Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-03-06
MARTELGTS MONTANA.
FACTS AND INTERESTING
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VALUABLE FACTS AND INTERESTING
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"1o the Dry neaion."
This will soon be the brief hut cx-
rfessivc interview between immigrants
and forHartlin. agents. From the Cult
Of Mexico to the Saskatchewan is a
strip Of country ioHr hundred miles
wide, alon. he eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains. All over this ~
gion no other than the natural grasses
are needed to raise and fatten cattle,
in summer and winter. II the Rainy
Region, On the othci. hand, the grasses
grow from April to October, when their
development is complete. Unless cut
and dried when ripe, they are of 10
value for winter food; the rains, dew,
and frost destroy them. In the Dry
Region the moving machine or scythc
are needed Only every tenth scar-the
year of unexplained climatic yicissi-
tutlc. With this great natural adyan-
tagc no stock raisers can compete with
those OF Montana.
A CLIMATIC TEST.
The test Of the best climate is the
degree in which it conduces to the
pleasure of mere physical existence,
and to which it cNalts mans power,
morally and intellectually. Montana
is first proof in this particular.
There is not in the whole Territory an
ounce Of material for facidity or in
citncss. Even her whisky does not
make sots after the Eastern pattern.
The Montana dri,nlzarl has the spirit
to blow his brains out, CT the enter
priseto violently persuade some bosom
friend to hcw him down with knife
or pcriorate him with revolver. He
does not slowly and tamc!y soak him
self into the poor-house OF the grave.
FACILITATING VISITORS.
I can name men whose lives SWING
like a pendulum between Montana and
the Atlantic scaboard: and in just the
same manner are alternating between
robust and re:l-cilce!sel health in the
mountains and oil sorts OF ills and
aches and misery in Ncss York and
elsewhere in tho East. The Missouri
river at Omaha is their Rnbicon Of
health. Crossing it eastward, their
vitality il gone, and they are given
over to d winter Of drugs and doctors.
But returning again ia the spring, the
ill effects Of medicine and climate dis
appears as if by magic, and once more
they riot i'll health, vigor and effective
ness.
Itmay astonish some Of your East
cril readers to know there is enough
iron ore Of the best quality out-crop-
ping in Montana, and lying upon the
surface, to make the rails Of the Nor
thcrn Pacific from end to end; and vet
it is 50 worthless that no man will
waste time to become its o,.ner. So
says United States Marshal Wheeler,
and 50 say tho records Of the Land
Office. These valuable veins ard de
posts are neither located nor taken
up, which is not to be wondered at.
Gold, silver, copper, lead loaded with
silver, and float tin and cilnabar are
so plentiful as to keep the entire stock
OF labor in chronic fever.
COAL.
Il. that fla o1,s Gu - &
Montana cover 10000 square miles.
With this is associated iron ore ore
and fine clay. England is the work
shop and bank Of the world, but she
could be pocketed in this single mine
Of Montana and leave plenty Of elbow
room to work in.
GOLD DT TIE BUsHEL.
Up to the close OF 1872 the handful
Of miners who had for ten years wan
dcred over Montana, picking and pan
ming, and ever moving about, had
added to the worlds wealth il gold
one hundred and twenty millions Of
dollars.
MONTANA Is AN EMPIRE.
1t is latticed with twelve degrees OF
longitude and four degrees OF latitude.
1t is $50 miles long and go miles wide.
1t has more than three times the sur
face Of the State of New York.
A sORREL THAT COULD .srAY.n
] rode on the trail! through the can
yon east of Fort Ellis, behind a so1rel
pony which had easily made 80 miles
one day under the saddle, his rider
weighing 10 pounds. l saw many
horses in Montana, not one of them
thoroughbred, or half or quarter-bred,
which | was assured had been ridden
one hundred miles in day without
stiifcning them. The secret of these
wonderful performances by animals
which had been sold from hand to
hand for from SIS to $50, was the in
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