The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
FROM. MONTANA.
The Most Wonderful Horse
Ranch in the World
Described.
Its Proprietor and the Most
Striking Character in
Montana.
HAMILTON, Mont, Jul,
Correspondence Of the Bazoo.

A few lines from this far-away
mountain country, where the noun
tain breeze toyfully blows through
the whiskerl in July, with embank-
ments of snow in sight, may have a
cooling effect npon the heat-burdened
readers of The BAzoo in Missouri,
when they read of the delightful
weather prevalent here, while other
communities are sweltering.
THE WEATHER.
The weather in this section has
been delightful thus far this season.
Up to July ID. the weather was cool
and fires were occasionally cOmfOrta-
bic, mornings and evenings. What
the people here call their hot weather
but what is in reality only pleasantly
warm weather, commenced July ID.
Since then we have had continuously
moderately warm weather, such as is
usually in Missouri in May or June.
1t has been by no means oppressive.
but rather enjoyable. Thermometers
in the shade have registered as high
as 50 degrees, but that figure here
does not feel as oppressive as So de-
grees IN the Mississippi valley, owing
to the purity Of the air here, and a
constant breeze fresh from the snow
clad mountains near by, day and
night The fact, too, that you
can see at all times immense
embankments of snow on the noun
tains, five or ten miles away, has
cooling effect upon mans magma
ton. All of the water, too, in this
country is direct from the snow in the
mountains and is very cold at all times
and full of fine fish, such as mountain
trout, as the manager of The BAzoo
well knows. There are thousands of
them now awaiting another visit from
him.
DALYs HORSE RANCH.
Recently | had the pleasure of an
extensive ride over the world famed
horse ranch, adjoining this town, of
Marcus DAILY, the leading spirit and
most enterprising citizen of Montana,
and many timts millionaire, who
made every dollar of his money in this
state. He is by all odds the most
striking character to-day in Montana,
as well as her most public spirited
citizen and best known resident.
He lives in Anaconda, in an adjoin-
ing county, but he owns the fines:
horse ranch in the West and it is To-
Gated in this county and ado ming
this town. in the choice and heart of
the beautiful and far-famed Bitter
Root valley. Mr.. DAILY has a mag
nifcent and palatial residence on it,
surrounded by beautiful lawn and
all that landscape gardening can pro-
duce. He and his family occupy it
about two months every summer, As Il
summer residence. They are now
there for the summer.
The ranch comprises about $4,000
acres of land, all of it almost as level
as floor. 1t is partly bottom land,
mostly table or bench land, few feet
higher. which is the best and rolls
back in an uninterrupted plain to the
mountains, miles away. 1t is beau
tiful sight. The land Is deep. dark.
rich and fertile and entirely free from
rock, as good as is in this valley, the
garden spot of Montana, agricultur-
ally and horticulturally. All cult
walton here being by
IRRIGATION,
immense and noble streams of never
failing water traverse in all directions
the ranch, furnishing an abundance
Of moisture. 1t is we'll watered.
The improvements are of the best.
Fine, well worked roads traverse it.
The streams are substantially bridgad.
The fences are high and substantial
Pretty residences for employees. green
lawns, handsome clumps of trees, fine
orchards, fruitful gardens, immense
barns dot it as far as the eye can
reach. The whole is underlaid by a
perfect system Of waterwOrks, with |
numerous mains, plugs and fountains.
1t will in the near future be
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY, II
roads stables, houses and barns. |
There are two mile race tracks kept |
in perfect condition. Every day a |
crowd of jockey boys can plainly |
seen from town, speeding the horses.
There is half-mile sawdust track,
entirely under cover and well lighted,
for winter use and bad weather. The
barns, stables and other buildings are
the finest and cOstliest.
On this elegant place, Mr.. DAILY
raises race horses and other blooded
horses. He is a horse fancier and
lover He Is fiyad for II and In this