Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-19
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

enacted by the Legislature.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
From Cook C Bros, I travelled eastward
over a high, rolling, plain, q distance of
about six miles to Mr.. VIM. Luppold's, at
the confluence Of the north and south
branches of Smith river. Mr.. L.. is one of
the pioneer stockmen OF this section, and
his ranch is, indeed, a choice one. 1t is sit
uated in the entire Of tile valley, and is sur
rounded by hundreds Of acres. of excellent
hay and grazing lands, upon which his herd
lives the year round without being fed. His
improvements are first-class, especially his
c~orralls, stables and sheds, which are com
moGions and substantially built. Mr.. +. be-
ing absent, ] continued my journey to the
foot of the mountains on the east side OF the
Fort Ellis road, near Ford & Potter's sheep
ranch. These gentlemen have q flock of
sheep numbering over 1000 bead. They
are young, clear Of scab or other disease,
and are looking very pretty. They recent
~ purchased from Cook & Bro. five head OF
young thoroughbred Cotswold rams, which
they turn inte their flock, with a view to
improving their quality. Their location,
though well protected by the hills from the
north winds, is not as good ALLEGATION for
winter as those Oh the western slope Of the
valley. The north winds seem to drive the
SHOWS from the west to this side, where il
piles up on the ground, and in many places
lies deep, but the grasses are equal to any
other section in the country. and their hay
lands are SUPERIOR to many others.
These gentlemen have been in the bust
ness only about a year, and have not, as yet,
done as much toward improving their place
as some of their %neighbors.
Continuing my journey four miles north
arrived at the White Sulphur Springs just
as the last rays Of the sun We're leaving the
tops of the peaks OF the East Belt range.
These springs are situated at the edge OF
the valley, a few hundred yards south of the
north branch of Smith river, eighteen miles
from Camp Baker, and tlirty-siN miles easl
Of Diamond, on the Helena and Carroll road
To say that this is a beautiful place seems
scarcely enough. This, however, my be at
tributable to the tact of tile many desirable
places for a home in Montana, this is my
choice OF them all. On this occasion I was
more infatuated than ever. Twenty miles
to the south and west, the broad, level val
ley spread out in its rich grandeur, dotte6
here and there with fafm-houses, herds and
focks, while further on tie broad benct
lands gradually raise up, one above another
as if to prop up the great BELT range over
which the sun was Notwithstanding it
golaen light tar above me and against thu
rugged walls of Castle Mountain, lighting M
the rocky stairway, which wound between
two prism like peaks far UP into the sky.
Unlike most other places of resort, thi:
plach has the advantage of level land f,
driving upon, and an abundance of Will
game in the adjacent hills and mountains
and myriads OF trout in the streams near by
Aside from its advantages as a place Of re
sort for the pleasurer-seeker or sportsman
it is home for the weary and and an asy
lum for the invalid. Tie hot water wliiel
bursts trom the ereyices of tic bedrock in
nnmberoTplacesi IS heavily inpreg1lafed witt
sulphur. 1t is conveyed Is psQes into til