Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-31
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

AcNNeSNH IN e'S ia ossiAA " WIN AAAHC9O Lax
or Hellgate river, at the head of the Mlssou-
la valley where the mountains recede and
the valley sweeps away westward for TWEEN
ty miles, it contains a church, school
house, courthouse, Sisters hospital, and a
number of elegant residences surrounded by
groves Of trees of dark green foliage, which,
with the tastefully arranged fiower-gardens,
vines and shubbery, gives the town a rural
and home-like air. 1t bids fair to rival in
appearance the Queen City, Deer Lodge,
and is to-day a point of commercial i'm
portance. Its business is transacted in eight
stores, four saloons, two hotels, two livery
stables, two blacksmith-shops, one meat
market, a bank, and a large f1ouring-mill.
The Missoulian, q faithful exponent of the
interests of this section of Montana, under
the charge Of Chauncey Barbour, is pub
1ished here. During our stay we enjoyed
the accommodations Of the Dana House,
and Toasted .sumptuously upon speckled
trout and Montana-grown fruit.
We visited the fruit and vegetable pack
ing establishment of j. A. Dixson. MI.
Dixson is well prepared to carry on the
canning business on a small scale very sys-
tenatically. He will, perhaps, put up 100
cases this season. The demand for his goods
has been steadily increasing and he conten-
plates quadrrpling the capacity Of his can
ming house next year. His enterprise de-
serves encouragement from all classes.
Montana wants home industry, and Mr.. DIS
canned goods are better and cheaper than
those to be had elsewhere. .43
Mr.. Warden, Of the firm of Warden & Co.,
who own the large Touring mill which han
dies the principal part of the wheat raised in
Missoula county, informedu us that they had
I'D to the mines and dispnsed of $4,000
lbs o. iour during the month Of July, ana
that they would dispose of about the same
amount during August, or before the new
crop commenced to come in, which would
about close out the entire old stock. This
shows that there is nc surplus on hand to
affect the market the coming season.
The country around Missoula is rich and
productive. Mr.. James M. Minesinoer. one
OF the successful farmers Of this region, has
a good farm on the foothills near Missoula.
On Monday, the 14th inst, we attended
an administrators sale of stock. Four
year-olds sold at 5000; three-year-olds,
two-year-olds, $l2.75; one-year-
olds, S.; cows and calves, $13; dry COWS,
Sl0-cash in ~hand-which goes to show the
stock interest in this section of the Territory
is still alive. Ah9 itE1
Tuesday morning we started down the
valley, but a shower which lasted nearly
tWo-thirds of the day, corralled us at David
Austin's, near old Hell Gate, four or Eve
miles below Missoula. There are some fine
in this vicinity as good grain fields at
The principal farms are owned by
Messrs. Mitchell, Austin and Dukes. and
the old He'll Gate farm, by Clesse L.ayasssa.
From here we proceeded to Mr.. u. r. Lati-
on Grass valley, a large, beautiful val
containing many Thousand acres of good
and. Mr.. I1atinfer has 500 acres enclosed
md divided into fields by good, substantial,
old-fashioned rail fence, staked and double
sidered. Among his fields is q lsalrroope
meadow from which he cuts 800 tons Of hay
7early.i lie has 100 acres of timothy. ar,'.
will raise between 1,60O and 1000 ,.,nshe,so Of
ram uls season. His farm IS we'll SIM
with machinery such as grain-drills,
eaper and mower, thresher with steam
over etc. The roads being slippery flom
ne heavy rain, we remained with Mr.. {.
yer night, and travelled to Frenchtown ON
ne following day.
rom fiissonla to Frenchtoowrn is seven
cen miles, and in the distance there arc