The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1885-05-06
MONTANA.
Bulletin.


millions Of acres being mountains, thu
nowhere are the mountains so abrupt
rugged and sterile as. further south il
Utah and Colorado"
In its world renowned Yellowstone
National Park may be found the sources
of three of the great rivers of the con-
tinent. The Yellowstone navigablc foi
distance of 450 miles; the Missouri
nayigable for 1000 miles 900 of which
are within the borders of Montana; and
the mighty Columbia draining 10000
squares miles of Montana and pouring
itself into the Pacific.
''The great falls of the Missouri, 50
miles above Fort Renton, have per-
pendicular plunge of 80 feet, and for
grandeur and beauty rank among natures
wonders"
The climate of Montana cannot be
equalled. The writer of this article new
er knew such winters as those he has ex-
perienced here. With its mild and
equable winters, Montana is a perfect
paradise on earth. We do have billiards.
but coming only once or twice in win,
ter and lasting only two or three DAYS
we are led to regard them as the tail
end of some extra stray Dakota biz
yards and we are confident that If we
had any other State or Territory for an
eastern neighbor we would have none at
all. And then every little while in the
winter we are visited by the Chinook"
a warm western breeze from the Pacific.
which drives away the snow on the
hills, thus affording abundant grazing for
the cattle. Remembering the altitude
Of Montana and the dryness of it's at
mosphere, our friends can easily under
stand why we suffer less with the ther-
mometer at so degrees below zero than
they do in the east when it barely |
reaches zero. During our summer |
months we never have any excessively |
hot weather and the nights are always
cool. AS for the spring in part of
Gallatln county farming had commenced !
this year the middle of March.
Amongst the many things which
make Montana an important country
stands not least prominent its coal beds.
Gallatin, Yellowstone, Chateau, Beaver
head and Deer Lodge counties all pos
good coal mines, tho Gallatin probably
leads in both quantity and quality. The
The coal found here is of excellent cox
ing quality. The coal mines directly
around Bozeman would alone make this
city an important point.
As in all these western states and ter
ritories, stock raising is an important
money making interest in Montana. 1t
is estimated that there are now in the
Territory $1,000 head of cattle worth in
round numbers $4O,000,0O0. The great
hills with their long slopes afford ex-
cellent grazing In winter and summer,
thus reducing the expense of this work
to minimum. The same may be said
of horses. We quote from Mr.. Hillburne
of Madison county, who owns
$50 head of pedigreed trotting stock:
"In all essential qualities the Montana
bunch grass is superior to the grasses of
any other part Of the Union, not except
ing the blue grass of Kentucky, which is
often rank and which does not, like our
bunch grass, cure on the stalk. The
Montana article thus affords nutritious
ood for grazing stock throughout the
winter. Secondly, the atmosphere is
Dure and dry and the elevation sufficient a
o insure good lung development; that a
8, good wind, without which no horse I
an be called perfect, no matter what be I
lis pedigree or training, The soil of the c
anges is dry and free from alkali or Q
ther injurious elements thus promoting a
he growth of hard and healthful hoofs, c
requisites to perfection in o
n
Upon the subject of sheep we quote
rom the exposition pamphlet, "Mon-
ana"
Prior to 1873 there were practically no :
heep in the territory There are now q
yer 100000, valued at about $1,000 900. | r,
lOntana wool now ranks next to the | 81
ighest class of wool raised in the Uni D
ID Statesr. Profits on wool growing are y :,
by many as greater than on ts
title raising, and even the more conser- al
alive breeders figure profit of from 25 81
80 per cent. per annum upon all capi- OF
j invested, and all agree that the wool al
ip will pay every item of expense n
aving the increase a clear gain. Sheep ali
Using is emphatically the poor mans al
dustry in Montana, for, having a free m
nge, timber at hand for construction of 70 70
eds and corrals, and in fact no capital be
'eded for running expenses after the We
st season, he is master of the situation pc
he can command any sum from $500 eV
'wards for the purchase of small lI uI
'ck. p
Little mention need be made of the liy
etal mining. The reputation of Mon II
mas mines are world wide. Glance at WI
e pay rolls Of eight of the leading com IN
nies within radius Of three miles of ~, ~,
lite: Anaconda, $l5O,00O; Lexington, sts
1000; Parrot, $4,000; Colorado, $780, Ry
}; Moulton, $4,000; Alice, S50,0oG. ha'
'ntana, $55OO0; Silver Bow, Bell Il tne
xter, $6O,OOO. -, =.
And what can we say more about our inc
md country. Words fail us. mo-
Montana "beats the Dutch" col
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