The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-30
OUR TERRITORY.
Il -. alo,s.st ,l,iIs ii thsreceipt ii letters

We are ialnis.st daily In thercceipt Of letters
from the East, asking for information 20 +
corning the prospects and capabili ies Of our
Territory. and It's dcsirability AZ 40 objective
point Tor those who contemplate leaving the
older States to seek homes and fortunes ~
The Far West. Some 81 these letters pro
pound queries almost irlpossib e 70 answer;
but for. the information Of E-ose who write,
We would say: That we know Of no place
within The oundary IF the United States
and certainly none outside where SO many
opportunities present themselves for the ac-
cuinnlato of an honest il dependence by the
frugal, thrifty, Industrious emigranf, AZ are
10 be found in Montana. Those who have
means III invest, Viii here find the most re-
m,,.eralivc chances for investment; those
mho have ito means to purchase their homes
and farnls. but are possessed Of an energetic
mind. ind industrious l,abits-who not afraid
or ashamed TO labor-wlio will use their ener-
gies and muscle III filling the soil on develop
ing the as yet almost undiscovered mineral
resources of the country, and aid Us by their
labor III placing our young Territory IN that
losition of lOilor Iii the sisterhood Of States
to which her capabilities will certainly short
" elevate tito such we say--come, ana Wei-
come; bat II you want to sit down and see
Others work and not help to roll the Wheel
along, and are afraid to spoil your store
clothes Dir contaminate yourself with canvass
oser:ills. you had better stay where you are.
70 the st.lrtl, honest amigyant, our Territory
presents inllnm rable advantages suscepti-
ble OF ii high order 81 cultivation; abund-
ance u water for irrigating purposes, TIM
her for building. and sites for manufacturing
purposes unsurpassed, II eqialied, any where
il, the country; a ready market within our ",
own bt undariss. for all the. produce we can
raise for years to come; mines of.nexllausti-
Bile wealth annually putting niilliois OF treiis-
ur Ii, circulation coal beds known to exist
but as yet undeveloped; are anon the tenn
.poral things to be considered. We have al
excellent system Of common Schools foFst tue
education Of tl,e young. churches and meets
ing-housss are fl..,,sishing. I'M every impor-
tant town. a., the Territory. and QUIZ people
literally support a missionary corps, more
numerous perhaps, in proportion to pep,lla-
ton, than any of the older States sustain,
andAthe morality OF our people will compare
fayorablY with Iiat of any community filat
we know of. Situate on the line of the great
tr.als-eontnentM highway, the North Pacific
Railroad, the development OF Montana VIII
necessarilN be rapid, and having the elements
of; wealth at homo, will not. be in any measure
dependent Oh outside assistance IN mat urlng
that development. Some OF our corresponds
ents enqurt--How are school teachers and
clerks paid? To these we simply say--they
are probably paid better IN Montana than "
and State in the Union, but the supply is,iI'
advance If the demand, and We, woi'id not
advise any one 10 come to Montana with tho
idea OF clerking Or teaching for 4 living, bui
to come prepared TO give and take hard
knocks III the struggle for fortune. and VIC
have no doubt Of your success.