The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-05-24
|LETTERSfom thePE0PLE
A CLOSE OBSERVER RELATES A
FEW THINGS HE HAS
SEEN
DURING HIS TRAVELS IN AND
AROUND GREAT
FALLS,
MOST HEALTHFUL AND DELIGHT-
Full CLIMATE,

He Loquates to the Fergus Falls journal
Mr.. William Muzzy, formerly of OF
tertail, Mimi, has written several inter
esting letters to the Journal of Fergu.
Falls. from the latest one of which w
make the following extracts:
There is US yet In operation no great enterprise
requiring labor at Great Falls except the putting
In OF the water works, which will take seven miles
OF trenches for water mains. This gives employ
lnent to large number of men. Building and
other enterprises have not yet begun. It is i'm.
possible to say at this time what wages will be this
season, but It is thought they will be somewha,
lower than heretofore
| Since the three days rain the weather has beer,
entirely pleasant and agreeable, clear, with a
| light breeze and fairly warm
1t is edifying and often amusing to note the
varied expectations and opinions Of land-seekers
who visit this country. Most of them are day or
two looking around-completely ''rattled' and do
not know what to think Of the country, not hav-
Ing found everything as they had anticipated,
The general desire Is, however, to get lands on
the bottoms s-valleys-supp0sing them to be less
liable to injury by want of rainfall. From careful
examination into the makeup Of the soils in the
valleys and on the bench lands, we are fully con-
Vnced that the valley lands will be rst to suffer
from drouth This article would be too long were
we to give our reasons for this conclusion
Some men come out here resolved to be pleased
tine OF these came last week, and the second day
lie was here he took a walk onto the bench west
Of town, across the Missouri river, and brought
up ut farmers house. Hebegan to expatiate on
the wonderful healthfulness of the climate Said
he: ''Ive only been here two days and feel like
new man already. Why, Ihave taken a ten-,nie
tramp clear over that mountain this morning, and
am not tired at ALL" Mr.. B. asked him where he
had been, and he pointed out his route, which, as
Il matter OF fact, did not exceed three miles,
The mountain was 300-foot hill.
Men who come here to take land for the purpose
OF opening farms must not come empty handed
They will need to bring with them their farm i'm
Dlements, some good hogs, their best cows, and
poultry, and provisions, or means with which to
procure them, sufficient for their use until they
can realize from crop. 1t Is not necessary to
ship horses here, except some choice brood mares,
us horses are much cheaper here than In
the states
Thes0d OH the bench lands, which are beautiful
slightly undulating lands, are easily broken, the
turf being thin. The grass is buffalo grass, blue
Joint and wild eye. We are Of opinion that the
sod had best be thoroughly narrowed and pulver-
lied soon after breaking, while moist. at any rate
u time to permit seeding as early in the spring as
possible. so that the grain may have time to come
up and tiller out we'll before the spring rains
come on. If done in this way and as much care
taken to SOW clean seed and put it in WE'LL we con-
slider the chance of getting crop fully as sure as
in Minnesota. From such data us we have been
able to pick up at the Touring mill and elsewhere
we consider 30 bushels Of wheat per acre moderate
yield, while fifty bushels Of oats proves to be only
ii moderate yield, eighty was the yield last year.
Farming done as it is in Minnesota has not been
carried OH here yet and we feel sure that such
farming will prove a success here especially as
this country affords unsurpassed advanta ges for
stock raising.