The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-07

poses, with much to contribute to thu
Missouri. The town is centrally 10
Gated in the county of Fergus, which j,
destined to become one of the grea
counties of Montana. LewistOwn, al
though far removed from the grea,
public thoroughfarc and of but three
years growth, boasts of population o.
three hundred, with representatives in
nearly all lines Of business usually
found in small towns. It is i'm al
respects one Of the most promising
towns in Montana, possessing as it doe.
all the substantial elements necessary
to the prosperity of town-location
water, fuel, building material, and
above all country surrounding it,
which, for agricultural and grazing
purposes cannot be surpassed, with a
near market for all its products.
Cottonwood.
Six miles southwest of LewistOwn, is
also most promising place, though
lacking in the advantage of an abund.
ant water supply. A 5000 hotel and a
81 800 saloon building have just been
completed by Charles Lehman & Co.,
and second hotel building is being built
by John McGinn, which will be opened
to the public. next month. There are
other evidences Of growth and pros
perity i'm Cottonwood.
Utica and Philbrook
Are both upon the Judith, surrounded
by "a country of unsurpassed fertility
and in time will assume no little i'm.
portance, and Of Stanford, on Vol
creek, much the same may be said.
In view of what has been said the
question may be asked, is there room
for more? Are there good lands to he
had still! What openings are there in
a business way?
To the first two questions the answer
is, yes. There is an abundance OF
room. Though much of the choice
lands have been taken up under the
U. S. land laws, there is much remain
ing in smaller tracts, and there are
thousands Of good farms still unoccu-
pied. 1t has been all but demonstra-
ted that, with proper regard for the
seasons, good crops may be raised
without irrigation, in the Basin, and in
the light of this the importance of this
country becomes more apparent.
Though our ranges are grazed by thous-
ands Of cattle, sheep, and horses, and
it may possibly be true that there is no
longer room for the large herds of new
com panies, there is room for, and we
desire to invite and shall bc pleased to
welcome thousands of men with less
means who can give their personal
attention to small bands of stock. For
the ranchman who wishes to keep "a
band Of from % to 100 head of stock
there is no more promising field than
the Judith Basin.
The advantages i'm the way of schools
for men with families, is unexcelled in
any newly settled country, and would
do credit to many older communities.
The large increase of population has
opened the way for many lines of busi.
ness, and good business points may be
found easily. One of the most i'm
portant industries one which would
he remunerative-is the milling busi-
ness. Lewistown has a feed mill, but
the great need of the basin is Hour
ing mill, to supply bread-stuils for the
country around. At Lewistown Il fine
water power and good mill site could
be secured and utilized at little cost.
and there is no doubt that such Il mill
would he one Of the best propertie, in
the Basin.
lin conclusion we invite one and all
to come and see the country Of which
we have been writing. No man of
energy can fail to succeed in any line
Of business, judiciou-ly chosen, in the
judith Basin.
Catttc Interests.
The new county Of Fergus can Justly
boast of her magnificent grazing lands
and the vast herds that cover her
valleys and gradually sloping
uplands. Fergus county stands third
in this industry, Chotcau and Custer
only, being in the lead.
While we take great pride in the
rapid strides being made in pastoral
wealth, it would he unwise to proclaim
10 the world that there i, no limit to
our grazing lands, no danger Of Grip
! ling the industry by an influx of cattle
from the states and other section, Of
the territory. When we consider the
steady increase every year on our vari-