The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-29
GOV. HauSER'c REPORT.
Synopsis {: .'.c Rcpot o! lis han9r 20 'i:c Sec
RETRY ., HE lnt,rior.


HELEN ,,.iu!cr iWh. l>S5.
10 the Hon. l.. Z. &. Lamar. secretary
Of the Interior, Washington. u. c.
SIR: Complying with your request
nf August 9th. 1850. have the honor
to submit the following .uggcstions and
statements Of the affairs and condition
of the Territory Of Montana
Having entered upon the discharge
of the duties of this office since the
close uf the fiscal year, am unable
to do tso FAR as statistics are cnn"efned}
more than to direct your attention to
such matters ~ can hr CLEANED rom
| the biennial rrp"tia from ine Auditor
and Treasurer of thr Territory. FROM
tLese it appears thnt the total assess
men, uf property IN the Territory for
| the year OF lSSi amounted to %hl,J'O,-
iUu7 ~. the same being aud Increase of
-. .Opn 900 in round uumhcrsl over the
prcvious wear. II should be remcm-
bpred that ~" assessment does not
give the fulI value Of property, aud
dup- nnt irclnlr our mines, which are
wc' 90 great inauy millions.
roi,rAIipN.
>u ren-u- os ,hc population Of tl."
Territory has necr taken since 1850,
AT which time it Was 3J.l5i. At
present it can h, only estimated hy the
total vote east at the general election
in lssi. which, ~ it apears from the
r.por; OF the Auditor and Treasurer,
was 2G.gG9. From the same official
- that the ifrI,QIllp A.
General election the total vote cast IN
1852. was @3.21S The increase has
been greater during the past two years
than at any other period. and our pop
'ulation may be fairly estimated al
100000 to 10000.
AGKICUITI RE.
The numerous valleys ot the Terri
toryare remarkably fertile, with proper
facilities for irrigation, yielding largt
returns in wheat, oats, barley, ana al
kinds of vegetables, unsurpassed u
nualitv. Owing To the high prlce @
labor mere, It. IN all mining countries
and the great distance from the mark
cts of tie world, our farmers have
been unable To compete successiuil,
in foreign markets with those OF Dl
ko,a on the cast, and Washington an'
Oregon on the west; consequent.
Iuothirr more is attempted than tn
-uuplv of tie home demand, which
larrr, owiog to the great number q
The men emploved in the mines. Il
all those purtions OF the Territory
where the necessary care and aitentlo
has heen given 10 the planting aud Gu
tivation of fruit trce,. II has been den
onstratod that the hardy varieties {
fruit uf all kinds can be successful
raised. small fruit, of al kinds su'
ceed everywhere in Tie Territory an
the yield : simply enormous.
INDIAN BEPHGDAIIoNs.
ilercuews The request of his pred
t-eS.or~. LAT some agtiun be taken /
the dcutftmtnt that viii result IN re
tainiuc and conliumg Indians on The
rp-crva.ian, thus chccklng 'helr annu
raids across the Territory, killing sto'
aal stealing horses.
RESERVATIONS.
The Governor urges that the thir
- million acres of reservations, now 'yil
Idle. he cut down Ia size commen,
rate with the needs Of the Iadlans, Il
Atl' aiff iftIiltlil tfl WIN u. ~ a. '<'.'f
iG.r the use Of actual settlers, u ot
4 Use Whatever to Indians. The bo''
! nor eniertain> practically the san
views of our fc.loW-cilizcn, Granvl
stuart. in regard TO the ircatme
Of the Indian, il the futu
He says Why not throw the re~or'
NJ tions open for settlement and sale,
serving Il portion for tie Indians. t.
held by them in seyeraliy, break
their tribal relations, and reserve
portion Of tie proceeds oi The sale
' the lands fol the use and benefit
- the Indians duriug the period and p
cess uf educatinn and cIvilllat i
Without troubling ynu with deta
which viii suguc~t tlcmeclvc, Ia W
such policy Would be charity to
Indians and result in furnishing hon
to hundreds of thousands 81 our %
race. besides furnishing Tie world 4"
H. over million cattle which could a
10 would toe grazcd and uotained on tn
lands. That tnry tindlan-l can
educated and civilized. has been de
ioustrlted bv the fathers at st. lgnat
z Mission, in their boarding schools g
workshops. on the Iari,o reservation
~ thi, Territory, and douhtless at OF
2 places.
-, STOCK Rising.
Next to mining. stock raising Is
largest and reading industry in
/, Territory. According TO the oiii'
- report Of the Auditor and Trelsu
81 tot the fiscal wear ending Deccm
II. lss4. the whole number of hol
a~Sessed wa~ ~. 9.st3; mule. and a.
SOL 2.534; sheep, 5.3.e.i; cattle ut3'
+. q Since the as>,.- .uout there Ia, bee
iss- large number of cattl" driven into
a1, Territory. Allowing for these
undef-asSos,ment and the iucreas
would estimate thai We now have
the Territory
rattI -. aaY.ua1 /
@@f tor-' "
eAst i..''
=. IN ~n3.r~.
IA While there are 10 statistics gl'
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