Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-08

o. that nAme aud 4 email settlement.
From . point about one mile east Of
Bist,hiord. u q point about Two miles
west OF Aiuslie (lhe next railroad sta
tom distance Of about thi teen
milep. lies Un~ OF the most fertile bot
toms In this territory. IL 10 about
t~o mllrs VIDE, excluding from tn.
bank. or the Yellowstone to the edge
Ut the f'nt hills. At the westerly end
Of this bottom Ia the lower end VI the
buffalo Rspid,." the largest rapids
Of The river. These rapids will short
~ supply the water for the irrigation
OF ihs braut full valley and there Is
now soa.e ten Thousand acres Of land
that will come under this irr!gaIing
doh open for settlement, one-h"lf oi
which can To purchased from the rail-
road, the other half Can be had from
the gov.ruD-nt by purchase under
the pre<mptan or by residence under
the homestead laws. In the adjacent
foot hill NJ easy access 10 found im-
mrns~ quantities VI coal OF a superior
qu.lily. The coul-es abound with
innuGerable springs. furnishing pure
vstsr Tor tie stock ranging In these
pleasant valleys. Many Of these
springs could 10 used for the purpo.s
Of irrigation without auy expense tx
oeptisK that VI Q little labor. On tho
summits Of these hills 10 what H.
known - ''Ten Nil. Prairie" . vast
ps.tsrage Of the best Of g'assea for an
almost unlimited number OF stock.
On this summit there 10 slso . forest of
piss trees that are accessible for build
ing " farming purpoes. Al Ainsli~
there isa railroad station and tels
graph station.
On the north side.ofths Y~ellows'one
west of Ainslis there 10 o lb-ing
constructed IN i~rriEa,ing ditch Of
about six miles In length, the upper
psr. Of Buffalo rapids being utilized to
supply the water.
Ten mile wrst Of Ainslie Station 10
. small station called Dixon. Between
these two statious the railroad runs
principally through cuts, the tops Of
the hills affordiug good pastursge for
large bands Of cattle. THIS brings u.
~ what /. known ~ "Miles City" bot
tom, = large prairie Of about ten miles
in length and three in width, extend.
iuy to Tongu, river. An irrga Ing
ditch has been surveyed aud stsksd
out on that bottom, being . sonsiruc.
ton OF the Tongue River Irrigatins
Ditch. The latter. some tw,lvs miles
10 length. 10 about completed.
Tongue river, some $50 miles 10
length runs through one Of the most
fertile valleys, ut the mouth Of 1t lice
Miles City, the county seat, and by
far the mot important town between
the Missouri river and the Rocky
Mountains.
The particulars regarding Miles City
are more fully set forth In other artl.
clss in this paper to which the reader
10 referred. The government land iD
the vicinity OF Miles City is all tax q
up aud but, q small portion Of the
railroad land remains unsold. Imme-
dial.ly west OF Miles City is Military
reservation known ~ Fort Keogh,
beyond this and before the Crow In
dian reservation Is reached are the
towns Of Hathaway, Rosebud and
Forsyth, all enterprising and progress
sive settlements, particularly the two
latter, which are the trade centres Of
= large area OF agricultural aud grasing
country.
In reply 10 many questions put "a
me by many correspondents ! would
briefly say that sheep breeding 10 q
lucrative occupation; = fair rate OF in
crease is sO per. cent. of the ewes ID
the band, and average clip of wool for
Q medium grade Of sheep OF, ewes and
w,theIs is q! pounds.
Sheep herding Is incompatible with
rauching unless more than u person
is interested In The band or help II
hired, rs they require constant super
vision aud excepting in the wintel
mouths il Is advisable TO let then
wander about the country. There is
however, II much earlier return upou
the investment than in other kinds o
stock raising. Cattle raising by ranch
m-u il a much pleasanter occupation
. quite ~ profitable, aud with less ris
though with slower returns. IL ca
be sald la fact should be carried o
! ia connection with the cultivation
: the soil. Cattle while feeding on th
g range during the day, return to th
ranch in the evening where shelter I
9 least should be provided for them du.
Ing the Indictment season, and durinI
I the seyerest weather they do muct
e better N q light ration Of feed avail,
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