Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-25

In, II has not remained below zero for forty
eiuLt hours at any one time The whole viii
ter, Business has not been impeded Ill tie
least. Tie farmers have been tllresillg
their grain and hauling it to market, getting
out wood. fencing. etc. from The mountains
without interruption. There have been no
severe storms and but little SHOW. There
are but few sections that have enjoyed the
luxury of Il good sleigh ride the whole Win
ter. Our docks and herds, both OF horses
ard cattle, were never in finer condition.
What little snow that has fallen iii the val
leys has been swept away by the wind, ana
stock have had feed without interruptions.
and our mutton and beet is rolling tat. Poor
old dairy cows. which have seen hard Usage
all summer, are also in a thriving condition,
And it is not at all probable that stock Will
suffer, or even have to make an extra
e~xertion to obtain plenty OF TODD during the
month and a half OF winter yet before us.
These facts may sound marvellous to our
eastern friends, but they are true nererthe-
less. Let them come aud exanihetor them
| selves. and if they are not delighted with
the country, it will be because Il genial,
and healthy climate, and opportunities to
establish a lucrative and prosperous bust
ness has no charms for them.
JAY GOULD, Oliver Ames, Sidney Dillon.
and others have submitted Il proposition to
the Legislature of Montana to build a mar
row guage railroad ron Franklin, Idaho.
to a point as far north as the mouth OF the
Big Hole river in this Territory, IL distance
of 300 miles, for a subsidy Of 81. 100000 Tor
$4,000 per mile), in Territorial bonds, bear
ing eight per cent. per annuln, tie road to
be built at the rate of one hundred miles u
year, and bonds to be issued for every TWEEN
ty miles of road us soon as completed. We
had anticipated Il proposition from this
source, but had hoped it would be more ac-
ceptible than this one. AS we have pre-
viously intimated, we believe a large major
ity OF the people of this Territory are ram
pant Tor a railroad, and will vote for almost
any measure that promises one, however
dangerous the experiment may be, hence
we had hoped that some proposition would
be submitted which would be fair and eeui-
table, that subsidy, though a ''hitter pili'
to us. might have been rendered q little
more palatable. But we must say we are
sadly disappointed. The proposition is far
from what we anticipated; not what the
people expected not what they desired, and
not. in our opinion, such as they are prepar-
ed to accept-not sueh as they can. in JUS
tice to themselves, accept. IN the first place
it is Substituting a road fully fiye-sixths Of
which lies beyond the limits of our Terrific
ry, and from which the Territory could have
no revenue. nor be protited in the least b,
the settling up and development OF The
country along the lineo the road. Second
it is a narrow gtage, and the line OF Whicl
it is to be an extension has proven to be
failure, not being able to contend with tht
snow upon the mountain ranges; and las
but not least, $1,000 per mile would be
large subsi u to give TO Il standard g1agt
J main trunk line. even if every foot Of th'
:, road lay within the boundary of our Terri
tory. much less TO make such an enormou
: gift to a branch line on the narrow guag,
+ order. wholly inadequate for winter use i,
the region through which it is to be built
and for one too which reaches not turtle
E than fifty rallies into the Territory. 1t lla
been estimated that q road ct tins descrip
{ tion can be constructed and equipped 70
I $1,000 per mile. If this be tlile-and j
o seems to come from rood authOrity-ces