Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-03
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A. the PhiloHelpnia New Worth West
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As will be sctn by Il circular from H.
Northern Pacific Ra;road which we plin
In another column. tiat Company intend
to push tie building Of the road iInmctIi
ately into the heart OF Montana 1t i
now tie time for cntcrpri-ing men 10 9,
and gain a toolhOll. establish themse;yo
Ia business. and secure land which vii
rapidly advance in value as the railroad
PROCESSES.
No section Of orr country AT the prcscn,
time offers greater inducements then Mon
tana. Its mincr.l resources. although aS
yet but impcrtcctly explored. are known
to be ineXlarrsiiblc. IL gold and silver
mines have yicl led JaGj3.O00. and the
annual yiell since 1864 has averaged s.
100000. Ores in many Of the mines are so
rich that they pHy haud.Omcly after being
hauled three hundred miles TO tie railway.
and thence TO Europe tor reduction. Iron.
coal. copper. lead, cinnabAr. etc. are equal
ly plentiful. In fact. Montanl's mountains
are literal slOrc-hoU>cS "f mineral rides.
only waiting tie magic touch of capital to
add lavish" 10 oar nations " .alth.
i''''fs'..'
16.WW.00 acres Of agricultural lands are
found in TIL, grand domain not ona-.!xih
of which is claimeI or occupied. The na-
tive buhcil-gr;.SS j. Il winter and summer
fed equal 10 oats. Cattle. horses and shpfp
Keep fat the year ronni in the open air.
Meats are juicy. tender and of unusually
hne flavor. ana the wool clip OF $4,000
pounds III ls.S WAS eagerly sought by
Eastern buyers. Over 10000 cattle were
marketed in 1873 ut an ayerorr Of 50. 30
per head. while the toiIl cost of production
was less than 50 per head Wheat. oats,
rye, barley and AL hardy vegetables are ,
produced in great abundance and of quail
~ nnex""lled. Wheat yields from - to
0O bushels per acre and oats from - TO 50.
Apples. pears. and plinnS. grape. Siberian :,
crabs AMI nearly all small fruits are pro-
c'lccI in different loaalilirs. Yellow ana {"
white pine. sprlnc AMI cedar are abundant. y
Marble. granite. limestone. an | sandstone
exist iIfirrNhau>tihle quantities. Montana u
boasts the finest river and valley system in II
The world. having 4 dozen rivers as largp $;
and beautiful rs tie Mohawk or Juniata- ~
hree of which are navi@ablr-and being CO
'ountifllly waterei by hundreds OF lee c ia
streams and crystal lakes: water-power ca
S therefore illimitdblc All streams are pc
ull Of trout and other fish. ana ok. deer Il,
ntelopc. moose. bear. mountan sheen and 81
lany kinds of small game abound
Numerous hot mineral springs and ov
ND Invigorating atmosphere are among IL,
ne attractions for health seekers. There co
no m;lhra: no epiheniics. hurricanes or a
storms have thus far been pc,
nown. The mountain passes are from
600 to 1000 feet lower than elsewhere in al,
'e Rockies. and are approached by easy Mr.
rades. Population of the Territory b. DIRE
10. gam of $1,000 in two ars. The ia,
business employs ! men.
300 animals and $500 wagons. an total 49,.
pital of 81 10000. Money is plenty and ="
1ploymcnt ready for all IT good wages. -"
lnrches. schools libraries and rood dgily ~
q weekly newspapers are more nu,ncr-
S than in sections Of similar population =.
st. The inhabitants are lospitable and
nero"S. and welcome us IN ally every ~"
lustrious new conner acQ'
Wines can nov be bought at low figures. -,e'
lcl. with railroad communication, will VIC
.ome exceedingly ,..,,,n,Ia -: "'' all .
y ba ouapod .n,i c,,,,,., ,a,.-,, Ir, he 5
stock can now be cheaply acquired. y
lch can then be marketed at small ey- ah"'
use and viii yield large returns. ms
he cheapest anlquickest route to Nor mus
a is by the Missouri river, which can be mere
ched from TIE Mississippi and its t.ihu- PEN
es. and by the Nortbpr, p,c;tio p.,;I have
d as far as Bismarck. -"