Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-04-20
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WHITE HAIL., April 9th, 1876.
Beaverhead county contains more taxable
property per capita, perhaps, than any Other
county in the Territory. This property
consists chiefly Of live stock. The county
no public debt, but sad to relate, she is
unwilling longer to enjoy such q blessing.
Tlirstmg for a change, or ovelruled by q
desire to perpetuate the existence OF
d played out mining town, they have COM
,mnced the erection Of a large stone court
house at Bannack. like our W town,
it greatness is among the things that were.
Its about as near the natural center, and
Considered by many of her honest taXpay-
els about as appropriate place for such
Buildings, as the summit Of "old badly"
mountain would be.
Sunday morning, Notwithstanding we
we're 10th to break the Sabbath anu were So
Fitted by our friends, Mr.. and Mrs. PoindeX-
tr. to pass the day with them and attend
aurch, which is held in the school-house
Ear their residence, we found it necessary,
orderto meet our engagements, to con-
'tnue our journey. Turning back upon our
Vail for q few miles, we crossed the river at
elway's bridge and continued down the
ream on the west side. We saw large
erds of stock feedingin the distance, among
lhich wa a small flock of sheep belonging
Mr.. James Selway. At noon we rested
b hour or two and took dinner with 4.
~allival. Mr.. s. is the manufacturer of. an
l~cellent quality Of gloves. We know
hereof we speak, as w wore a pair away.
We had started for Charly Beehrer's
oroughbred stock ranch, situated some
here Oh the Bighole river about twenty
e miles from the point of starting-we
4 not know just where. Obeying the III
r~uctions of Mr.. S., we made q bee line for
point away against the hills on the north
he Of the valley. We passed over miles of
~Eautiful level country, once fine pasture
md, but now graZed bare and markedly
feat roads made by stock III passing from
Eeit range farther away to the river for
after. Tllis we judge to be q fire agricul-
ral section, yet there were no farms here.
be growth was q sweet sage. At every
ep our horse buried his hoofs in the soil,
hiking his progress slow and slavish, and
tiguirg to the rider. After several hours
ie we at last neared the point in view.
ching all at once upon the Bighole river
apla Ihorsen's stock ranch. Here, among
Y rocky reefs and bluffs, we found a little
Hey just large enough for one ranch. We
dlyersed q while with the proprietor, then
ffiing the river and continuing up stream
p and a half miles broughtus through the
cyon to where the valley opened ana
lhdow lands begin Here, back from the
rer, between two sharp ridges or reefs that
, ST out the storms.of winter, we found on
PEE OF destination. Mr.. Dechrer's place is
) ~s'stantially improved One corral about
| 1F feet by two hundred, built close oflafgt
. ls ana shielded onthe west, opening, intc
: a1ther about fifty feet by one hundred
tqned OF sheds and stables, and hay stacked
afg the side, making feeding an easy mat
te The ground sloping to the center O,
! tf corrais into which the manure is raked
pore earning away. Agood spring rising
: az" hundred feet away, from which tht
Wer IS takens inspipes to the dwelling ant
an the cosfais where itspours into-a large
t1gh, Iasslng away again th~rouelaanothel