The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
IRRIGATION IN MONTANA
a ROSY VIEW OF THE RESULTS n,
AGRICULTURE THERE
Forty Bushels OF wheat and Eight, r..,

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HELENA. Mon. Aug. 22.-when tho subi..
: OF irrlgating the arid lands Of Mo rtana 1, in
troduced the Imagination is ant to con,urs -,
the picture OF vast stretch OF sandy vn.,.
its desolation enhanced by scrubby rro,,S
OF sage brush and It's silence broken on , hs
tho lonesome bark OF the coyote or the sous,
OF the wind IS 1t blows through tho whltepes
/ skeletons OF such animals as had I'm yiss,
| ventured within its fatal precincts.
| In Montana irrigation 10 almost necessl,,
! to seeded vegetable production In any shana
but tho situations are entirely i froren, iror.
the general belief in the matter. The irrlpahls
lands OF the state are located In valleys ,bat
black and as rich as any IN Illinois. withon,
the slightest appearance OF being a d esetdt!
ant Almost any ohs .s n1na
OF and IN constant supply. while the schema
q and is .s one ,.4m tho
! within the range Of successful ' ossss.
is, az employed In Montana. An q sou,e 1 a..
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, the la u dis Of Eli Dorado. ~"
e. Montana has twenty valleys which put the
sood as hat Of tho river i've WHICH !:
not even receive montion. There are Level
moanisin .,rss%s tumble N ous6 grassy Is'
81 m .Gs as sps
ready for seeding. aud thencef"rward the
growth. maturity and q sucoehsiul harvest Il
only romans for man 10 .urply water in
dsrles noa who depsnd:
for success on the capricious clouds
4 In the nSsa hs, that h
into works Of the Kind In this btato. Several
large systems are In lull operation and othen
mics north Of Helena and 10 this levi. any ani
CIaEkol county. Is one OF tho most OF tensiys ID
%' Witch III mai. sS
1arr Rs 1ssky canon d Il. xlass. aud saiss
It's own 10 irrsste the waters Of Tho p.arSofs
Srsae ~ one bank. Which 0l .lo 'SSna &:
%a sSsss. e 3. L :usS ~ 4s
lands Of Orchard. Sims. Flat. and Dry creeks
are equals Of any in tho country. and their
throw Wsier into ali Of them sSous i I'VE miles
q main csI.. twenty feet wide At ths bottom.
sl 81 fsa m III ss. f Ss
on the mountain side. 1t defects the waters
aw s0 e. th Sar 1ssy ssa IN
isII Of sSs Hs;s!tors !: , iSCfty is.s 70 i:
sss' dfsD'ss' Il:
sn @ a. .sa Sls s's Tssn RtS:
sld Of the canal they would DO perfectly dry
In snmmeT at the tine 70. when w., wate. Z most
from TIE Creek is BEDS bs means q smaller
Of USE Hess again he RAPID a Of clssP:
sds ,as seS SysH 81 ssi .n FROM s55
tho supply bitches tue water flows in .Dlouehsd
iS.rows to ~ a f'Iops: The labor Of masins
days wo With tho hoe in the spring Is sun.
Client 70 keep them IN good order. ,.
@ Snis MIA ; AZ q n: s
simply i.ins woodsn gate the fsrms. can
ssI u D{s' "a. 10 y shs st
srrou the seed aud insure it, s'ssdy grow SrovtS.
he knows hs will have no Interruption By be
ssss B. oshsr sra q
grass unprotected 10 the field until it IL oonvsn-
to h1n a 'e ooFs
that tho clouds may open to save bis pA!ched
= .
ing him: and It never occurs 70 him to -
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g ' SasSss 81 q Sp; sss.t s e SssA:
prevailing Urcss arc one cent sons Dor d! pound fof
potatoes: though often going higher. TX cent?
Ssp p osr for ,%hs: apd r. *
Il YOU'D S: ss.% 6ss IL &:
horse, raising. with the comparative freedom
the old Settlers While The minina ind dEr i
a; i 4: &
The psTk as e. farm I:
prSS Il. Of mtHIns T6s SPsnins o. new mine:
astsr oea 81 q
cats hay ma etSsr nseess.s y:
ssSS s from Minnesota and other s.ss.:sc
nh e dn ssEk to H.:
near tho cities. There are several email srueE
Cninsm.n; They raise no!hin. pa, vssetshlss
groTE TO periisstion and bring good prices r.
Chin amen have no monopoly OF this business.
sss ana .ss sn e. b. SS SS::
6essa s. q e. ips.ssIlty sPd aot 81 reason y
watery yapor Generated on ne Psclde 0osse
oyer the coast OF California. Oregon. aad
Wasn't n IN natps.! course this yapof
9s sns 81
hut for the barriers interposed By mountaln
coast range re Bitter Root ana Il: Rockies:
clouds When they reacS shs cosst arg vs sn1t
PIT while drilling eastward and passing over
S St.s d,,t into rain b. the cold Of ID:
g portion, Of Their mo!s Ire. Directly on
miles inland before the Goa I rang IL renohed.
the winter season Ia one OF Almost inos-sanS
w n IN mir - of Ia ii Cal il