Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-06-07
nEFR LODGE. VALLEY.

villas above Deer Lodge City ana upon 'he
a,a;, ,nad TO Butte. The medicinal quar-
tie, of these springs are Represented ~
excellent for the cure OF rheulaaeis'' "I'
c,t,ueo,,s diseases. They have recently
t,1,o,, into the hands, OF Drs. Ml5cael u
M%usingbrode, who have converted .'e'. III
to IN insane asylum and private hosp1''i'
The proprie.ors were absent anu we o'o v
oat t,ke Il look around inside, but we
formed from DR.. Mitchell, whom we melton
the following day, that the insane, severn
teen in number, are doing we'll. 1hey
have q ward enclosed in which the lhf'aees
can walk around in the sunshine ana lfesl'
air and anluse themselves SIX or seven VI
them are in first-rate health, ana are Ill
lowed the freedom Of the premises" lhey
do y considerable amount of work In the
Garden. which appears to improve Their
minds and health. The DR.. informed us
that he proposes next year to 1ehce ana
cultivate Il large tract of land THAT surrounds
the brings, III vegetables and fruit trees.
which he says can be grown here much ca
sjer than in many other sections OF Tie
country. He says the earth for some Ills
lance around the springs is warm anu would.
need no irrigating, and thinks vegetables
can be raised i'll good season., ana with
Quite the same ease as Ill hot houses.
Leaving the Springs we turned southwark
and rode six or seven miles, then crossed
over to the east side of the Deer Lodge river
and visited the farm Of Mr.. Henry Evans.
! which is situated near the bench lands. Mr..
Evans. farm is in good repairs and seeded
to its full capacity. lie is also engaged in
stock-raising, but was absent and we did
not get to chat With him.
Next below here we called upon MIR. A.
Hensley. a well-to-do farmer and stockman,
whose pleasant home is at the road side.
He, too, is cultiyating his.farm tosits fullest
extent, besides devoting considerable time
to the cattle business, i'll which he is extern
; siyely engaged. Mr.. H.. informed us that
one year ago NAV of the farms OF this VAL
ley were considered almost worthless, and
could have been purchased for 81 per acre !;
that the same farms are now worth SlO per
acre, and named several of his ~neighbors
who had refused to sell at this figure. lie
told us that the Butte markets were doing
! much for the farmers Of this section. Hay,
n one year ago, scars ely worth cultiyating,
now finds ready sale at $40 per ton i'll the
rieks, While grain OF al kinds is in good de-
mand at fair prices.
e From Mr. Hcnsly's VIC continued down
e the road, passing Mr.. ". A. Smith, who has
;. Almost excellent farm. IN connection Will
S his farm he runs a blacksmith. shop, which
t IS doubtless profitable to him and Of great
a convenience to his %neighbors.
Messrs.> Norton s. Dean are next upor
) our route, Their elegant new farm house
and pleasant surroundings indicate that
e they are farmersof the true type, and are
q settled down and contented With its com
it forts. They are engaged in Woo1-growins
e and have a large flock of sheep, but we Ok
not get to look at any but their last year..
/. lambs, the main flock being some distanc,
IF from the road. Those we SAW were clear 0
II scab and looked we'll.
If Leaving here we travelled. down, the riy
ct er onahe east bank several miles. passin!
al on our route IA stage station and Il French
1t mans hotel, neither of whom appearing t
y take any interest in agriculture, except i
le its products in a liquid state, which it j
1T their pleasure to deal out from their bal
ne rooms.
lie Two or three miles below. the, Frencl
S mans we called upon Mr., Spencer johnson
+. Mr.. Johnson's farm is next to thahill, an
a slopes toward the river with q gentle grad