The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-25
RANKINGS ALONG THE UPPER MIS-.
SOURI,.

S-ASNNDEs &ApAAA w. |
ED1roR OF THE LEADER:
Leaving Great Falls on the 18th my
course was directed up the South side of
the valley of the beautiful Missouri,
where I have found many old as we'll
as new settlers, all busily occupied with
their different vocations. James D.
Young is opening his stone quarry Of as
fine building sandstone as can be found
in the new State, employing several
skilled workmen. Mr.. Young has large
amount of
ELEGANTLY DRESSED STONE
on hand and those wishing beautiful
building stone will do we'll to call on him.
This quarry is only five miles south
west of Great Falls. Here met Mr.. &
Mrs. G. 7. Hunneywell Of Truly, loaded
with chickens already sold at the Falls at
1880 per dozen. How is that for high?
Mel. Helsing is opening up his new
ranch. Gus johnson is farming and tend
ing his cattle. w. NJ. Morgan has a fine
farm and has sown about sixty acres of
wheat and oats. Mr.. Carr. whom found
busy
BUILDING, FLOWING AND SOWING,
can take time to entertain tired trav-
eler with an invitation to stop over night,
which accepted and was treated royalty |
by mine host and hostess. The Deep
Creek valley is picturesque, grand and
beautiful. Well improved and highly
cultivated farms extend throughout the
entire valley. Cattle, sheep and horses
Craze on every hill The Upper Sand
Coulee settlements are numerous. MIR.
Evans, who is large and extensive horse
raiser, has about recovered from injuries
RECEIVED IN A RUNAWAY
in March last, an account of which was
given in the LEADER at the time. A
school district has been organized and
school house will be built. A post office
will also be established at Mr.. Warmers
and will be called Evans. The farmers
are all busy in this neighborhood. Mr..
Evans has some forty-two acres in oats;
A. B. Elkin fifty; Amos league forty and
others like breadths. The yield in this
section is from sixty to one hundred
bushels per acre. Recrossing over to
Upper Ming's coulee, dropped on to
another grand rich country closely set
tied, with an
ENERGETIC AND INTELLIGENT
class Of citizens, many of whom are new
Corners and who will embark in farming
and stock raising.
The government lands about the foot
hills is being rapidly taken up.
Chestnut valley is, without doubt the
finest large body of agricultural lands in
J the Territory, extending over 20 miles in
length by 10 miles wide. This is al old
settled portion of Montana and under a
high state OF cultivation. A large irrigat-
, ing ditch is being built tapping the Mis-
souri, river about 10 miles above St. Clair
and running many miles through the
valley. A meeting is being held by the
, stockmen of the valley and vicinity this
afternoon preparatory to the spring
roundup.
!, Everybody takes the LEADER in this
section and consideri it the brightest and
$ newsiest paper in Northern Montana.
$ Cascade is tlourishing little city full
> of push and enterprise-the north side
i bearing the name Of Cascade and the
i south side st. Clair. The business mel
= are all doing tlourishing trade. J. N
: : Erskine, who is engaged in general mer
# chandising at the old Gorham stand ol
Df tile south side is
u DOING A LARGE BUSINESS
= in his line. He is very courteous AM
re popular gentleman. Mr.. Erskine is
n sound republican and a reader OF tn
70 Daily LEADER. Among others whom
:" met at St. Clair was A. Hodson, a larg'
If stock raiser, who is wellknown at tn
ut Falls and hale fellow we'll met gen
c- tleman, as also s. Schemerecke, who ha
=. ~ Just completed very fine residence
na Harry Burmester and many other
re whose names | cannot recOllect. Anon
It, the
l." BUSINESS MEN OF CASCADE
are Mr.. Switzer, the genial postmaste
A. Marx of A. Marx g. Co., clothier
nj Shepherd g. Finn, who carry larg
M line of general merchandise; George Gu
n, tbs, proprietor of the Cascade hotel, whel
ch a square meal and clean bed await til
on weary traveller at moderate rates; and /
,r- W. George, who has Il full line of convey
yd ances to all parts of the country. Man
.lv new buildings are in course of constru
il ton and general appearance of prospe
70 ity is indicated. Cascade Is the CONNIE
H. cial mart for
m THE GREAT CHESTNUT VALLEY,
OH with radius of many miles OF fine coul
trv on either side. Lincoln s. McDanie
m met with heavy loss by fire last eve
tv ing, burning up three hundred and fif
thousand feet of logs at their mill, loca
ed at Stink creek. Much excitem ent
NO felt at this place regarding the discove
70 of a rich silver lead on Bird creek.
asst leave this morning for the Missouri al
nv the Sun River valley.
ne
ma Masonic Jubilee.
rim New YORK, April 24.-The grand N
,,o sonic jubilee which opened auspiciout
IN here this morning is destined to be he1