Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-28

from the West, San Franchises.

,r Montana. one of tile most isoiafesl us we
Is as the isssf interesting of our Territork.
it lies ietMesn the 9TH ard 5Oth degree {
u i'1th lanKtsasle, and the 1O4tll and ll7th iii
u gree ct west lDnxintle. H. heltaies Ii.
nor1hsfstcrii-m st portion of our D,.lwiaas
Il from FfsIne by the Louisiana treaty. I'll
It Tertiary Is settled by population sf abo,.
II 900. IL isaccessible from the south i,Y
ii wagon road Of AGO miles. which crosses t,s
ii main range Of the Rocky mountains, an,
4 al the north by long anil tedious naviga
Il flan af the Missouri. ut 4 distanca of ], 80
i miles from ST. Louis.
!. RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
: : Within the next eighteen months il vii
De isl eus.ssrssiost vii iise teAtEal lsseiti,
: railroad, aiId hi two years The Tefrit0ry wi,
be trasersed its entire width Of 600 miles b,
, the Northern Pacitcrailroad. Disal,pointe.
!, in the progress Of the Montana Pacitic rail
!. road, anu OF the promises often repeated o
. its early completion, The people Of Montana
. now regard with sp eial favor the rapid ap
proaei frDm the south OF the narrow gl.ay.
road, which. at least one year and perhans
two years sooner than lhe other, is 10 give
them access to a transcontinenral thorough
. Fare. When thar is completed, the capabil.
ity of the Territory tor giving perina.cll
and profitable employment to Il large mining
aud agricultural population will be tested,
The resources developed, anl tho foundation,
laid ior an early organization Of one or more
OF The richest interior States of the Union
THE NORTH PAcIFc Rad.
| The Northern Pacific railroad will proba
bly, be completed and in running order early
next season To the crossing of the Missouri.
about eighty miles below Fort Berthold.
j COnnectlnnby Water between that point and
lhe GIrat Fails ot Tire Missouri psacticsble
at AL seasons 1st' Z small class Of steamers
anil ahtpve The tails the river is nayiyable so
/ mites To the three forks which traverse. the
settled partitions of the Territory Is was re-
1 ported that thu. Northern Pacific company in
tend building steamers tpr this upper river
service, " 9 thus by steamboat navigation
Of aboht I .2lO II Will attempt to control tile
81 dr of int Territory iii i vance of tile
4 completion OF the railroas. This claii,lel Of
i transportation would afford feebl.. cofApeti-
/ tioil, well tiie narrow use road from the
south.
VALUE. OF THE ar,NTAyA TR4DE.
The fratie If Maintain. already large. vii,
| pe more tllli dtsttbIs= In less than one wear
aifer the eainplsth,n Of railroad The
;tEeIln1 I,ald hsI Gpights into tile Territory
iassT faf.sexepsstts,l S2.00O.00O. Freight to
the ss.sbpaid would reach half this amount
annually i'll the single article OF silver ores
e, to say .lofil,,g OF the surplus grain of the
Territory. The distance from Sau Francisco
to the settled portion OF Montana is about
9o0 miles. The ..at,lral market Tor purchase
81 goods as We'll As the distribution OF pros
ducts, Will been the Pacific. Many Il the
sieaNlrst Poilhers i'll Montana have Within tln
past Two Years made their largesi purchase.
AZ his city and this tiiey will continue to do
from this time onward.
THE AGRICUL1 URAL RES ouRcEs.
AT a moderate estimate tile Territory con-
talns fiiy taoAsalId square miles of iillable
lahd, which by inexpensive irrigation will
produce all varieties OF cereals in abundance.
