The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-20
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"a pkTgrasaa'a Discovery.

There are not many men who can learn al
about the sheep business in. Montana in three
days, but pilgrim who recently arrived il
Benton has performed tie extraordinary
feat. His name is T. e. Cameron, and, az
he recently held a government clerkship, i
is possible that he is in some way related tc
cid Simon Cameron, known in the Keystone
State as the "Winnebago Chief" The fact,
however, that t. g. isa fuI-fedged lawyer,
and one of them id. literary fellers" is
slightly against this presumption, as the o.d
Chief would have nothing to do with such
chaps. They are not Of bis stamp. Well,
young Cameron came up the. river on the
Benton, and during the triple was wont to
dilate ID eloquent speech Oh The glorious op-
portunities afforded young man in Monta-
ma and Of what he proposed to do on his ar
rival. To begin with he would practice law
and astonish the natives in divers ways. But
no pent up profession could confne his tai
ents. It bis clients came in clouds he would
take time to cultivate the meek-eyed sheep
and give his personal supervision to a ranch
stocked to the extent of his pile with the
best breeds of that amiable quadruped.
"There is big money in sheep" he would
say, ''and in few years I expect to make as
much as will satisfy my craving after
the filthy lucre.' He came and three short
days sufficed to convince him that he mad ta-
ken rather roseate view Of the sheep that
in fact, there is no money at all in the sheep
business, and the man who invests in the
same is as crazy as Guitteau and should be
put at once into straight jacket. It required
but three days for Cameron to make this dis
coverY. It is true he never saw ranch un-
til he came to Montana it is true he knew
no more about sheep husbandry than cay
ote does of the hereafter !; it is true he
couldn't distinguish between the wool of a
ong haired scrup and a thoroughbred meri
40 !; it is true in fine, that he is as innocent
1f sheepcraft as the pulling babe-and yet he
discovered in three days by making an ex-
;ursion of ten miles into the country, that
here is no money in the sheep business in
Montana This is certainly evidence Of ge-
l.us Of 8 high and peculiar order. We met
Mr. Cameron Immediately on his return from
me Of the nearest ranches, where he had
oeen making his investigations, and inquired
low he liked the country.
mot very WELL" was the prompt answer.
'sWhy, I thought you would fall in love
With it the first thing. What's the matter
low ?'
We'll, everything is oyerdone, and / see
10 money here for me. Raising sheep in
Iontana is not what it is cracked up to be,
nd want none of it in mine. / have fig
red the thing down pretty close and know
D dot how matters stand Others can do |
$ they please, but I would rather be ex-
used from sheep ranching in Montana.
ball 60 down the river on the Butte.
He is gone, and Montana must endeaver
} develop her sheep and other interests
7ithout the aid Of his brilliant and far
eaching intellect Doubtless he will tell the |
eople Of the States with whom he comes
! contact that Montana is fraud and |
neep raising out here q delusion and snare. |
ONE will believe him, the few who fail to
se that it is Cameron and not Montana to
HON the appellation fraud properly be-
,ngs. Ia, ia, Canmy.
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