Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-08-21
AMONG THE MONTANA FARMS, HERDS,
FLOCKS AND MINES.
SILVER STAR

The humping and humming of the quartz
mills lulled me into a strange dream-land.
At first angels attended, heaping piles of
gold and silver at my feet but the change
was sudden and dreadful. My fortune dis
appeared and the angelic faces were trans
formed into a thousand festive cinaer tectu-
laaius, who chung to my body with such a
fondness that the blood trickled from me
and ran in torrents. | had designed to re-
trace my steps of last year in a VISIT to the
Broadway mine, to "write it up" for the
appreciative owners, but my PROSTATE con-
dition rendered me unfit for the task.
AT RON ROD
one 10-stamp mill is running on Broadway
ore. Below town a new mill is being built
by Mr.. Merk, to work ore from the Victoria,
a recent discovery. 1t is designed to work
five dollar ore proftably. Iron Rod has
one store and one first-class hotel, kept by
Geo. Fluent. Opposite the town there is a
nice neighborhood of farmers, OF whom
Geo. Gideon and Asa Cornforth were among
the first l~ocators. These gentleman have
coy homes and fine fields.
TWIN BRIDGES
has improved very much within the past
year. The Lott house, a good hotel, is
kept by Mr.. Morrison. The grange store is
run by G.. T. Lewis and is doing a good
business. DIR. Davidson has located there
permanently and erected a fine residence.
The Pomona grange is about to build a fine
hall, and other Improvements are anticipat-
ed. While at the Bridges and in the neigh
borhood l had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
Duffield, John Wilheart, Jacob Wyrock,
and a number of other stock-growers. Tn
last named gentleman is an extensive dairy
man. He is building a neat residence and
is otherwise making improvements. Mr..
Holden continues to hold the position of
school teacher here. Good Holden. NJ
THE POMONA A :
cooperative store at this place is entitled to
more consideration than is generally given
it. The plan of its management is the same
as that in eastern states. The stockhold-
ers are the safest, most responsible and re-
liable farmers in this section. G. Z. Lewis
is salesman, but the management is under
direction of the stockholders. Whether it
is paying or not l do not know, but Edo
know that the sales are enormous, and |
am led to the conclusion that such men as
M. Fl. Lott, j. w. Brook, John Bitney, ia
cob Wyrock and G.. +. Boteman would
not hold its stock unless a reward was com
ing from. the investment. Mr.. Lott, owner
of the bridge property, hotel and dairy herd
here.otTwin Bridges, has leased the same
for the year and is himself taking things
easy. The Comfort Bros. have the black
smith shop and are doing the large business
(which this central point and their good
workmanship command.
SALISBURY
has not improved any except in the way Of
q little mercantile house. Amos Purdum
is the sole proprietor of the business there,
aud keeps a complete stock of farm supplies.
He has recently purchased a tract of land
adjoining the town and will soon begin the
erection ofa neat dwelling on the same. In
a conversation he said he was tired of a ho-
tel home and believed he would try ''bach-
indicates at q glance that he will need an
assistant, and non are more worthy of a
good one. In the suburbs Of the town is
the residence of Geo. Lapont, foreman of
the Overland stage %company's blacksmith
ing business south of Helena, besides which
he has a good little farm and is making.
money.
B~EAvERHEAD L
there are some very pleasant, homes, fine
farms and grain fields on the upland and
meadows skirting the river. A visit to
them was entertaining. The farmers l met