Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-08

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NV first view of il Oh the evening OF my VS.
it was enjoyable in the extreme. Inc west
ern horizon was hid by thin CLOUDS, save
a few narrow breaks here and there, through
which the setting sun Haunted forth It's HAT
tened streams of light, resting gently upon
the peaks near Glendale and BAnnacN, wv"
hundred miles distant. CHANGING along lhe
Madison mountains bending like q thou
sand endless rainbows over the Gailatin
plains, then climbing up the heights near
me, mingling its faded hucs among the ia
pering terraces, lighting the lofty ridges
with a golden tingc, Frightening the stony
stairways between, and bracins with long
sla,lts against the sky IS if paving a golden
road Oh to heaven.
In 8 deep gorge, q short distance above
the mill, the waters Of the Mammoth spring
from which the place gets its NAME, bursts
forth and gush down tho steep rugged road,
hewcn out of tie Massive granite hiti.. First
they are caught up and are made to turn
the Union Mills, and soon after their release
they furnish power for Il saw MILL. and fur
Their or, Il. G.. Crane, the blacksmith, uses
their strength as Il substitute for the bell
lows in his forge. The Union Mills are
known everywhere. Family XXX Union
Mills is not only q household word, but the
standard for the purchase Of government
supplies is based upon this brand. The To-
cation is convenient to a large farming dis
trict and already enough wheat IS produced
within view of the mill to more than furnish
- o,>, .,>,o. ty,, 1rco. rn,vDj PINT tInra
is yet room for q thousand new houses on
the: beautiful valley, and | fancy that the
day is not far distant When its broad acres,
will be owned and cultivated. Then the
laughing. waters of Spring Hill will have
more work to do. The power furnished by.
this little stream is sufficient to run fifty,
times the amount Of machinery it now. runs.
[ have not seen q better location for Touring.
mills. paper mills, wcolen factories and ma
chine shops than here. Besides millingso on
a large scale in which he does q full share in
supplying the government posts with flour,
Mr.. Howell has Il large farm near his mill
upon which he produces large crops Of. Win
ter wheat.
There are a goodiy number of inhabitants
at Spring Hill, and there is room enough
for many ,Aoro- There is some splendid
land along. the south bank of Spring: Hill,
creek. Upon the mountain sides l am told
a great quantity berries. grow, and there is
no reason why small fruits of every kind
cannot be grown here. 1t is just the place
for Il vineyard and nursery. The mountains
shade the, slopes from the morning sun, rem
dering danger Of frost, less thus giving the
place a considerable. advantage over many
other localities. Among other inducements
this locality, possesses for q home, he keeps
up a constant. school from year to year.
Miss Flannery, the accomplished teacher, is
SO much esteemed. by her employers that
she has retained the position for several
years.
My stay here was brief but very pleasant.
It twas my design to have visited the spring
and climbed up to where / could get a
view of the Yellowstone country, and
until l was told o. the explorations made
by a veteran editor of : thirty odd years.
who found much romance in a retreat out
of the canyon before the unwelcome smiles
OF a full grown grizzly bear, I was about
to risk the adventure. But after hearing the
" bear story" I concluded I didn't have
time to make the trip, M decided to post
pone the tramp until 4 more favorable op-
portunlty. WILL.
cLos1NG SCENE OF THE SITTING BULL