Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-05-03
BEAvERHEAD VALLEY-ITs HEnn A..
FLOCKS,

course, across a beautiful valley land,
we rode over this vacant but most beu,i
full country, adnliring it more as WA -.
more ofit.. We tried to picture the dyvi.
the future When tiiese. 100 square miles ),
gool agricultural lands would be ocru,i,,
by homes and farms. and while we cnn,,
see no cause why that day should not com.
soon, WE fear that it may be far distYn,
At the foot of the valley. six miles fun
our place of starting, we reached the hon.
of Mr.. Phillip Lowell. one OF, the, most AZ.
~tsactive homes we have yet seen. The well.
designed and hastily finished house is lm1t
upon an elevated land but q few hundrul
feet from where the table lands rise I'm Nh
ruptly, about 100 feet over which leans,
beautiful stream of water, Which is fed hr
anever-failing spring Il short distanceaway
The stream is large enough to furnish DOW.
er to run mills enough to grind the vhea.
that can be raised in the fine valley tint
stretches out Tor many miles to the east, al
would run Il wooden factory of larp
enough capacity to supply the Whole co1n,
try with woolan goods, besides %irrigatjuy
Mr.. Loyell's excellent farm at the same.
time. In Mr.. Lovell's yard we noticed some.
apple trees which were beginning to bud
Mr.. L. being absent, we did not get to see
his fine stock, but we learn THAI he has pla.
ty of them, his principal business being de
,.,4,1 70 atInt- fy,.o,y;,.r ,,,n,t,rs,a ...
1,5N head. His flock OF sheep VIII ich ver
grazing a mile distant from home, arem
good condition, being clear Of .seab or Other
disease.
Turning eastward and honaeward from
here, we crossed Mr.. Loyell's field, where
we found his experimenting the planting Of
his crop. 1t may be well III this connection
to state that we found Mr.. l.. to be a very
agreeable gentleman, and All earnest friend
of the HUsBANDMAN. After an hours con
versation we parted, but not, however, nh
til we had promised to stop over night and
make an extended visit when in the vicinity
again.
The next upon Il route we called at tile
residence of Mr.. G. w. limerick, Whose
stock farm is located on the south, bank Of
the Beaverhead river, some five miles from
Mr.. Lowell. We found the door OF his bach
elors mansion open, but the proprietor Ws
absent. Taking q peep inside we iouN
things looking tidy, as if kept by more den
cate hands than his, and we could not solve
the, mystery of why such Il Well-to-1o genie
man as him should leave his mansion open
and alone, when there are SO many prtV'
intelligent, and agreeable would OF coaa
be companions, as are found in this country
But seeing a copy of the HUsBASDMAs ny
Oh his table, we were content to pass OIL ~
dulging the hope that ne may BY TINS h'
hint improve the golden hour" ana p"s
life guards to his house ere we ylsle Dn
again.
A lew miles further on we halted AZ
IL. Poindaxter's homa, and passed ah AVI
very agreeably. Mr.. 2. is the paf''s,
MI. Orr. whom we mentioned in our ia,
letter. His home is .on the Corihhe " u.
six miles from their principal farln'r -
found him preparing his garden III sa
ing vegetables. A few yards ffo" ",r
the residence of r. Al Reynolds, pfo'"s :, h
law of MI. P. MR.; is largely ehs'sYHN Il,
woolgrowing. He being apsen' ~ nd
flock some distance from our route w ~
not look at them, but. learn .tl1'|4 .".
clear ofscab, and are.looking very NV We
Down the road a few miles further W. ",
called at Mr.. j.. r., .Selway's'~p tace' aops
is another of those large stocA-s s.cest,
His flock of sheep,,whieh Is 'ne cured
numbers near 1909. head! lie na AID cnp,