Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-05-17
,,og BE1,L, CREEK TO WHITE HALL.

f,rth,s and visiting the mills and h''ies "'
,.a, Pod rs we should have done, we con-
t;s,ad orr Journey down the lonely roao
eight or nine miles. and halted 'irsV az '"'
home of Mr.. John Bell. This gentleman
is deyoting his attention prlnclpaily 10 'he
.+oc, business. his herd numbering seVefal
hundred head of cattle and some horses'
,n,o,y which, are to be found some OF the
very best American cattle. Here we luflleo
TO the right and spent several hours very
Mo, sanity in visiting among the farmers
whose beautiful homes nestle along the base
of the lofty range.
First p o our route is Mr. James or
kin's farm. and q most excellent one IL H.
Mr.. p. recently moved from Meagher coun
ty. bought q farm and settled down mere 10
ranain. His farm is we'll located and has
GOOD fences and other Improvements npon
# and he is cultivaling "large crop OF wheat
and oats.
Mr.. Gao J. Wickman who was next on ON
route. also has a beautiful and we'll I'M
proved farm. He has q considerable nero
of stock, but was not at home, hence we az
not get to see them.
just along side OF him to the westward is
a very fine farm recently purchased BY
Mcssrs. Shultl & Eastman, who are putting
in a large crop. Their farm is cut i'll two by
y pretty little stream of wafer, but the lane
laws well and has good improvements upoT
it. Their dwelling, which is quite conmo
diovs. is built upon The bank OF the stream
and has a nice little brook bubiIeg through
one room, making it most desirable for dal
rying purposes.
Just above here and at the foot OF Tux
high mountains is the home and farm 0
Mr.. T. ID. Foster, and a more beautiful sit
uation we have not seen in the country. Ill
field has Just the right grade to be easily II
rigatcd, and the soil is deep an dry. \
short distance above his house he mas erect
ed the most complete post-boring mill W.
have ever seen. 1t is run by water powe
and has the capacity to bore 100 fence post
(ten holes each) ina day. lie also has
saw attachment With which he can saw al
his fire wood with ease. He is dong th'
boring and saving OF fencing posts tor hi
entire neighborhood.
There are several other prosperous farm
ers in this settlement, but the storm pre-
vented us from visiting them. They have {
good school house, and keep up Il schoo
about six months in each year. They als(
have a n.ra,,iyotfnn which ninnt
regularly, and is in q prosperous condition
We have not seen better wheat grow any
where in Montana than they raise upon thi
valley. 1t is shaded Oh the south by tlt
high mountains. and has tAe notoriety o
being less apt to frost than in most otile.
valleys. Tomatoes, melons, and other ten
der vegetables grow and mature here. Ih,
shade of the mountains keep the sun from
the valley until the frosts have melted, thu
preventing injury. There is o upol
this valley for a large number OF farms
Silver Star, Irod Rod and Butte mines Ut,
the principal marketing places. The latte
point being only about thirty-siN miles dis
tant.
Leaving this settlement we halted q fey
moments near the rivers edge, and took
look at three very fine stations, ~belongin.
to Mr.. Reed. and then crossed over the riy
er upon the old Parsons bridge and stopped
at Fish creek, where we met Mr.. T.. II. Tut
tie and Mr.. A. Anderson. Mr.. futile keep
Il good hotel, aud is to some extent. Ell
gagged in the dairying business. Mr.. Ander
son has rented Il dairy herd, and is prepar
ing 10 manufacture cheese upon an eNten
sive scale. He also has a fine stallion hicl