Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
A GLIMPSE AT THE GAfLs~r,7,

In my travels through the mountain, !,
has not been my privilege to wjtue.,
more attractive sight than the valley nf
Gallatin when seen from the heights ,hs'
Spring Kill, or some eminence wl.hl, co.,
mands Il view OF the entire valley. H.
mense plains covered with luxuliant o,.'
through which winds the grand old c.p
tin river fed by a hundred tributaries r,n'
the mountains, all, seeking to add M,
mite to the majestic Missouri, seam;nr
laugh and dance with glee at the thourbt y,
exploring the mysteries OF its sernauti.,
course to+the gulf, and finally to be fo,o1
from all restraint i'll oceans unexplorpj. i,
sight to awaken in any bosom sentimans
for contemplation, but not tor u~tterancp
Coming down from these sublime ,eicba,
to things mor practical and temporal ".
find on every hand evidences, of %contidpnn
and thrift, improvements in fences. barn,
and dwellings may b" seen on every side.
The stormy weather Of, the past1tep
weeks has habits tendency to retard fra
spring work to some extent, but LARGE fpk
are now awaiting tue warm sunshine ana
gentle showers to clothe them with .thd,
spring nantes. AS is usual the East Ga.
latin is sown largely to oats, as is Bozemu
Sour Dough creeks, while Middle creek ami
the West Gailatin farmers are more dirpufy
i,1tnynsf2j in thn xyhnof nrno Hl
larger acreage Of peas is being sown in this
valley this year. than in any previous rsr
since its settlement.
The most gigantic preparations for farm
ing Of which | have. heard, is being made "
Il Mr.. G. S. Lewis. of West Gallatin, who
ISL am told, ~fencingatwo sections Of land
and is now trying to contract tor the con-
struction OF an ~irrigating canal, which is, III
be,seven miles long, aud when completed
will cost several thousand dollars.
A great deal Of attention is being paid toll
the improveme nt of stock. 1t was not my
good fortune to see the fine colts owned By
the CoWans, of East Gallatin, but from the
class of stations in the valley and the brood
mares owned by the farmers in general It'll
safe to assume that the Gallatin will be N
good place to look for sometime steppers.
The number of cattle in the valleys
small compared to immense ranges, owing
to the fact that owners of large herds who
live in the valley keep their herds Oh aga
cent ranges not SO subject to SHOWS in Wl
ter. The progeny of several ShortllorA
bulls owned in the valley is being dlssenf
mated through the county, but | inter thai
the owners are not anxious to sell, as | df
not see any of them advertising in the HUI
BANDMAN, owing to which fact passed. st
eral in the lower end. of the valley wltho'l
seeing them, and only learned OF their eS
istenee b y,other breeders further up the V'
ley. One of them, S. b. Cope, has DF
young animal and informs me that he thus
ready sale for his half breed calves.
Brigham Reed owns Il magnificent lA
conveniently situated to an inexhauslAs
range. His thoroughbred Durham uu'
and COWS are animals of rare polhIs, aa Z
his hands are destined to raise for ini
herd that in no distant future will no' ~!
be something Of which he may De lu4
proud, but will be a source of no lncous''
able revenue.
Ihear some talk of an organization !
ing formed by the farmers of Bear 'a -,
and vicinity tor the purpose OF eo-op7' ~
in the purchase Of and herding anu Eeef.s
of a flock of sheep, to be put on the =
n~iticent and almost unoccupied rahs'
tween the West Gallatin and MldlsoA ~
ers. This is a step in the right dlft'1
and in n~ystravels through the c0uur
have often wondered that it is not Nv ..lld