Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-07

and epidemic and malarisl diseases
are unknown. Miles City has never
had "hoom" aud i trust never will,
and real estate ha- not a fictitious
value, but is held at prices commen.
-urste with the growth and improve
msnt of the town. In the business
part OF the town, lots have gradually
advanced during the past six years
from 500 and $500 each 10 as many
thousands. Yet, from careful oom-
pari-on with other cities not 50 large
or as healthy aud prosperous rs Miles
City, | can safely say that real estate
~ much cheaper here than In any other
town in toe Yellowstone valley OF the
same importance, aud over half Q
million dollars worth OF property has
changed hands within the past few
years.
The question might be asked, what
has Miles City got TO back IL up? I
answer, IL has the most extensive and
tins,t stock ranges Ia the north west;
/ has inpxhtI,tible c)Il fields aud
cheap fuel. IL has large navigabls
river running past its doors; 1t is sur
rounded with fertile aud we'll pstered
valleys and has splendid geographi.
cal position and all it needs is he in
hux of population and capita. At
present, tle chief industry is stock
raising, cattle. sheep and horses.
Manufacturing will follow as soon 40
the attention of capital is directed TO
our water power, cheap lands. cheap
laObr, cheap triuspDrtatlon, and mex
h.ustIble supply of cheap fuel.
For years past have firmly be-
lieved that wooden mull in this VII
cinliy would pay very well.
Wool, il any quantity, could be
obtained directly from the wool
growers her, there would be . large
aud profitable home market for rough
goods, and the savin. in freights, com.
missions, etc, In shipping the raw
material To eastern mill, aud bringing
il back manufactured, 10 tue wssi,
would be enormous. TneIe Is ample
room 10 the Yellowstone valley for
thousands Of emigralts, with the Ger
talniy OF living comfortably and max
ing money, farming and raising stock;
cattle, horses and sheep can he pur-
chased at very low prices; and II cosis
almost nothing to raise them; our
Ranges are covered with the nutritious
Dudch grass which cures itself on the
grouud. aud strictly grass fed cattle
raised IN the Yellowstone valley took
the FIRST prizes last November nj the
fat stock show in Chicago, both for
condition, weight aud cheapness Of
production. These steers weighed
nearly lsOO pounds each and sold nj 80
per pound, aud 1t cost only 81 per head
per AMMAN TO raise them. Tue nat
ural average increase from Montana
cows il 20 per cent per annum. horses
50 per cent and sheep 100 Der cent.
A two-year-old Montana steer can
now be purchased for s2l and at the
eud Of two years will cost s23, and 10
worth Mt the present low price Of beef
s3i. Our winters are short, usually
about forty days, beginning the let Of
t. the lOth of January and ending
about the 10Th 10 20th OF February; we
have no BILLIARDS or CYCLONES.
For the last month we have had ne
winter weather at all, the temperature
ranging oil that time from SO' 10 40'
above Zero.
The climate OF the Yellowstone val
ley is exceedingly pleasant, being dry.
healthful and inyigorating, and
experience Of nearly . quarter Of .
century enables me to confidently cay.
II is hard to beat, and those in search
Of health aud happy homes will nnd
buth here.
WILLIAM CoURTESAY.