Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
Judith Valley.

The Judith valley Is beyond do'p'
to the eye Of the observer one al the
finest and mos. delightful of all the
favored regions oi Montana. ] make
this assertion. and advisedly, for well
know the vastness Of the common
wealth and the multiplicity of local
tiles teeming vi it'll the diversified wealth
OF soil, rock. picturesqnene>s al seen
cry AMI salubr,ty Of climate. Let the
reader in fancy accompany me I"
Utica and from the convenient sum
nit of one at those low hills. outlying
sent inels OF the Belt mount ans. form
ing at that point the golden gate
through which the Judith passes from
the home OF its brth-the region
whence it sprang from the fir and pine
girle,l loins OF the hoary mountains
and where it was nourished in its
cradle, rock-ribLed and ancient. From
this coign OF vantage let me direct your
minds eye to the eastward, and you
see at a glance the length and breadth
of the great Judith valley. The water
at our feet, no longer ripping rivulet
singing as it merrily leaps the messy
boulders i'm the wantOnness OF play,
but a quiet, determined, quickly NOV
ing mass, seemingly conscious OF its
potency and the blessings that ride
upon its bosom.
As we seat ourselves upon the Hover
scented sod above and behind the
; picturesque little town Of Utica, the
afternoons sun low lying in the west
: ern sky, at our backs projects our
5 shadows to the eastward, silent mon
itors that seemingly point out to US
! the manifold beauties before us. A
+. bright carpet OF green greets the eye in
| every direction, while here and there
=, the beautiful i'm nature, tia licised as II
were, are parterres OF vari-colored
= wild flowers, synonymous with, but
: superior in fragrance to the cultured
$ ones.
d From where we sit to the loot of TIN
Moccasin mountains, thirty miles ca st
ward, extends the Judith valley, con
II tracted here, broadenel there, bu
with an average width Of three miles
l. Through the center, with banks Ell
n shrouded with fragrant Wild roses
D tapering willows and stately cotton
wood trees, winds the devious judith
le thanked on either hand with dark-co
III ored meadows, rank with the s''cct
lent timothy. clover and blue JOINT
t. Before ms, dwelling in the peacefllnes
ri OF their own homes with agrlcultur'
wool growing and stock raising rs n
L. occupation, live 500 souls. Thereon
!. Portable houses and spacious barn
now brought into relief by the decliI
re ing sun. suggest in thought the outl.
he ing additions to some vast metropo
We itan city.
rs You will lift your hands in exclam
nj ton when tell you that where now
81 the ,hickly settled country before u
showing in every particular the thru
tn and industry OF enthusiastic hon
builders, only ten years ago nntam'
TIA savages pursued unmolested the hui
W. for buffalo. elk, deer and antelol
err Where once were the tepees al the u
~; tanned red man now stand he village
ell the school houses, the churches al
rs the happy home circles.
1T, With n fall of thirty ieet To the m
h, ample opportunity is thus gwen
nature for the settler to tap the livi
;ls- water OF the Judith and carry 1t q
The by bitches to the uttermOst limits
idy the bench lands that extend to I
: IA right and the left as far as the eye G
I'LL, see. Here are hundreds of acres of I
les, claimed land lying dormant since
NJ. creation OF the universe, only wait
ION to respond with bOunteous harve
\. to the efforts OF the husbandman.
Utica and Philbrook, the villa
o', upon the Judith, are seven miles ap'
VI" and are respectively 1900 and 40
feet above the level of the sea.
III" these places are large wholesale q
''e- retail stores, hotels, barbershops,
we looms and livery stables. At j
10" brook there flourishes a lodge OF &c
IT'S Templars and societies OF Method
' and Presbyterians. Philbrook
ro'' likewise a physician and surgeon,
looks after the health OF the people
NC the surrounding country.
we The climate OF Montana, and
'"o pecially of the Judith, is sOmetl
ee"' one can refer to with the creates
''' pleasure. The high altitude inst
IAN" pleasant days anlcool nights thro'
on" out the summer, while the viii
'""' months, with day OF occasional
o"' temperature, are compensated for
'"e' a dryness and rarity OF the atmosp
'"e that bids defiance to the antics OF
I'm Thermometer. ! have experienced
OH" two last winters i'm this locality,
Wis after passing twenty winters IN Cen
o"" California know whereof speak v
c'la' | say that Iwould prefer to live in \
'''''- tana during the months OF Decen
'Ne'' January and February rather
"c'' California during the correspon
time. Our climate on the Judith
healthfulness is absolutely u
proacbable. and Philbrook's ma
medicine will always tell you of
.. j. ..distressingly healthy" conditio
y tho most oi the people of his vicinity.
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