The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-01

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which probably 5000 head hnve been
mtFk,igl ia, il.i. mak.ng -ne hand
some return ut ~Sto.o1o. At $50
per head
~ suun as tDe rau-c, a.ong tn,
Noi;n.m Pacific Railrcd become over
stocked. cattle men Will seek neH
grazing lands Tor thclF bands and INC
indications are the present number
in this section Will be augmented
nearly double in the next two years,
although ,uca crowdins on the ranges
may prove hu'tiul to the industry.
The numerous streams that How
from the various mountain ranges. the
rich grasses that abound in valleys and
on table lands. and the numberless
brakes and coulees. have made this
region a paradise Ion cattle raising.
AID a number OF our cattle men have
become rich in few years.
f. Although range cattle have sold As
low q, "a per head in Montana.
to-day it is the only legitimate indus
II, IN the United States that is exempt
from the blghtlng Influences Of the
financial depreS on.
1t is the opinion of good judges
that there is no danger OF a marked
decline in the cattle market for years
10 come. Beet is the staple meat food
of cities and villages Of the United
States and Great Britain, and its use
largely increasing among other nations
Since the middle OF December the
weather has been extremely cold and
bids fair to equal 1874 in Its severity,
yet, without some blighting disease
visits the ranges. which they have for
tunately escaped in the past. the out
look for the cattle industry is very
promising.
There seems to bc no alarm among
cattle men of this vicinity in regard to
the six mile trail' from Texas to the
the Northwestern territories. Such Il
scheme will never materillize. There
will be plenty of barriers intermediate
on the proposed trail, say nothing of
the well-grounded objections that
could be brought against the plan by
our own stockmen, such rs transmit
ting diseases, over ciowding ranges, etc.
The cattle men of this section are
intelligent and enterprising men. and
while they do not want the earth for
a. range, they still understand the evil
effects of the trail proposition.
Among the principal cattle men in
this section are Stewart * Anderson.
Andrew Fergus, Henry Seiben, Robert
Coburn, John Dovenspeck, brooks
x Co. James Dempsey and Thomas
Ryan.
Horse Ranches.
Horse raising is 4 comparatively
new occupation in this section. but
promises to be among the most i'm
portant of our growing industries in a
few years. Probably over half a mil
hon dollars is already invested in the
business. There are two horse ranches
within fifteen miles of Maiden. that
cannot be surpassed in the west for
flrst-class stock, those OF Seligman.
Bailey " Kennel and Thomas Shea:
the former is located on fork of Nc
Donald creek. about ten miles south
of IT. Masinnis. the latter on Armelfs
creek, on the north side of the Judith
mountains. Mr.. Shea has leased the
blooded stations ''Don a" and Young
Diamond and with a fine lot of brood
mares and young stock, is ON the road
10 wvTf-l1. tfC- rnrcTTtS 70 ma vain
able Percheron Norman stallion To his
band next spring. Barr Smith, of the
Judith Basin, also possesses valuable
horse flesh, including draft and buggy
horses, brood mares and young stock.
From the strides made in the way
Of raising American horses, it would
seem that the little cayusc must CO.
S'iinerai Resources.
All known minerals extant in Mon
tana have been discovered in the Judith
mountains, though but partially pros
pectcd and slightly developed The
parent vein. upon which the principal
mines are located, follows the main
ridge and Is tr,ceable through the
mountains, running m north-eastcrly
and >ouili-wes.erly direction, extending
some distance into the Little Snowy
range. while Oh either side are numer-
Gus spurs, the majority of which carry
ores of high grade, containing telurum
gold and silver in their several natural