The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-06

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lestsa this tribe il ifissdiy 10 TIE
ahlies aa5 i asy crime 70 committed
- sisAsI a = dess y sualI psssiss
sleoe We bare sothing V fear lrom
iaaiAas hege. Ia Bose@Aa. a. We seldom
sce any. sIcsps shea they cone 10 10
trade.
Pert Eils u three miles sasl q Ne.
Sbers sone 500 esvalry are stationed
probably mvfe 70 iatinidSle THAI ior
business purposes Ths fort Like I'll
Others among the mountains. Is Goa.
ueciet ~ lelegape. 90 IL is Impossible
~ lhe ln3iAbs 10 move o. combine. -
formerly, without their plans being
sasbti ifam osc cod II The Rockies t.
she ibfr These officers sud soldiers
a's always 90 tho alert. riding over the
eDauiry 10 al directions. 90 ! appte-
heui 10 danger whatever. We are all
located near B0semAs. Harvesting ls
not aver yri, although commenced
s,s8at 1ag. la. II is later here than
10 Iowa 1hreshiog Is also being done
~ some az siran, threshing machines
nov running bprs 10 this part Of tho
valley Til, = good cooutry FOR
siua'. grain, usis yielding from 40 10
100 bushels PR aetc. aud wiutrr wheat
from 81 70 60, sirAm Is used heee al.
together ur tbfeshine They feed the
machine fran both sides aud ihresh
motr than iouble the nmouut they do
10 tie states thresbing crew hero
consists 81 about 25 men aud 10 teams
Farmers seldom stack their grain, but
draw il 10 the machine from the shock
TIE summers here are dry alter July
Isl I'll late fall. Tho days ars warn.
nighls cool. person always oeeding
blanket or two TO sleep under. THIS
country would be much colder but Tor
the absence Of bard winds. They tell
me "snows come deep" yet cattle live
aud do we'll here all winter without hay
or grain. coming through fat enough
for beef in the spring. The grass
while growing is not thick on the
ground but grows 10 benches and
rather spindling. OF fine quality. short.
and rather stiff TO the touch, This
grass grows aud cures ont on the
ground, and in the absence of much
moisture ia this climate. makes very
good hay Bordering on the streams
grass is higher and thicker, so enough
is obtained for mich cows and work
horses
Irrigation is resorted TO here In rails
ing most kinds Of crops. unless on low
moist lands. This (Gallatin) valley is
considered the best in alli this Rocky
Mountain country. II is about 80
miles wide by 40 or so miles long,
Portions OF it are covered with "haid
heads" aud gravel, other parts are
rich and productive. This valley is
surrounded by high mountains. covered
more or less with pine and 6r timber
which grows very tall and straight,
but knot,y aud hard like spruce. It
makes excellen! building timber but
poor finishing lumber.
The mountain peaks remain covered
with snow ell summer, which modifies
the extreme beat Of the summer days
and makes the nights delightful. Al
most every canon has its ice cold
springs, and streams which wind
to the larger ones in the valley. All Of
the large streams are we'll stocked with
trout and other fab. This valley Is
very we'll settled with industrious
farmers. aud quite as intelligent as
those Of the western states. | did not
expect TO find as much intelligence and
refinement here in this far.off country,
but Gnd them in town quite as fashion
able as 10 towns on the Atlantic coast
Boseman. the couoty scat OF GalIstin
Co, is located near the haze oil the
south mountains Ii has come twenty
or more shops aud stores, where every
thing can be obtained, from hair pin
to a steam engine Bot all goods here
are from so to 800 per ceut. higher
than 10 the staler Boseman has a
population of some 1900, 8 churches,
one $4,000 school house. U. s land
Office, large Touring mill. planning
mill, court house. a Jail 10 construction
with = number Of costly business
houses and residences. The business
Of The town is immense for please bear
10 mind that all freighting is done with
teams, which employs over 1900 large
freightiug outfits. composed usually Of
three large wagons trailed together
aud drawn by from 8 TO 0 span OF
borses. mules or oxen. aud driven by
Que man. These teams run ell over
The territory, drawing in the imports
and taking out the exports. also de-
livering supplies to hundreds Of mia.
iug camps.
THE couOtry is claimed TO be among
the richest 10 the yellow dus,. l
frequently meet msa who are receivia<
three and four dollars per day for their