Forty to sixty bushels OF wheat to the acre
y. an average crop-so.. samples yielding
.elshly. Ryc. oats, and barley are cores I
poneligIy productive. Root crops are OF
maiiinioth growth, superior quail ty and ex-
traoltlinary yield. Polaroes..seldnm fall l,e-
low 4O0 bushels to the acre Orchard truits /
rs YET, have not been successfully cultivated.
and with HE exception, perhaps, of tile ilar-
dy varieties oi apples, never will he The
II osts ale TOO early and the winters too se-
we're. Berries Of all kinds, cl,rrants. and 4 7
small native grape abound ii, great perfection
and may be inlprotea by culture.
MONTANA AS A sTecK COUNTRY.
The fsot-hills and valleys. embracing an
area equal To one hundred thousand SQUARE
miles, are c;irpeted With bunch and buffalo
grass. lhesc are more nutritious than any
tame grasses. and OF perennial growth. They II
are cured while sta ding iii the dry sumner
atmosphere, so as to retain ;ll their nutrl-
Mehl Tor winter fcd. The green blade
shoots up from the old root with the first APP
proach OF spring. The entire Territory.
with the exception OF the mountain ranges.
IS IL perpetual pasture, Of ilIiinItsble extent.
lpon which cattle and horses may feed and
grow lat through all the seasons No con,l- I.
~ III the Wofld affords better facilities for I
'tock. RAISING. Many OF the early settlers
lave acqfAred wealth in that pursuit There {
hAGlftf ftfrf NJ ter i
'r. anization OF the Territory IN 1854. that
tock has ed for want of food in the
alleys and foothlls, anu 4 few tons uf hay.
With what would be obtained from these
onrces, would have prevented loss duriuy
hat severe period. lie beet and mutt. i Is
re llsier and juicy, excelliny In flavor tile ]
NEST stali-fed meats OF the States.
WATER AND TIMBER.
The water system is of great magnitude, @
he fualaitlg streams of the Missouri $
iist, and ut the Columbia west OF the Rocky II
iolluiiins have their sources in Montana, Il
i,d afford abundant mealis OF ciieai, hroa- Il
oi lo the numerous and extensive valleys b
trough which they pass. These rivers are y
ligc and deep. Isey run in elevated, Il
iayeiit beds, with great momentum afford III
~ every where TALL sufficient for irrigation te
nd niachlnrY. The water i. pure and cold, "
nj every mountain stream ab0ulids in deli p
Oas Trout dHu WDItc-liSil Il Ifiiixe OF COT IA
,nWood Of sturdy growth extends back ei
OLi either margin OF the large streams to "
le distance ut halt i mile, affortiue incl 81
IA timber Tor all needfnl purposes. The bi
Ill of the valleys is strong. quick and pro- qi
lctiye. Ills composed ai,utlr equally OF st
ch vegetable moid, aud the graiiitic ,iebri-
IS washed from the mountains and foot
lis Away from the river banks, timber is
It as plentiful rs dc sirablr. Ii can Only be g.
,tained from the mountains. These are vi
'iIelally accessible 10 farm wagons. but
sihg to their distance from the valleys, ID
nehmcn are satisfied with fewer fences | -
All IN countries blessed with larger for 20
Is. There are millions 6f acres Of noun-l an
Ia iand covered with isslscs and frs, Which ~.
oner or la.tr sill be tiiIiH.sl; but at pre- M
ut tiis difficulty iii procuring Timber is i; d,
rlaas ul,-taeie 70 the c.iltieatIoii Of many ea
iilable llstFlcts oaw-lniIis are Numerous. ii,
4 there Ii demand for more. Good lin n.
/ can he obtained fur SO per thousand. d,
4 fifeW1od at prices varying from SIS to le,
per cord. mn
THE MINERAL RESOURCES. ces
The mineral resources, though greatly di- Az
81 led are but partially explored. The Ut
,duets OF guld and silver already exceeds SCI
W.U00. .OUO. Alder GuIcii alone has yielded
1.UUO, ,UUO, and caa BIZ proiilabIy worked for
yrsrs u come. Ills. piacefs iii the vicini- WA
ol IeIrna and Deer Lodge are rich and tlai
and VIII afford remuncr1tiye esi- Ecel