Great Falls tribune., 1886-08-07

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ness is mostly decernable, and such
hollows are often several miles in dla-
meter. Who will be foolish enough
to deny that cereals and other crops
can be grown without fail IN places
where, even. the wild grasses attain
wonderful maturity IN season as dry
as this one has been?
After I had travelled good many
miles, thinking all the time of the
wonderful Resources OF Northern
Montana, | came to a long grade
which descenis into that valley
known as Main Sand Coulee Here,
the rank growth of vegetation posi-
lively astonished me- The grasses
varied from three to seven feet high,
and the many hues of the flowers al
most bewildered me, at first sight. |
rode along the excellent road that
leads up the valley, passing gushing
springs Of cold. clear water at nearly
every coulee until / arrived at the
ranch Of Mr. Jimeson. This gentle
man is an old timer and treated me
with old time hospitality. He has a
splendid ranch, and beautiful spring
flowing right past his door. One
thing he told me is worth relating as
indicative of the prolitcacy of that
section. He said that he was IN the
habit Of moving down the greater
part of his vegetable patch and feed
ing the mown vegetables to his stock,
as they grew so fast as to quickly
cover the ground, I told him to
bring his truck to Great Falls instead
of throwing it to the hogs. He laugh
ed and said he had never thought of
that before, but guessed he'd try it
next time.
The following morning left Mr..
Jimison, turned into Mlng's Coulee,
going IRON thence into the mountains.
Without much difficulty [ found the
mines located by DR.. Pottle. I ex
amined these mines and their neigh
borhood, coming to the conclusion
that big camp might be located
there some day. How soon that day
will be depends on the activity OF
prospectors If that section is
thoroughly prospected by competent
men there is no telling what good re-
suits may not obtain. II no earnest
endeavor is shown, why, nothing need
be expected. The body Of ore as
shown in DR. Pottle's lead, is large,
and IS Of a character said to be, often,
very rich. [ am no judge of mines
myself, but the prospects Of this camp
are said to be first rate; and, say,
All success to the doctor [ do know,
however, that the scenery is grand in
many portions Of the Belt Mountains
DR.. Pottle's mines are located in a
gulch along whose bottom courses a
, small stream Of spring water: this
stream flows into another gulch below,
and within quarter of a mile of the
, confluence a man can quickly catch
. all the trout he cares to eat.
} One mountain in the vicinity is par
ticularly large. One day was sit
ting in theshade Of Il large Douglas
fir at it's summit, having good
view all about me, when suddenly my
reyerie was broken by a swapping of
tWigs, and a sound as of. something
; forcing its way through the under
brush. | prepared to flee; for, [ have
} peculiar, nervous dread of bears.
Still, / felt ashamed to fee from a
sound only, SO I waited to see what
was coming. Presently, something
| emerged from the bushes. Thought
, [. lit is man. No, it cannot be.
5 Yes. It is. But see how he walks
: Who'd think he was walking up a
! steep mountain, at the rate he is go
ing it? Who sit? He stopped from
, time to time, STOPPING and apparent
) ly, grubbing in the soil. Very soon
saw something l recognizcd-a bun
l die of papers held ly a strap between
two boards. That was clue TO the
rarstarr In q faM moments I con.