Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-18
FENCED DRIVES
Should be Thrown Open at
Once, Especially Along the
Water Ways.
Blooded Stock Improves the
Herds and Enriches the
Herders.
Stock Men Buy Real Estate in
Miles city-President Hills
Opinion of Montana.
The stock Yards.

The stock Yards.
Great interest was shown yesterday
In the stock yards question aud many
inquiries we've made regarding the
probability of "A removal of the yards
to Terry. To those answer could be
made that several methods would aid
toward retaining the yards here, and
very important, is the opening of the
drives along the water ways. This
can lie done by those who have fences
on the east side of Tongue river, for a
distance. taking down u portion Of
fence sufficient to leave room for a
good cattle drive. This would also
apply to other streams where the
drives are impeded by fences. II IL
greatly 10 the interest of those who
have lands tributary to Miles City,
and who profit from Its growth to do
all In their power to thus assist In the
development Of the cattle business
and the cattle growers are disposed,
on the other hand. to so manage their
driving Of cattle that they will not in
terfere with or damage those through
whose lands they pass. Farmers al
ready talked with on this subject sx-
press their willingness to open the
drives as far as lay In their power and
they should all do their utmost to
work together In an effort to make
open drives along the rivers. II does
not seem necessary that In all cases
the drives should DO right next to the
river side but they should be close
enough to admit Of watering stock at
reasonable intervals. The action to-
ward placing the yards on the ressrva-
tion near the city 10 n good one and an
answer Is expected soon TO the tsle-
gram sent Delegate Maginnis yester-
day. regarding the bill n,w before
Congress ito place them there. An.
other plan proposed BY couple Of
gentlemen who are deeply interested
In this place and who have q large
amount Of property here and In this
vicinity is worthy of care
full consideration. They pro-
posed to give the use of their
blocks No. liz, lis and ll9 as long m
they mag be needed for stock yard
purposes. This property lies between
tine 1nter-Ocean hotel and Tongue
river on the north side Of the North
ern Pacific track and comprises an
area Of about 9OOx6OO feet ifthe North
srn Pacific right Of way Is included.
The latter would naturally be included
as the railroad company would need
1t for side tracks and for portion of
the yards. This location has its dis
advantages, like all Others; Tongue
river would have to he crossed, but
the new county bridge will be built
this fall and meantime the ferries can
be used or the cattle can swim and ere
long ford the stream. Furthermore,
a portion of these blocks Is sometimes,
early In the spring, flooded, but IT 10
only twice In seven years and then Mt
the above mentioned period that the
floods have been sufficient tn inter-
fere with stock handling there. and by
improvements that have been pro-
posed some time ago that trouble may
be overcome. The offer Is worth In
vestigating aud the placing Of stock
yards there would accomplish almost
the same result ~ u they were on the
reservation, for the lstteris only across
the river and through the reserve
there 10 an open drive Of ten miles up
Tongue river without any impedi-
ments such ss wire fences or settle
nients. OF course II the effort to place
the yards ON the reservation 10 sue.
csssftil II would give q location that
would heat meet the wishes Of all con.
cerned. Answer to our telegram to
Washington regarding It Is eagerly
looked for and meantime this propo-
sal should be considered and those
who have fences across the drives
should do all they can towards open.
ing them, for that 10 Of the utmost i'm
portsnce, no matter where the yards