Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-15

wheat or a larger bulk of it on anv 'e'ef
the country. His home is one of the m
delightful in this country, and his 1na "'st
and graneries reminded me of the s.," 'aA
the old settled States. In
Turning down the river on the son,,
| next called upon A. d. Weayer,n and "e'
Weaver who have good farras abont g.
miles west Of Mr.. Penwell's. This r
their crops Of oats were light, the ,honns"
having feasted upon them a little foo
The hay crops were excellent, and r borat
they have recently contracted consi1ersn'
of it to the government, to be. deliysron :.
Fort Ellis. Their farms. produce 4 most.
%cellent quality of hay Which usually b,;na-
fair figures at that post,
Mr.. Viewers nearest neighbor is q. "
Dickson, whose home is out upon the Mai,
Mr.. d. la. recently SOLD his farm and at -,
time methin was looking up his cat,,a
with the views of moving his herd to tha
Yellowstone valley, which he designs n.t
ing his future home. ""
A short jarnt from the Weavers' farm,
took me across to the east bank of the Wo,t
Gallatin, opposite Hamilton. Facinp m
that stream [ travelled for some dis onoa
around fences and through lanes. tinallr
reaching the residence of S. Fl. Murray.
This gentleman, like his neighbors. has
suffered to some extent from the 'honner<r
raid upon his oat field, but his wheat Weld.
ed well. He has recently started Tor Cor
inne and will load some teams with fruit
A short mile above his place | made a
pleasant visit to the home of b. NJ. Dawes.
whose farm lies along the river bank, His
dwelling is at the edge of the dense forest
which skirts the river and is, indeed, a yery
pleasant location. EIe timber not only
shelters the north and west winds from 1ls
home, but it furnishes an excellent hiding
place for his>stock in winter, while fire WOO,
and fencing is as convenient as could be de-
sired. He, too, was visited by the hoppers
who left but little oats, but his wheat il
good. This was my last place to visit be-
fore crossing the West Gallatin to its west
shore, and /, left 1t reluctantly, not only be-
CtiliSN ~ VS. q HICOSstliU pIdLCs DlI because
there were many others like it within the
circle made by this hasty trip and within
my sight. 1t would have done me good to
have visited j. Dixon. the widc-awake dairy
man at the little grove, and my ollen-time
friend VIM. Rea, who lives near HIM. and
j. w. Marshall, whose home is some miles
up the river from here, and S. Nj. Reed. Of
Middle. creek but to have made this round
it would have detained me another day and
made a long ride which my limited time
would not admit of. Resolving to come
again before long when Ifwould have time
to make new acquaintances and learn more
of the experiences of the princely farmers
of this country Ibid adieu to Mr.. Dawes,
and taking a by route soon found myself at
the Wayside inn of Central Park, at the
crossing of the West Gallalin. Central
Park is Is miles from Bozeman on The main
road. 1t is the breakfast and supper sta
ton of the stage line from Virginia, and
Helena to BoZeman. Y. A. Cockrill, tie
proprietor, is a genial gentleman, always
sets a palatable meal, and his
tons for travellers are first-class.
After resting here over night | turned To-
ward home, taking the main road. and about
a mile from Central Park turned aslde"
visit the very clever and gentlemanly bach-
elor friend, Harry Heeb. Upon reaching
his gate | learned that he had departed Tue
day before for a visit to Helena. his pace
though presided over by a bachelor, loohu
quite coy, and I regret that could ho'
meet the proprietor. Hais one OF the lore
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