Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-09-18
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OLD ALDER GULCH

OLD ALDER GULCH
has many pleasant homes along it's shores
Near its mouth there is som most excellent
farming land now owned and occupied BY
hardy tillers of the soil. The first, that O
w. j. Parkins, is a most beautiful place
Mr.. p. is a lover of fine stock, especially
horses, and has upon his premises a herd Of
good brood mares and colts, and some ex.
cellent stations. Red Cloud, his old stand.
by, was looking we'll, and the same may be
said of Bogus Bill. Dictator Forest, a two.
year-o1d, late from the bluegrass pastures
Of Kentucky, is one of the prettiest colts
have seen. and doubtless will come in the
ring next year among the fastest t~rotters,
Adjoining Mr.. Parkins' place is the farm o.
r. III. Combs. A.little further on is the
premises of j. j. Byrd, where a considera.
BILE change and improvement has taken
place. His new partner has planned and
arranged the house in shape, causing fresh
flowers to bloom in the windows and door
yard, rendering it more inviting than when
a bachelor was the solitary master. The
fields fronting the door looked well. Inmy
short visit there | caught" an item about
farming which is deemed valuable tor future
use. The mines of Alder still yield a con
siderable sum of money. There are seven
fumes in operation in the gulch, and | be-
lieve all are paying well for the labor being
done. The ffume belonging to Messrs. O.
A. oedman & w. G. McGregory has pro.
crossed farther than probably any other,
and doubtless has paid a handsome dividend
every season. This year about All acre OF
land has been washed to the bedrock and
the proceeds taken therefrom, but this is on
ly about half the seasons work, since they
have a large head OF water and will contin-
ue to operate until freezing weather. Vir-
ginia is Virginia still, and, though it may
have rivals, Judging from the past it will
hold its present population many years.
'sThey say'' the season with the merchants
has been dull, but seeing their pleasant
smiles as they linger leisurely about the
doorWays and awnings, drew the conclu-
sion that it was not so lawful dull, after
all. In the past year there has not been
many changes in firms, and the same signs
swing as they did a year ago, treshened on
" by the clever "Jewish inscription which
is SO tempting that one is almost persuaded
to invest simply for the sake Of getting a
bargain. Virginia has a good country trade
as well as the mines, and I wonder that so
many Of hel business men can do without
the husbandmens favorite journal, when
their trade is so acceptable. At the Made
soaian Office Mr.. Keisef was busy in the job
department, and Deyarmon and Baker were
as busy in the sanctnm as editors usually
are. This office has one of the best power
presses in the West. In less than ninety
minutes the tull edition, over /, 800 copies, is
printed. w. A. ButterMore, for a long
time past City Marshal, has bought oHt
Douglass, the huxter, and has renovated
and arranged The we'll stocked store of no.
tons, fruit and candies, and fruit, candies
and notions. all of which go to that stores
many patrons. Col, Deimling is still the
postmaster, u safe government agent and
the. peoples custodian and distributor OF let
tiers. j. S. Bartrnff, the nurseryman and
gardner. sports 4 gay turnout aud peddles
berries and. small fruits from his fine gar
den. Ills harvest this year of Strawberries,