The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-24
BOHEMIAN.
A Former Lowell Mans Account Of the Busy
Little Montana City.

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,r few weeks. Mr.. Fielding was 70,
many years engaged in the hardwar
business here. When he went out Of il
last summer he was succeeded BY J. \.
Bartlett and Frank B. Dow, for many
years connected with the firm, who have
since carried on the business. Last Feb
ruary Mr. Fielding's son, Fred A.. ais
connected with the old firm, departed
for Bozelnan, there to enter cuisines
with his uncle, Gen. L. S. Willson, an *
tensiv" dealer in dry goods. etc. II. \
Fielding lett Lowell for B pzeman la-l
July. He arriv, d here ON his visit the
10Th of November, and will remain until
the middle Of the present month He
was interviewed by representative OF
the Courier, when he related the more
interesting facts in connection with his
new home, many of which will be espec-
tally interesting to Lowell people. Mr..
Fielding reports business there to b.
good, but he is not himself engaged in
any mercantile pursuit at present, and
! saws that his folks like it first rate. not
one of them having been homesick since
leaving Lowell.
Bozeman is the county seat for Gala
tin valley, situated in the southeastern
part of the territory, This valley is A.
miles long and % miles wide, and is one
of the richest agricultural dist rirts IN thu
country. Bozeman, at the head of the
valley, is located on land lnn>tIy leyr.
| between the Las. and thu West Galaiin
| rivers, 20 miles from the YelIpwst' n,
p. rk, and 100 miles eat OF Helena. caIi
| tai OF the territory. The climate II
Boxer an is much niI,I,r than in Thu
vicinity, and Fred Fielding says he ha
seen no winter weather since he ha.
been there. The city is two degrees I"
latIt,d. far her II ,rtii than Lowell 1t
altitude is much Crater, bein. $3.50 feet
while that of Lowell is so feet. Boz.
iGan Is reached ir IN the east and wesi
10y the N'rthern Pacific railroad. Ii i,
2o0O miles from Lowell. and five la,r
are CONSUMED in tr:yclin. between the
two places. To 90 to San Francisco from
l. ,zeinan it Is necessary to go to PORT
land, Oregon, 1000 miles, and rom thence
either by rail Or water Bozeman is a
regularly chartered city, having pop,l-
lati1n OF 5000. which is rapidly increas-
in-, 1t is made up mostly of western
and southern lcol le, and there are very
few for, igner-. The city is distinctively
an agricultural centre for a radius of 20
miles The only mills are two large
turing establishments. in which the
rollar process is used, and also two plan
in4 mills. Water power is ahu:,dan!
a.,d may be easily utilized. The public
biil1in@s are the county court ho,:se, ii
thir building. the b:t,en OF which i,
Used Is tiic lo,al police station, Two small
h tells. the tiallatin Valley Nationa
Bank building, twu large trick no
~ iistl~ tiIft fIl'tit itS. hctliHulSt, ! ItS
byterian and Episcopal. and the Haltis,>
are constructing an e,iitice. Generally
HE building in the city are OF wo; d,
tn 1,gh new Buildings for business pur
poses are b-ing constructed of brick.
which are made in the place. Bozeman
is prrttily laid out, its streets dividil-
into squares The street and avenue.
are very wide. Main rect is 100 .eet
wide, and Cent al avenue. on which Mr..
Ri l,ling is to b. it'd dwelling, IS 50 feet
in width. dozen houses have been
built In BuzeiIlan since MIR Fielding went
there last July. which is quite number
for the place, considering its size Next
year several nice residences will b.
erected. Boston parties are contelnpla-
ting the construction Of a large iot'
another season, and their undtrtakin..
will und"ubted be carried out Two
weekly newspapers, the Avant Courier,
republican, and the Bozenan CHRONICLE,
democratic are published in the city.
All kinds of mechanics and workmcn
receive high wages, and the cost of liv-
ing il but little more than what it is
here. Carpenters are aid 81 and S4.50a
day ana masons the same. House rent
is alb tut the same as in Lowell, venison
S Ills lor 5 to 10 cents Il pound, best cuts
of beef IS cents a p 'und, but clothing,
boots, shoes. etc, are more expensiv
than they are in New England.
Galatin valley is great grain region,
and produces the very best of wheat.
The vegetables raised there are much
superior to those grown in New FINLAND
C ,ltivated straw berri,s are grown there
very large and sweet. Most of the fruit
consumed IN Bozeman is brought from
Oregon and California. Nice apple are
now worth S. and $3.50 barrel Until
within few years. fruit was very high.
apples selling for 20 cents pound. they
are now worth 10 cents a pound. All
fruit is sold by the pound, pears and
peaches being % cents poun', Grapes
from Calif.rnia are little cheaper than !
they are here.
Not only is Bozeman most beautifully
as regards scenery, being sur
rounded by mountains. but in these great
hills are vast quantities of coal and
and also excellent quarries
where stone for underpinningis obtained
In these mountains is the only coal
found west Of the Mississippi. At place
called Timberline, 10 miles from Boze-
man, 100 houses have been built, this
summer for the coal miners. A number |
Of coke furnaces are being built, to make
coke for smelling purposes. The noun |
tains are full of iron. At Emiarant gulch
about 30 miles away, are placer mines.
but there has never yet been sufficient |
capital to work them.
There are but few Lowell people in
Bozeman. In 1866 General Wilson went