Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25

farm of J. w. Parkins, who is located by
the road, about a mile above the Laurin L.
O. His dwellings and the surroundings are
the most beautiful | have seen in Madison
county. In his barn [ looked at some of the
best horses and colts | have seen for a long
time. Red Cloud" his fine stallion, is still
a beautiful and gay horse. 10 judge best
of y horse one should see his colts, and l
here have to acknowledge that one colt in
Mr.. Parkins' stable is just the nearest to
perfection that l have looked upon. His
owner refused $3.50 for him when less thai
two weeks old, and | donbt if double that
sum would now induce him to part with
the colt.
Above Mr.. Parkins' place l called upon j.
Combs and j. j. Byrd. With the last nam
ed gentleman l passed an hour very agree
ably, during which time | noted down seve-
raj items of value for use hereafter. tie
produced a large yield of cereals last year,
and, from the appearance OF his fine fields,
will do quite as well this season.
Turning to the westward. | visited e. S.
Dupins, E. r. Pierce, A. FL. Vanbrocklin,
HI. Taylor, Todd Rodgers, J.. Fl. Nicely. and
G. l.. Wilson, all of whom are well-to-do
farmers. and have pleasant homes along the
valley within a few miles of each other.
Nearly all their farms join each other, max
ing a complete checker-board OF fences,
green grain fields and waving meadows, so
much alike that separate MENTION cannot be
made of them. The last named was absent
from home, but as he had gone to bring
back a charming bride, | was content, and
trust that when / call again next year may
life.
Over the river, opposite this settlement,
Leander Gcetschins has a fine, large, we'll
improved farm, and upwards of a hundred
acres of growing grain. He has recently
accepted the agency of the Osborne Com,
pany for the sale of harvesting machinery,
and proposes to bring on a good stock of
mowers. reapers and selfbinders. The
rates at which he can furnish the self-binder
are so reasonable as to insure him a good
business.
A drive of four miles took me through
the canyon to where the country opens out
with rolling hills and a pretty valley along
the stream. Here | called upon Alexander
Metzel, and had IA look at some of his fine
stock. He is one of the largest cattle own
has in his herd a great number of thorough
breds. He has nearly 1000 acres of pasture
and hay lands enclosed with good fences,
and is in every way supplied with the con-
veniences for stock raising upon a large
scale. He has a water power near his resi-
dence, where he bores fence posts, saws
wood, and grinds feed for stock.
Puller's Hot Springs are about two miles
above Mr.. Metzel's, and sixteen miles west
of Virginia City. These Springs are gain
ing a wide spread reputation for their medi-
cinal qualities. For rheumatic and paraly-
tic affections they are proving a safe and
speedy remedy. saw a boy there who,
when he began bathing, about two weeks
before my arrival, was SO paralyzed that he
had entirely lost the use of one arm, shout
der and leg. He is now up and out walking
about the grounds, still limplng, but grow
ing better every day. A number of other
patients, | am informed, have been entirely
cured by bathing in these Springs. The
premises have undergone some improve
ment since my visit last year. Three or four
private bath rooms, with well arranged
dressing aDartmpntS. have bean cnn,nlataI
The main pool is forty feet square, and from