Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19
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Mcssrs. Shed & Logan, the nost
are erecting temporary buildings and ,''.'e's
ing their stock of goods. Their ma;' Op'"
room when completed will be o,xln Soe
to be built Of sawed timbers Gxs inrh.. WIS
same as used in the post BUILDINGS Zig
Leaving the post we passed up tho x,
about Il mile, and called upon NJ ' w
Pickins, whose excellent farm is ay,;n..
hills and river at the upper end Of tn. A'
ley. Mr., ?. was making hay. Ills f,r. W.
good meadow land, and being 80 na,r ".
soula, gives him the advantage of a r n"I
market. -"
just across the Bitter Root r1yer i y
home of Henry R~,lcklou$~. a we'll VIC
farmer. Mr.. Rs crop OF grain wis ,onLi,.
well. lie. too aS well as the farmers .,'
mentioned has al considerable ;lv,w.
over other persons iln the way Of i co.,
market for his product, Amd now th.t ,'
post has been located in their midst rnt.
opportunities to- obtain good prices fur tn,,
products ;sre still better. Mrs. Can't n.
Gaulay informed Is that they were a)rp,1.
Deriving SOME benefits from the troops.
Leaving MIR. Rlckliouse's we took ~,
road up TIVE bank of the Bitter Root riy,,
travelling several miles upon a narrow Grad.
road above the waters edge. At the end If
the grade the road comes down on 4 lava,
valley, upon which there are two very eoo,
farms. 1t 10 10 fork we halted for m
hours rest at the quiet home OF our oldtim4
acquaintance, MIR. Elijah Durham. MID
LAS Il fine location. His field Of Wheat i
tall and we'll advanced, and his melon AMI
squash vines are growing nicely.
Next upon our route was the home Off.
p. McLain, a stock MAJ and farmer. Mr.
MS herd numbers several hundred head,
His fields were alive with excellent crops.
Continuing our route we next halted at
Sebastian Wagner & Bros. These gyntI.
men are also stock men, but they have Il
large crop in cultivation. Their farm is 10
Gated in a park nearly surrounded BY pitch
pine groves. and is one of the best places
we have yet noticed.
From here our route @a5 through a COW.
tinuous forest of beautiful pine timber,
which covers tbs level bsnch land from the
foot of the mo,a4tain to,tlae edge Of the rive,
The mcmntains, are high anal cut in two 1t
short intervals by cragggy canyons, out Of
which flow beautiful little streams Of clear
water. Now and then there is a park, and
IN those parks the tanners have located
their homes.
Mr.. Il. II. Childs, who was next upon Our
route. has a most beautiful farm. lie is al,
so Il stock man., Midnight John, a seven
ycar-old stallion, which W noticed IN his
barn, has the points OF q good stopper. Ills
sire was u Thoroughbred Morgan stallion
and DANA half breed. Perclleron. lie Is il
little under size, but he breeds exceedingly
well.
Our next place. to, call was at the home o.
Mr.. Reuben Holden, another stock man a0
farmer. His herd numbers into the nun
dreds, and his farm. which is located III all
open glade below the road, was glowing
with beautiful growing crops. Inc sui
here is, sandy, hut is, mixed with Il 0a'n
rich loan and produces plants quick anu
thrifty with but little irrigation.
From, here we travelled three or ~"
miles To the Bitter Root bridge, through NC
most beautiful forest Of pitch pine 'ia' ",
have ever seem, The. trees arc tai u'
straight, and. tAeir bnshg tops nearly ~
each other, shading the ground "ne"'
though too rocky in some places loi lu"
land, is covered With III Mich groWlhols'" '