Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-05-31
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Grassy hills which brace u'e'' "p' '''' 'ooN-
S,".. the scattering farm houses and fields,
tho,uhts wandered into the near future
,,,o, the many hundred odd ana even sec
""N 81 ,.l,able unclaimed lanGs' will be
nS.ned and inhabited by a prosperous peo-
~ We might have drawn abrighter ple-
pre- by giving the n. 7. Il. Il. and the thrift
tmon1d bring Il place in our Imagination,
~. -" o,,r minds eye seemed to fancy the day
e ,rosperity nearer at hand than that rail
o.aLd through the workingsof the silver and
conner mines of Butte.
r1nrning to the left at the head OF the val
Law. we crossed over to. the west bank OF the
beer Lodge river, fist visiting Mr.. Benja-
mi, Phillips, whose farm was first upon our
a,to Mr.. p. is II of the oldest settlers of
.,;s cectiau. Tie devotes himself principally
~ fine stock business, and his large pastures,
umodiol4s ~corrals. stables anHlong -ricks
- h.v Indicated that he is WelItup i'll this
limo of husbandry. He drives his cattle INTO
+,a hYsin some 80 miles distant, on the head
1T the Big Hole river, in nsHmmer, where
there is a large park.and most excellent
,,ncc. and iii winter let's them run near, his
home.
Mr.. VIM. Evans, whose home is about,a
milo further down, has a most excellent
f,un. We met him III the field, where he
was sowing oats. He suffered considerably
last season from the hoppers, but does not
onncar to be at Ill discouraged. Teis Guilt
vatine the full extent Of his farm, besides
giving considerable attention to his stock.
Mr.. Daniel Murphy, who was next, was
absent from home, and we did not get to see
him. He has Il most excellent and well-inl-
nroyed farm, which is being cultivated 10 its
fullest extent.
A short distance, from M-:"Murphy's is the
home and farm Of Mr.. Morgan Evans, who
i,engaged in stock raising to q considerable
extent, He also has a fine .~tlourfng mill,
which turns ont a most excellent quality OF
-four. MIR. f. is,.We believe, farming OH a
more extensive scale thar any other person
in this section, bat we have forgotten the
number of acres he is cultivating. He has
sent East for a Woods Reaper and Binder,
which will arrive im time for harvest.
Turning to the westward, we Travelled six
or seven miles up the valley of Warm Spring
creek, tributary of Deer Lodge river. The
first farine we met, upon our way as we
passed up this narrow~but. most beautiful
valley. WIGS Mr.. Charles S. Ragg, who, by
the way, is an old resident of Montana, and
has ably represented her interests in the
,o;cJ,+,,o W. Ic~ 4, ,,;,,o f,r,,, o,1 -fr on
joying a retirement fr%orAapublic dutytm ac-
tive farm life.
Next above Mr.. Bagg is the home Of Mr..
Alex. Glover, who has one Of the prettiest
locations we have seen on the creek. 1t is
improved with good fences, stables and cor
rails, house and yard, and had such a tidy
look about it that we were really infatuated
by its beauty.
Continuing our journey up the little val
ley, we next called OH Mr.. 2. @LavengoDd,
who also has a very pleasant location. His
improvements are somewhat IN advance Of
some Of his neighbors. He is engaged to
some extent in stock raising. and is making
considerable butter every week, which he
markets at Philipps1usg.
Next above here is the homeo of Mr.. J.
stuckey, and a very cosy one it is! Ills farm
takes in the entire valley, from the foot OF
the mountains on one side to the other, and
was green with growing. grain, while he wax
taking up and fencing still more land. He.
100, is a Stock grower.
just one mile further on, and at the hea(
OF the valley, we visited MIC. B. Jones
spending an hour yerY pleasantly with him