Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-04-27
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WE WROTE last from White Hall. This
the first home station out from Helena 0
the Overland line to franklin. The coac
reaches this. place about 5 o'clock p. Ms, an
in the winter rests over night, but IN sun
mer runs night and day. Hon. d, G. Brooke
proprietor, is well up in his business, ant
we believe, furnishes the best meals to
found along the road. ...ea +,
Thursday we continued to the north alon
the stage, road, stopping now and then at
ranch by the wayside, reaching the Boulde
valley, twenty-five miles distant, at 2 o'cloc
D. IN. This is a romantic little valley, fly
thousand feet above the, sea. The valley
one grand natural meadow, marked off int
sections by fences. Upon the granite bill
that skirt the valley are scattered clumps
timber, among which are parks and glade
which are indeed attractive in summer. III
is not an agricultural region, but little graz
or garden stuff being grown. The prin(
pal business is dairying and stock-groWin'
Some Of the ranchmen are very we'll fixed
having good, strong fences, neat dwelir
houses, and plenty OF stable ROOM. lMess1
Jones Il Jeffries have large frame barn
MI. Sloan is well fixed for dairying, haviI
a water wheel to run his churn, etc. Mr.. {
A. Douglas took us to see his stock. I
has one shorthorn of pure blood, import.
from the States by DR.. Frary. James ]
Riley is proprietor of some warm spring
which are quite a resort for the people
the surrounding country. W. I. Sweet,
Boulder City, keeps a good stallion. II
citizens of Boulder have laid out a new cit
which is located upon the main strea1
about one mile from the old town. We VI
tied the spot, and stood alone amidst Il
imaginary crowd of human beings and to-
ering buildings of this unborn city, and
we, stood thele, in, the middle Of the bro;
Centennial avenue, we could hear lin ina
nation the sound of hammer, the clank
machinery and the hurry and hustle Of hp
men, passing to and fro. 1t was awful
contemplate the amount Of labor necessa
to, entitle it to metropolitan honors. \
1 EFiltt4 AAGHt 10 lHtAi5A tE#FffE saANtf F aAE#st 81 Is
our great saaboard towns We're once as To-
and desolate as this, Then the wealth OF
continent was hid from the world, as is. I
case with this region. as ecentgdevelopmen
in the mines along the n%elghboring hill
to show, Thursday night we passed. wi
our joyial farmer friend, p. B Mills. f.
Friday, having heard much Of the veal
4 OF, the mines of Boulder district, we resol
ed to visit some of, the, most prominent
them and see tor oursef the nature, of t
mines, and learn as, to the, truth Of the e
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. abroalconcerning the1
The Rumley and Comet being the most 6
Fensively developed, we, resolved to vi
them. A ride of five miles over the fo
hills, over a rough road that wound arou
among cliffs, across gulclies, and up asl1oN
hill a mile long, brought us to the mine
The Ratniey and Comet lodes are 'locat
withinia few hundred feet Of eachtother, al
seem to decreasing the hill ii the same
rectiot. We first came to the Rumlt
This company are at present working
teen men, but Intend to put on a force
fifty as soon as, preparations are made
work them to advantage, and boartii
houses. sufficient for their accommodate
are erected, This company have two sAa
down ninety feet, two hundred feet apa
ana a leVetrun one hundred feet from ea{
We didnat learn, the width Of the lead, Il
as we could not get down on account of
men being engaged in the shafts, timberif