains, down to the main stream that
trayerses them. These streams seldom if
ever overflow their banks. The highest
water is usually in June, July and August,
caused by the melting SHOWS from the
mountain SUBMITS. And this is the mag
nificent country, so soon to be traversed by
the Northern Pacific railroad. Z