The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-26
upon the blue grass OF Kentucky. or the buffalo
Rraas Of Nebraakn md Colombo. Tho haaf Ia

grass Of Nebraska and Colorado The beef a" Is
remarkably sweet. tender. and Juicy.
Passing from Dakota, we enter the great Ter
ritory of Montana. and the fertile and beautiful
valley of the Yellowstone River. Montana IL an
immense Territory and contains more square
acres than the States Of Pennsylvania, Maine.
Maryland. Vermont, New Hampshire Now Jer-
sGy Mass MNasssafeh;usetts, G9ngcctiEsat Delaware
500 miles long and 900 miles wide. and is I'm.
doubleday the richest in natural resources OF
over ~ 900 900 acres Of which 10 900 too Hcrrs
are arabic with rich. Tenacious soil.
Mneat ro ing gfat pGrfsG9n Yielding reg
while the astonishing number OF from seventy
I'VE TO one hundred bushels have been pro,
enormously seventy to ninety bushels per
'acre-the oats weighing forty pounds TO tho
bnshel. There is u home, demand within tho
Territory Tor all farm products at good prices
as largo proportion ~ the population are en-.
gagged in mining. The mines are rich. and
principal metals found are, gold and silver
The MOUNTAINS and river beds contain rich de-
p1ss Of nsrals Of all kind
There have been over 80 900 lodes and 2 900
locations are discovered and clui,ned daily
Iron tin. copper. and other ores exist in the
Sfea nnS propulsion anH coal and imGst4Re
hidden wealth Of Montana lies not 50 much in
her mines as on the surface. and the secret is
III STOCK raising. Is the DpSt HFilIil. country
in the world. because tho grass IS better and
more abundant here than anywhere else. The
supply of bunch grass Is almost ineNhaustiblc;
1t grows not only all over the valleys and
benches. but on the foot hills. and even ON many
Of the mountains. The best proofof itsyaue for
grazing purposes Is that tho immense herds Of
buffalo which roam over its plains never
seek other grazing grounds either in the
winter or summer season. Large stock raisers
go at it Systematically, and their profits are
enormous. one man made t42 800 in six years
on an investment OF one-fourth of that amount.
The care of the herds amounts TO almost moth.
ny, one herder managing easily z,OoO mead Of
cattle The average cost OF raising steer is
from }t 90 cents to 81 year. steer raised IRON a
about s.. Less capital is required in sheep
husbandry than in cattle raising. the remarka-
duction OF soft sound wool. The increase in
sheep will range from so to 80 per cent Mon
fs fG ar Il
man. Labor commands higher figure than
in Dakota. US glance at the figures below will
verify:
Without board per month si5 20
Transient in harvest with board per ...,. ? IS
Transient NOT NOT in w VIII, GGa, r 80
SSH.psnSInS without iYaai eSarI per drs
Machine making without board per DAY .....,, IL
shoemaking without board per day. ............ IS
the new towns Of Bismarck Miles City. and
many others the laboring man has plenty to do
men in this country. excepting recent arrivals
who have not yet had time TO make start.
Take Miles City for example. situated at the
| confluence OF the Yellowstone and Tongue
Rivers. 1t has now population close on 2 900
souls thronging its busy streets where five
years ago the white man dared not tread uu-
less well armed and in considerable numbers.
Money invested in this town brings from forty
TO sixty per cont. on capital laid out \ lady
can walk unmoested through its streets. This
cannot BE- said Of other places further east.
Many OF the discharged soldiers from the
United states army never return to their East
ern homes. but take advantage Of the Home
becoming large iandholders and we'll on the
| road to prosperity. Montana contains many
fertile valleys which are rapidly filing with
settlers. Tongue River Valley has already
numerous stock ranches. and this is only one
81 the twenty three valleys that this imnense
Territory holds The railroad has already
reached the lovely valley Of the Rosebud. and
its products have found ready market IN the
East Through the agency Of the Northern Pacific.
Further west you come TO the Bug Horn. the
Great an1 Little Porcupine. ruiucks Fork.
Clarkes Fork. the valley Of the Muss"lShcll.
and then the famous Judiths Basin. Pass ng
still westward. the Jefferson and Madison Riv-
| them all Is attained. the beautiful and fruitful
Galatn Valley; Wonderful stories are told oi
this region. The cereals and vegetables from
this quarter that find a ready market in Bozc-
man are something 70 aStonish the most skcp-
teal. Truly ii may BE- said that Westward
the course OF empire takes its way" There is
promising future for every one VINO will give
est country the sun shines on. II they be work
ers. and not merely jewellers Oh the land sue
cess Will surely attend their cndcavors and
peace and plenty Will be their reward