Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-02
ANON THE
LOWER WILLOW CREEK,

including the valley ABOVE ana below, at Ii
: mouth, comprises a most excellent farmin.
section. The soil is deeFfand rich, and TIL
variety of wheat it produces is generally ad
mitted to be the best that is produced ii
Montana. 1t is this good quality of thu
wheat which in a great measure gives thu
Willow creek flour the advantage in oul
markets. The soil appears to be quicker
than in most parts of the country. Crops
ripen early and the harvests are usually in
advance of other districts. Melons and ten.
der vegetables appear to be grown with
more certainty here than in some other sec
tons. The farms are generally small and
somewhat behind in the way of improve
ments. This is caused mainly by the raw
ages OF the..grasshoppers, which have until
this season toasted largely in this section.
The settlement supports a good school, has
rather a neat church building centrally To-
Gated. Among the foremost residents Of
my acquaintance are, F. NJ. Tlnsley, Geo.
Hale, M. Coursen, G. l.. Duke, ID. p. Dob
ms, VIM. Hankinson, L. Gautler, and JAS.
Smart. ..
S111
still has a few residents who seem determ-
ined to remain with 1t. Mr.. Sherman is
postmaster and merchant, and MIR. Akin
runs the hotel. The home of ID. Thorn
as, proprietor of the Madison and Empire
Touring mills, is here. just now the Madi-
son mills are standing, awaiting some re-
pairs in the water supply, which, when
completed, will probably enable the mill to
run continually through the coolest winter,
which will be necessary to grind the large
crops in the neighborhood. In this connec-
ton it may be we'll to mention that the toll
bridges crossing the Madison and Jefferson
rivers, under the management OF Messrs.
Paul & Hanley, are in better condition than
they formerly were. The propretors, be-
sides merchandising, keep one of the best
conducted hotels in the country.
ALONG WEST GALLATIN RIVER
are the homes of some of the most promi-
nent farmers and fine stock breeders Of thai
county, and it does me a pleasure to note
that they are all the HUsBANDMAN's friends.
First of these, taking them as they come on
my route is Phillip Thorpe, who has a
most excellent location and pleasant home.
In his corrals and pastures | looked at some
No. colts and stations, and in the shady
pastures some pretty Short-horns. Charles
is next, and a lover of fine stock
help but be pleased to look through
his herds. No one takes more pride in
breeding fine stock than he does, and al
ready Short-horns from his herd have
found buyers from all parts of the country.
He also has some good stations. The next
IS the farm of Henry Heeb, located between
streams of the river and surrounded by
! grove, his premises extending two miles
or more in length. His thoroughbred
stock are of the best families. His horses
well as steppers, and his Short
lorns are up to the standard. Brigham
feed was next on my route. He, too, has
herd of Short-horns that in beauty O fform
lave no superiors in the country. His
have been materially improved
sithin the past two years. In the neigh
of Mr.. Reed there are some most
'xcellent farms, all Of which were rich with
beautiful crops of ripe grain. The names of
hese farmers as far as my acquaintance ex-
ends, are Jacob Van Hoose, Dave Kuhn,
!. A. Elliott, Mrs. Jas. Cummings, j. c.
Carter, DR.. w. j.. Slower, A. j.. Farrow.
Orr, and Henry Sterling. eThe last
our named are late arrivals in Montana.
have bought land and are improving
THE EAST BANK r,
i west Gallatin and the tributary streams
t the base OF the mountains is thickly set
led with thrifty farmers. There is moth
ne more delightful than to look down up
N them when ladened with golden grain.