The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01

mines referred to are wholly on the i
Crow Reservation, with very little If
any agriculturals lands and of no practi- |
cal use to the Indians. When the treaty |
Of 1868 was made with the Crows set
ting aside their Reservation, which in
ut work ut Emigrant Gulch and had
l,een SO at WORK on their mines since !
1863. The Crows without exception
willingly signed the treaty of 1880, and
are anxious to have it ratified and re-
ceivc their pay therefor. They feel as
if they had been badly treated, claim
ing that they sold and conveyed away
their land lying south and west of East
Boulder. aud the Great Father refuses
to comply on his part and take their
land and pay them for it. And it does
the Congress of the United States
should not promptly ratify the treaty.
1t is inn POSSIBLE to offer any excuse that
would seem sufficient to justify the de-
lay, and in attempting to explain the
situation the Crows say: ugh! We
have parted with our title, and convey
I'd away the same in accordance with
the wish of the Great Father, and he
refuses to make remuneration therefor"
And they say, bad faith! bad faith!
White man no keep his word. Great
Father help white man no keep his
word.'
AGRICULTURE, GAME, ETC.
West and north of the district re-
ferred to is the Yellowstone valley,
which reaches distance Of 40 miles
where it intersects the Yellowstone
river, to the eastern line Of Gallatin
county, the valley being from three to
fifteen miles wide. 1t is rapidly being
settled up by an industrious people. In
this valley and upon the montains bor-
lcring on the valley are innumerable
herds of elk, often numbering from 500
to 1000. Black and white tail deer,
mountain sheep, antelope, cinnamon,
grizzly and black bear abound the year
round, and in the upper Yellowstone,
it as the best trout stream in the known
world, the gamiest red-finned trout
abound, and they are ready for the bait
at all seasons. On the plateaus the
long-eared jack rabbits and their half.
brothers, the cotton-tails, skip around
in abundance. The mountain grouse
and the fool hen are plenty. In short,
the sportsman and angler can here find
IL field of the widest range.
Weare informed by those most famil-
Jar with it that this portion Of the Vel
agricultural lands and stock ranges.
The former are susceptible of irrigation
without any great Inconvenience; nu-
nler0us mountain streams intersect the
valley ut different points, affOrding a
perpetual abundance OF water. In this
valley can be seen at this time herds of
cattle, horses and sheep In the finest
condition. They range the valleys and
foothills, and thrive and do well with
out any other sustenance than the ma
tive grasses throughout the year. They
are taken off the range rolling fat,
ready for the markets. The principal
grass of the valley, and more particu-
larly of the foothills, is the bunch vari-
ety., which preserves its nutritive quail
ties In the highest perfection during the
winter months.
BOHEMIAN AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY.
People who are interested in q town
or country. will mentally ask many
questions, and grantinga large constit-
uency for this article, We will answer
some of the most natural Inquiries In
All informal way. In the first place, the
weather Is no drawback either In sum-
mer or winter. Men who are in earn
est will not stop on account Of vs.
above In July, or ~ below In Janu-
airy. Zero is y common reading of the
thermometer in the winter, but not ~
or 500 below. People wlo think or talk
much about the weather are apt to call
it 2Oo below when it Is only 80 below, or
zero when it is - above. The snow
fall is light and not more than sum-
ent for good sleighing. We can br.e- :