The farmers' union., 1894-02-15

In this energetic climate so condu-
Give to longev .ty. few OF the early
fur traders still linger. We remember
meeting year ago old Hugh Monroe,
who spent ninety years in the North
west, dying u few months ago at the
age of los years. and old man Rondout,
who lives forty miles east of here. is in
his hundredth year, coming to what is
Montana in 1885. then as unknown
a region as Africa. The country and
conditions give men an opportunity to
disp ay their abilities. Robert Will
Jams. modest and quiet. is better known
in scientific circles in the East and the
old world rs an ornita taO.ogist and bota-
list than he is as q citizen of this
city. His collection OF birds is large
and rare. and of grasses alone he has
more than eighty kinds. with flowers,
ferns, etc. in large numbers. Prof. 0.
c. Morrison has catalogued over 300
different kinds of metals, minerals,
res. rocks. ETC., found in this region.
In company with rof. Morts on. We to-
day visited the chief copper smelter.
and saw the brown metal by car 10 ads
and learned that bv the electrical
process used in refining over 2O0.OOO
ounces of silver are extracted monthly
from the copper output. Nine hun
dred men are employed and with the
proposed wire and sheet copper mills
{ mpleted, the force will be largely in
creased.
Along the double banks Of the river
for eight miles. the water everywhere
can be harnessed to wheels and turned
to human use. With milliCns of pounds
OF wool marketed here every year, it
is only reasonable to assume that this
hea 70 of Ion
it has of silver and copper smelters.
With iron ore and coal, it is natural to
think that furnaces, fOundries and roll
ing mills Will spring up in close asso-
citation with the raw material. The
descending grade from the gold, silver.
copper and iron mines to this point,
must perforce of circumstances con-
centrate the smelling interests of vast
region along this available series of
falls.
Our space will not permit us at this
time to say mere about this interest
ing and resourcefnl region. and we must
clt Sc with brief reference to the re-
cent disc over.es made by Prof. scott
and party of Princeton College stu
dents. They found in the Smith J. iver
Valley. south of here. whole skeletons
Of the camel. rhinocerOs. and other
all
two species and twenty two genera. Sew
eral specimens of the three-toed horse
were found. The remains are petri-
fed. lying in indurat d CLAWS and pro-
truding II, m the banks or sides of the
valleys or coulees. The Arrow Creek
Bad Lands. at the foot of the High
wood Mountains. east of Great Fails. is
an ther interesting section, full of
wond .rful formations and Astounding in
fossil shells and remains OF sea lizards
and ancient reptile life. 1t is a fam
taztic region. with deep cou'ees and
rocks twisted and bent into odd and
fanciful shapes. \ lofty cliff exists in
this same locality, well filled with pet
riiied fishes. The Lite Rockies and
Fear Paw Mountains are also rich in
fossil remains. This city is the nat
ural outtitting point for scientific. geo
logical. sket:hing. exploring. hunting
and fishing parties. We are under OBJ
legations to- the energetic secretary Of
the Board of Trade for printed matter
and personal attention, and prompt
consideration will be given to all in
quiries. J. G. JONES.