Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-10

naturally sstlsfied 10 n degree almost
b yond earthly things. To these men
IL seems but yet .rday when they
worked and slept in con t,nt fear Of
attacks by hostile savage. AT tines
lhrlr hearts would grow sick with
hope deferred; when Irogress seemed
10 halt and skrptics scUffed Ht theis
dreams of city to ari-e in this remote
rurt OF the American Republic; but
looking back on II all they now see
how bri-f 10 the stretch Of time that
-paus the whole history Of the place,
aud how speedily have their dreams
urned 10 facts.
WHAT MAKES THE TOWN?
Travellers frequently ask this ques-
lIon tirst. II Ihry come from the east
they have Travelled all day through
he 'btl lan l., a section OF country
which tO strangers has but few charms
Iltsli- Of tl- novelty NJ having p.ss-
III through tle,L. OF course they
cinuJt real z- that ii Is the finest
-tJck country ia the world Bus
these SIN .ll mountains gradually di-
ninl-n uutIl they roll out into table
and', covered everywhere with curly
buffalo grass and the luxuriant blue
JOINT that is Ms nutritious rs grain. shell
tered valleys are numerous, through
which hps small streams aud the
tiple lta 4, are ilysrsii.i oy depres-
-iJns called coulses AMI they often
contain springs. The valleys are usu-
ally Of ..uch width that their sides
nave tue cn Ta.t -ristic- Of foot hIll-.
! It's mere ia these r-cs--ss itnst stock
: i ! | sh .lter fro IA severe storms. Con-
riry To general opinion wnen the
therm Imeter re ,cles the lower end OF
~ srsss bel Nv zero IL dos not kill
OF all tns cattle hut improves the
4 i,lly OF the b.ef-that Is, juicy. saw
0ry msi, ctnnJt be grown in hoe
elm ate, or one possessing An equable
temper ,ture. rne superior price al
way. oDiatuei for M,ntsna beef in
EASTERN markrts over that from regions
u tn. -olth illustrate. this fact plain
ly to the most skeptical.
The winters here are a revelation TO
people jusI from the east who ARE Ac-
'ustou-d TO seeing the grass decay
aud the land bound in icy frIt-rs from
fall uulil spring. The territory Of Mon
Isua l. more or less under the infiu-
ence Of the great Japan current and
known ~ the chinook wind At
fr-qIsnt intervals during the winter
{ t-cends upon the platesus OF the
X EEK -; thi snow aud Ice disappear
a. II by m,gc.
TIE natural gra-.es Of the country
ARE NJ good n gold aud the most nu-
rritlous known. Cured by The dry
winds that commence 10 low IN Au-
gust, they are not for.t killed as in the
east, but retain AL heir properties un-
impaired in the form Of standing hay.
THIS il the reason FOR successful stock
growing Ia Montana. suppose there
Is no spot in the United States to-day
where the: live. stock industry 10 90
closely ideu flied with the iDter.sts Of
Of all the p ople. The evil Of having
vast area- lnclVsed does not exist here,
nor DO large companies dominate the
raugu. Tue ranges are occupied in
common by mulutudes of storkmen,
owning from tifly head to several
thousand. With the Influx Of farm
ing population that follows the advent
OF railroads the rystem of stock raising
w,il have to be greatly modified.
10 eastern Montana the land 10
arsGle but the rainfall Is variable.
Raisins grain does not make people
rich IN any climate. Stock fsrnlng is
tie easy road 10 competency. A Iew
head OF cattle viii in Gaze Of
thr,fy y management grow TO ten times
their original number In i've years.
and Mt minimum expense, because
q homestead eau Oe readily acquired
aud large Gar,as OF pasturage eau al
ways be had, TOR IL will remain open
and free.
The City OF Miles 10 beautifully To-
Gated near the confluence OF Tongue
river with the Yellowstone, in the
midst OF n tsrtils country, The busi-
ness portion Of the town is constructed
In very solid aud substantial man
ner, almost every branch OF business
being we'll represented aud many cost
ly business aud private houses have
been erected within the past two years.
lIut people stop NJ Miles Guy aud after
lIotkirg about, upon the brick blocks,
and tue many hue, new dwelliugs,
,hpy snAkr their heads aud say what
~ there To support this town." A
great many OF them pa.s on In their
Ignorance aud predict u speedy cot.
lapse 90 place which they think has
dared t0 grow without the backing ~
4 settled country. IL the tfuth were
known, Miles ,CiIy 10 remarkably we'll
endowed with fesuurcvs la the way of
supporting territory, but YOU cauuOt
spe them from the car windOws OF "A