Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-04
--ou JEFFERSON coJNTY-GAL1A-
fEsoVoI, cry AND VICINITY.

he pew" x If t]is beautiful country for
'%1 '.nI miles i" extent. When l first trav-
F'f," Twelve years ago. there was no
+' ~ inhabitants, but tine has made a
as' " The country is one continual
t ... ,' Of fences. dotted here and there with
'''"s houses and fields of ripcning grain.
IA' ,ors along here who have comforta-
lr and good farms are. Z. }. Win
r vn R. A. johnson. John Link w. H.
'p"' ;.so,. Mrs. J.. r. Duncan, J.
ll"' "an,m. Mrs. NJ. j. Nolan, W. II. Nor
D''',' pntz. Vim. G. PANELS, A. Estes
81" 81 p pu,,lvey & Bro. They. allltaye fair
'" Their wheatis very fiae. and their
'Y', heh,y late was not molestcl by the
u" ",nors. and will yield bountiilllly. 4l
r.l;nr a path | passed througiretile fields
,',atwo Inst named gentlemen and crossed
a., nav ferry into Jefferson county. For
~, Or five miles. my route Was upon the
1..or.)auds overlooking the Missouri river;
~, of these benches 40 words of praise are
h., They are unlike most other parts Of
uut,ns. There is good b,ii'cit-grass grow
-, hnt between. the punches there is moth
~, INIT stones. all ~three-corncred and lying
.Mh the sharpest edge towards the sun At
ha bend of the river l came down upon a
,.,ntifj,l bottom land, six or eve miles in
Incth. nearly all of which is enclosed with
fences. r."
uy first visit here was at the home OF, Y.
il. Fisk's, brother and partner of the Fisk
RIOS. of Helena. Besides running the daily
and weekly Herald these gentlemen have a
| iy-hundred acre farm. and are largely ell
ngcd in wool-growlng, their flock now
numbering between two and three thou
and head. Having recently changed to
new grazing grounds l lid not get to see
their iock OF common sheep, but | enjoyed
.look at their fine Mcrinos, which were
grazing in the pasture near by. Their Me-
uino flock is next to the largest ot'tllis breed
now in the Territory. There are lis ewes,
y two-year-old, full blood bucks, and..355
buck lambs, besides Il number of full blood
bucks and a.tine lot of grade sheep. Uitili
recently they have allowed their thorough
bred bucks to run with their flock Of COM
mon sheep, thus greatly improving their
flock. Mr.. Fisk says the Merino is the sheep
70 cross with the long-wool sheep. The
wool of the cross-bred sheep retains the
length Of the long-wool sheep, and is much
finer and the coat much thicker, causing a
larger yield and M improved quality of
wool. His location is well adapted to the
business, their farm yielding over 300 tons
pffne blue.ioint hay yearly. Messrs. Van
AL Jno, Fisk have pleasant homes near each
Oter and appear to be enjoying rural, life.
Passing on up the yalleyI next called at
The home OF Tho.. Gallagher, one of the pr
eneer stock men Of Jefferson county but
not finding him at home. | was deprived Of
taking a look at his fine herd, and the pleas
'e ola chat with him upon stock matters.
lie has 4 fine meadow ranch and q very de-
'lrable location for his business
The ~springyille nourering mills which I
next halted at, were doing y thriving BUSH
ness. Mr.. G johnson, the late proprietor
l"s a good reputation as Il miller and fair
dealer.
H=. g.+af0 I8t .4&S ~ Ht
NY next cali was at the home of Michael
heMahan. y genial bachelor and Il stock
nan. His parlor and sitting room were as
NEAT and tidy as If presided over by fairer
'ahas than his. 1t is queer that ONE fair
eH mas not relieved ltitn of these h~ousehold
ua'les ere this; but perhaps Mike is a little
"snlul. don't know, but / can say. how
"e'' ina he is n first-rate single handed
"'Aer on horse and stock subjects, the bust
">s'h which he is most extensively en-
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