Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-19

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will look with interest to Il practical test Of
this invention. If crowned with success,
we may confidently expect to see boats ply
ing above the falls on the Missouri in Il few
years.
QUIZ correspondent in the Black Hills
writes that large numbers of disappointed
gold seekers are leaving that country for the
BIC Horn mountains, with the intention of
coming through to Montana it they Go not
find d rich gold field there. Many will no
doubt come through to Montana to winter,
even though gold is found in good quantities,
for all cannot be lucky enough TO get good
claims. Many of these adventures have
been in Montana, are acquainted with her
facilities, and will return with TIE intention
of remaining. Our fields were never more
promising, and if unmolested a month long
err Montana will afford an a%lmshouse to these
unfortunates who have s%quandered their all
i'll the Hills. Living will be cheap, and there
IS a good demand for labor. I'm view of the
fact that many of these unfortunate gold
hunters viii be destitute, every one who has
the best interests of oar country at heart
should make ready to employ all the labor
they can use to advantage. There is plenty
to do. Not II farm or stock ranch in the
Territory but what needs Improvement; not
Il range of mountains in any part of the Ter
ritory that does not abound in leads rich in
gold, silver or copper. Let our people be
prepared, and with the advent of plenty of
labor begin to develop our country's. re-
sources in earnest.
OUR prediction, made some time ago, that
The North Pacific II. r. would find it adyan-
tageOus to compete for the Montana live
stock trade, has been realized much earlier
than we anticipated, as the following dis
patch from the business agent of the n. z.
to the Courier would indicate:
ST.. PAUL, July ], 1877.
Will contract to transport Montana beef
cattle by box cars, any number, at So per
head from Bismarck to DalRth or st. Paul
at option OF shippers. Will transport same
through from Duluth to Chicago, part rail
and part lake, at 81 additiodal per head
total, SO per head through. Time from Du-
lnth to Chicago, 20 hours. Alexander, Gen
Glil btSiiltSS 4AStlh VI tfC SiilCd1o VI N.Sf.
road and the NJ. q ST.. Paul road, agrees to
ship cattle from st. Paul to Chicago at $50
per car load.
These rates are not as good as we had
hoped to,precuEe, but they are better than
we have heretofore enjoyed from the Union
Pacific, and are a sufficient i%nduceMent to
drovers to ship over this road.
The new road suggested by lis, direct from
the Muscleshell TO Bismarck, now becomes
a necessity. This is y snlandid route, to
drive over; water and, grass, is abundant,
there are no herds along the route to bothcn,
and the country is mostly plains, which, will
render night llerding almost unnecessary.
The route is getting pretty safe. and steps
should he taken to loon oft the most direct
trail that ss,b,st supplied with grass, etc, as
herds will perhaps travel this way this fail.
SCARCELY was the article on our first page
respecting The prospects Of farmers III type
ere the sky was alive witIl the pesky 'h)p-
pers. Thus it is ever with human affair :.