Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-10-23
AMONG THE FARMERS.
BOHEMIAN,

BOHEMIAN,
the county seat of Gallatin county, is one OF
the most pleasantly located towns in the
Rocky Mountains. The streets are wide
water run within the limits and with but
little labor could be made to flow over the
level banks and distribute their contents in
every street. The handsome brick school
house, NJ e Church, some business houses
and fine dwellings which have been COM
pleted since my visit two years ago, add
much to the appeara nee of the city, which
in the way of improvements, is fast follow
ing in the footsteps of Butte and Helena.
The buzz and rattle of the laborers engaged
upon the numerous buildings in course Of
erection, lend busy-like life which is pleas
ant to witness. With the fine Gallatin val
ley stretching out for miles at the west
ward, graced with hundreds of broad ter
tile fields, producing yields OF cereals that
can nowhere on the continent be excelled /;
the great mountain wonderland, the Ma
tional Park, crowning the submits close by
at the south; a large military post and
many square miles OF grazing lands at the
north !; the great transcontinental railroad
being fast constructed toward it; the Yel-
lowstone mines and navigable river at the
east, Bozeman's prosperity and permanen-
cy is we'll assured, and it may thrive and
grow, taking within its limits in the near
future wealth and greatness even superb
OF to its rivals. AT the time of my visit the
site tor the new conrt house had just been
selected in the western suburbs and prepa-
rations for its construction were being made.
Speaking of the improvements, Mr.. w. L..
Perkins. one of the principal lumbermen,
remarked that the steady employment OF
three mills through the summer had been
unable to supply the demand for building
material, naming nearly dozen who con-
template building but were then awaiting
material. OF the buildings now in course
of erection that belonging to Anderson &
Son, tor the Courier office, is the largest and
most expensive. 1t is located on corner
lot fronting 40 feet on Main street and ex-
tending so feet back. When completed,
with their new large steam power press and
printing material set in place, the Com'1e1
will be issued from one of the finest and
most complete printing offices in Montana.
Bozeman has several good conmodious ho-
tells, of which the Frazier house, kept by
Mrs. E. Frazier, is deserving Of special
mention. Its location is on Black street, q
few doors east OF Main. Helena, Deer
Lodge and other Montana towns can boast
of their good hotels, their high-priced
houses, but few Of them, if any at all, set as
good tables as are to be found at Mrs Fraz
ier's. Near this house is a large feed ant
livery stable, kept by B. L. Cline, who may
be relied upon as good manager Of tht
business. But find this letter taking the
course OF al advertisement of the Bozemal
business, more of which is not intended
since the business men advertise literally IL
their county paper. Before leaving the
city paid visit to the Meadow Bros
Touring mill, on the eastern suburbs. Thi
mill has the largest storing capacity of any
in the country and is the most conveniently
arranged tor receiving grain. Grain dump
ed into the chute from the wagon passes in
to large bin resting on scales of severa
ton capacity where it is weighed and dis
t'ibuted to the storeroom by spouts Or el,