Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-17
EDITORIAL c0RBEspoNDENcE.

growers Of Montana.
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEVADA VALLEY, August z, 1876.
Leaving Blackfoot City to its, solitude OF
empty houses and streets filled with 1ub-
bish, We turned towards Nevada creek. Our
route lay over a beautiful plateau Of rolling
prairie land-as fine summer range us Mon
tana affords-on each side Of which arose a
line, of densely-timbered mountains, six
miles apart. Twelve miles travel brought
rs to Nevada creek at the ranch of the hiley
Bros. Here we found q nice little valley
for stock. The unfenced bottoms, the high
grassy ridges that come down from the dark
Kiley & Bros. have a good ranch and are
engaged in stock-raising and ~dairying.
They have a fine hay ranch from which
they cut about 200 tons of hay yearly. This
season they have fifteen acres of oats which
were looking fine, and a good crop Of pota-
toes, cabbage, etc, Here we took dinner,
and rested a few hours, then Travelled on a
few miles down the valley to the Messrs.
Firms where we camped for the rest Of the
day and night.
MI. Finn has a fine hay ranch, capable of
producing q large amount OF good hay.
These gentlemen are giving Their attention
10 the cattle business and have upwards Of
300 head Of good stock.
Continuing our journey on the following
day, a short ride brought us to the splendid
hay ranch Of Mr.. It. Gallagher. Here the
low, timbcred Hills come in near the creek.
forming a canyon some ten miles ii length.
At the mouth Of the canyon, where the val
ley opens, Mr.. Vincent Pefaur has q nice
little farm, where we found oats and vege-
tables growing finely.
The farmers of Nevada valley have been
pesteredsome with grasshoppers, but not 50
much rs in some other portions of the Ter
'fitory. Passing down the valley We stopped
over for the dry at Mr.. A. Lincoln's ranch.
From this point we had a splendid view
Of Nevada valley. I'll is about Is by 20 miles
in extent and contains the finest natural
meadows, in which wild clover mingles
freely, we have ever seen in Montana. There
are some fifteen or twenty settlers in this
valley, and room for as many more. The
foothills afford excellent summer range
for stock, but, owing to the great fall of
snow in Winser, the stock men depend upon
feeding during the winter months, and for
this purpose put up large quantities of hay.
This little neighborhood, though isolated,
seems to enjoy life about as well as the rest
Of the world. F~ishing7parties and boat
rides upon the lakes, beyond the Big Black
foot to the west, are of frequent occurrence.
The valley has a good l-og-schoolhouse and
. school conducted by the accomplished
Miss Lizzie Self, OF Deer Lodge. Their mail
service is weekly, and during the winter it
HAS to be carried Oh snow shoes. Upon the
whole, the valley is beautiful to look upon.
Black, densely-timbered mountainsrise high
on all sides, save a gap to the west through
which you catch a glimpse of the snowy rim
of the Jocko range, which rises like a white
wall against the western sky.
Mr.. Lincoln is largely engaged in stock
raising and has over 500 head Of cattle and a
hay ranch,of $40 acres, mostly under fence,
We'll Improved and convenient to fine
springs. He las a small crop of grain
which looks splendid.
Monday evening we called at Messi,s. Ed
Smith Il Bro, a mile further down the VAL
ley and found them busy haying. Their
ranch is one of the best of the many good