Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-12-06

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Or all the labors Of life, securing a HON,
is the most important, yet how few, espe
cially OF our young men, seem inclined Il
avail themselves of the opportunities offered
1t IS the first duty a man, whether married
or single-owes himself, to secure a gooC
home Then he will be independent. and
should disaster oyertake him he will always
have q home to retreat to-. There are to-day
thousands of acres, or we might say, square
miles of fine agricultural lands on each and
every one of our valleys, that are unclaimed.
and we believe that every young man, and
every bachelor-young or old-and every
man OF family, however limited his means.
should avail himself Of the opportunities to
secure a homestead. The day is not far dis
tant when the opportunity will be gone, for
with two great iron highways building to-
wards OUR Territory, the tide of immigra-
ton must soon come pouring in, and if ev-
cry acre is not pre-empted, the choicest loca-
lions, at least, will be. Many think that be-
cause our farms are cheap, and valued only
u little above the first cost, there is nothing
TO be made by taking up land. But if we
look back to the old settled States, we find
that those of the hardy pioneers who secur-
Cd large tracts of land became wealthy with
out all effort. It is the surest investment
that q young MAJ can make; at least, it has
proven to be SO in the settlement OF every
State since civilization set forth onits march
from the shores of the Atlantic, and it is not
at all probable that Montana will be an ex-
ception. For proof Of this, we need not
even go back to the broad, fertile prairies
or rich woodlands. of the Mississippi valley.
A mere glance along the base of the Rocky
Mountains is sufficient. Only look back the
brief period of a dozen years, and Colorado
was 4 sparsely settled Territory like our
own, and there We're fine lands and ranches.
with water and grazing privileges, to be
tound any way you would turn. Now it is
= wealthy and populous State, and nearly
every available stock ranch is occupied. And
may we not expect the same OF Montana?
No mar in Montana should allow this op-
portunity to pass. Let our young men re-
member that there are no more Territories
Offering such rare advantages to settlers.
The cry OF go West, young man" will no
longer apply, for here the grand tidal waves
from either ocean meet, and here will grow
up the richest Of American States.
Let him who would profit by the exper-
renee OF the past, he who would reap of
the golden harvest soon to ripen. he who
would grow rich from the natural course of
events which are beyond human control,
drive his stakes in Montana, and drive them
now. Many OF US could have taken choice
the Missouri, Gallatin. or in fact any Of
our settled, valleys, as we may now on the
Mnscleshell, Judith, or many other OF our
.iontler valleys. Bat we will not have ten
years to consider the matter. The facts re- /
our delightful and healthy climate. j
md our agricultural. facilities, are. getting /
1oised around through the East, the, WOOL {
of the Pacific. slope are beginning ,
. lean OF the world of pasturaee Montana i
lffofds, is leiInanency. the ease with which r
.heep are reared here. their exceeding good +
'ealih, their rapid increase, etc. and there s,
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