The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-02-07
THE BAD LANDS,

THE BAD LANDS.
Ihelr Worth to the Stock Nan, Mn.
er and Gardener.
Their Ferrasdea. Phy.ieaI Characteristic. .ad
osssral A7p<,nnes.'
There is very general opinion In dit
lercnt raru ri tic country. that the Bad
Lands are the mast sterile, and unlnhabit-
able region on the flce of the earth. The
writer we'll remembers The impression Of
them be obtained In his very youthful
days fruni the study Of Gnyot's geogra-
ply. AImodt tie while Northwest WIS
cuverel with the mysterious words Man.
ralse Teres. The teacher gave a very
free translation to these wnrds and added
some explanatory remarks TO the effect
that they were t,talIy unit for the hnbit.
utlhn Of man or beast. Even birds dying
across suecumb*sl to exhaustion before
reaching It's limits, as ~ fooL of any
Kind vas d'tainahlc. It. will create nj
surprise AIMING many Of our readers to
b. tld that this opIuinn. bu, slightly
modified. Is still prevalent In many parts
i the GUILTY..
In tue 6rs place, W. wish l" state that
The French name .A:auvaise Te1sA was
derived h"r, the old Tndlan name fm
them, which sisullrl la,l had tq travel
N. The French rradIIy adopted Tub
meaning 'ni salIe.l thc,u Mauvalsc Ter
res- The prc<enr name Is 4 literal truns-
lati0n ri these words.
7" the large farmer these lan;is arc
practically wa. .!'-.& .nnir ut rare In.
.rrvnls eau n level piece ut ground be
found that Is several. hundred ncrcs In
extent To the gardener, however, thcy
arr u valuable rs my lansls In the North
west The finest Vegetables NJ all kinds
grow III The greatest protasion. Small
fruit dnes equally we'll. md doubtless
lnrge fruit would he SUCCESS, though It
has mt bccn tried mp to the present.
Ia the stock misrr and cval miner,
h"wrv"s. this l. i.n king coI.u;ry:uf the
Woslh. Ii :'r o.l:rr place arr. there to bc
fuand 81 IuaIIy favorable conditions ior
the raising M stock. Bunch and huffalo
grass eorcr almost every incl.' ot tile
grnnnd. Tic INV sides Of buttes are tic
only places where splendid grazing can
l"t bc fund. On many Of tho Lu.tcs,
however, the grass grows clear t., Tie
summit: tho slopes lniilg tlrl favprite
pasture Ian'is Of tElr cattle. GrurralIy
no tlay nerd lc cut rs the grass cures
standing, ami keeps the cattle In as GOOD
condition all winter Al II they were STALL
tui The only rcnsu tnr quitting m hay
Is tn sratd scarcity Of feed In case. Of
hcnvJ snow. This very scllum hap,cus,
ilowerer. MS very little si,nw falls In the
Fad Lands. In spite Of the uuueroua
cuts of the railrn:d there ucrcr has been
a Mwkaals In the Fail Lands. although
they asc e'nsn,nn over all the rcst af tue
rcad: At no tluie TIL. wiuter has SNOW
been three Inches drcn on q lrycl. A
curious fact with entrle Is that thu ones
that lave been here n year or two md
knuw how to rustic will turn nway from
a stack 81 hay. paw away tic sunw from
ulr grnss and feel III that exclusively,
Eycn.in thu dta.l ri winter meadow has
n vrry rerrrllit!c .tngc at green.
The Raul LaiuL are l.nlc 1T, of buttc,s,
rasint~ md es'lirs. Tl- l'l,tcs are from
"ue ra'Ired tn seven hundred ftrt high,
ss'AAe eHtlIHs IT, sharp Peak: 's;s1safs has.
III. table land nj ihrlr Sunni, euutnin-
l,,s tr"u, "::~ 1t Ave hundred s-rc=. Tie
hu,ls are nh~''r in i:rcgH!a- iigrs
divhI'st ly ra,i:a's. Al tlm L. .I, Of
ll,.-a' raviu.~ iu,ari i'!y it'ws a SIT am ri
water. furnishing :, al'anlaut supply
for rat;ie. TLrte ravitr> are generally
wn.l.~l. c.aslaing IT Gu"wllls Of e.ston-
w"sl. rsslnr rns Ash. Tile ridges VI .'uttes
NV .' =. ~. ~ '"'. ,s'.usS e1''eu
e u III, '-H ''; " 'nsse u
astse s"'"'n :" >'"" ''eS.">' tm' ~
n's p'ae sm"' " '"S'' ". 'sn
e''.'' .''s' :" RAJ ','' ".',r' '"'gS
a stranger ~ ."e 's"s l.la"s WOMB
senv'a." w. 1'u"s'''5 ""'n.ss'<' ana
"ea %.ae W. "'I' s.a'' = "'"; l"'tc ia
c'n',"""ls sa'>'''' vi e"'''ss 'a'hes
aaa c''''sS, "a'en 's"F f.'en n taHiiy IT.
semo'anee u sar" 'H"rt ~ !" FURNISH no
tan'n'a's @"s'e''F' 10 uN imtiatetl'
n""ssrr' tacre u nr ta.ne danger oil being
~ INA" mere l. !" 'l* own nas'sr town.
Every e's''c SLOPES to"nra a rartne,
esrr5 tariac elt''er nuns into the Little
Missouri valley or else INT" s"nie other
5as'nc wnien aoeS lncn remember that
al'l'"'e" N. ine Ll'.le Assouti river Is ve.5