Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-01-30
AALLATIy COUNTY.
Its Extent and. Typographical Fea
tures.-AgrlruKtur Gra xing. Min.
efnl and Other ResOurccs.-Pop-
MlAti0n-ProductiO tiOns In 1879
Attractions for the New
sfs Conner, Etc.
frOm the New West. i.

Galatin county has Wyoming and tn
National Park for its southern boundary
while Caster on the east. Meagl,cr on tn,
inorfh, and Madison and jefferson counties
on the west are its nearest Montana neiyl,
borss 1T lla IN area OF 2G 600 square miles
geographically it consists Of two grea
basins-that OF the Yellowstone In tn,
east. and that Of the G:lllatin in the west
separated from each other by the Bel!
Range, spur Of the Rocky Mountains
Both streams. in passing through thu
county. flow from south to north. III,
Yellowstone. upon arriving near the bound
AIRY tine. makes AN abrupt turn, and p.,r.
suing an almost due easterly course. enter.
the Missouri river. while the Gallatin meets
the middle and west forks. called Madison
and jefferson rivers, and united will, then,
commences the Journey to th'. sea as the
Missouri. A numiper of foot hills and spurs
| suo-divile both basins in system OF val.
leys and canyons.
Gallatin is one of the fattest counties in
Montana; better than a land flowing with
milk and honey. 1t is emphatically land
Of bread and beef. Its eastern basin. con-
sisting largely of the Yellowstone Valley,
has already been in a measure described
under the lsea,iing Of Custer County. As
portions of that basin lie in both. We
know not how to give better Idea Of its
magnificent western half than to quote the
following by Hon. \. p. LaHgford:
Cast your eye upon the map at the
junction of the three stieama which form
the Missouri-thc jefferson. Madison and
Gallatin. Each of these rivers. divided
from the Others by lofty mountain ranges.
flows through broad fertile valley of
great extent and beauty. These valleys
are from sixty to eighty miles in length.
and of All average width of ten miles. The
Gallatin is the largest and most picturesque
and peillaps the best adapted of all the
three to all the purposes Of culture. The
river. which from its source to its mouth
is continuous torrent. divides the valley
and furnishes. by deposits. a
black soil of mile in width on either side,
which is covered for the most part with a
dense. heavy growth OF cottonwood. suffi-
cient for all the purposes of fencing AMI
ins it,l III lhaan8Nu Ia Outside Of
-. =. :. s.,1aads away on either side Of the
rivera distance Of six or eight miles. to the
low grass-cOveled foot hills. which, ;n Intar
turn extend tosti.c base Of parallel ranges
Of lofty mountains. Every foot of land
thus enclosed. embracing territory nearly
ls large as Vermont. affords in its natural
condition the richest pasturage in the
world. BY the simple cultivation Of the
plOw and harrow it can. in single season.
X converted into wheat field which will |
Yield in average crop Of forty bushels to
Inc xcre. Crops of vegetables raised in
Iiis soil will average in size ene-third more,
md some cabmges. turnips, and especially
,ects. one-ll1lf more than the best root
'rops of the Western States. have never
zen such abundant and perfect crops of
wheat, oats, barley. potatoes and all vege-
ahles rs are commonly raised in these val
eys."
The G;llatin Basin is watered by several
II.
n many regions would readily pass tor
ivers. OF the grand region outlined above
" Mr.. Langtord. as fit for cultivation. not
neie than one-tenth is claimed. although
here are compact, thriving settlements
long most Of the streams. The warm.
andy uplands. which. through recent ex-
eriMents. have been proven the best grain
ectiOns all over Montana. are scarcely
ouched. About AZ townships, containing
total OF nearly 100000 acres have been ,
nrveyed OF this broad region less than
10000 acres have been'claimed for all pur-
oses. The county has a population of
bout $500. Over .O0O. 600 bushels of grain ,
ave been produce in the county in ,
ngle season. the average of wheat hcing
bout 80 bushels, and oats Is bushels per
re. We have noted many exceptional
ops where the yield of wheat ran up to
and that of oats to 80 bushels per acre
large fields. One dollar per bushel for G
neat and 30 cents for oats are considered I
lite low here and other produce main t
ins propOrtiOnate prices. There are eight v
cam tIleshing machines in Gallatin Val 4
Y and score or more of selfbindinx '
lrvesters. There are also six Touring h
ills in the county. 4
The following is consolidated report of a
xetables raised in company gardens at n
t. Ellis. Gallatin county. during the seas b
OF 1877. 1t is worthy OF carefully study. Il
pecially by those who are familiar with
e Yields OF artiticially fertiltzed soils in
G East