The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
GREAT GRAIN DISTRICT
Crops Never Fail in the Gallatin
Valley.
THE EGYPT OF THE WEST
Der Single Fact About His
Wanderings-S School Tax
Collected.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bohemian, Dec. 15.-Notwithstanding
a backward spring and all four sea-
sons of the year being somewhat err
ratio in their coming and going, the
farmers of the Gallatin valley are able
to celebrate Christmas in the good old
fashioned style. Dame nature, how
ever, has been exceedingly. beneficent
to the inhabitants of the Egypt of
the West" for it is one place out of
many where crop failures are un-
known. This is probably the reason
why nearly every resident in the coun-
ty, whatever his calling or profession,
sooner or later becomes ranch owner.
Like the biblical farmer he tills the
soil and sows the seed for the yearly
crop, but unlike the agriculturist of
patriarchal days, he reaps and
threshes with almost mechanical regu
larity, and without fear of floods or
other calamities. Then in the fall of
the year long trains of wagons, heavily
laden With sacks of barley, wheat or
oats, wend their way through many
lanes and public roads to the principal
shipping centerS, elevators and mills
to supply the markets of the world:
Strangers passing through this land
of promise acquire but small concep-
grown on its fertile foothills and great
fields of rich. loamy, bottom land. In
Gallatin county there are about POO
square miles of arabic land, the greater
part of which yields, every other year,
from 40 to so bushels of cereals to the
acre, and this year, in some instances,
as high as 40 bushels We're realized
from one acre. But not only is the an
nual yield immense but the quality
of its products is unsurpassed by any
| other country. With malt breWed from
| its famous barley high class beer and
ale is manufactured such as can only
be drunk by the wealthy and fastidious
| epicureS of the old and new world,
| While -four milled from it's hard wheat
| is of the highest quality. Its small
| fruits are luscious and the stock
| which browse in summer upon It's
many hills and grow fat during the
cold Weat her in its rich pastures, never
| want for buyers. AS substantial evil
| dence of the fertility of the soil the
| old log buildings erected by the hrst
settlers are being rapidly replaced with
neat farm houses and barns, ana the
mortgage record shows a marked de-
crease in figures. These are few OF
the many things that make the Gal
| latin farmer a happy man. ana ms lou
is one to be envied by his less fof-
tunate neighbors.
George NJ. Thompson, the man VINO
disappeared so mysteriously some
weeks ago and returned home IN ae-
| mented condition, was in the cry
! Wednesday. The first thing he dld was
to procure a paper and read an ac-
count of his wanderings. He sala ne ne
did not remember anything more "
his adventures, as his mind seemed ~ :;
be perfectly blank on the subject. II - -
probable that as he regainS ms
| strength and health he will be aDie u ~
solve the mystery of his Il days ao-
| sence from home and friends. III
The public schools of Bozenlan WIZ
not close on Jan. /. Enough inolieJ
has been secured through the en- > y,
Chairman Pease of the school po"l,
and Professor Harmon to insure Ir
eight months term When the pupiit
realized the great misfortune ina
would come to the city of Bozema IN II
the schools closed, a desperate ell9r
was made to raise the necessary luhos
and now all doubts are at rest
While Charles Tumlinson was maui
ing slabs from White Calfee's saWmll
= near Timberline on Monday ms tear
ran away with him. The wagon turned
over and threw the load on top Oh hln
and crushed in his chest, breaking sew
eral of his ribs. He was brought u
Town on tuesday and has fair chance
| Of recovery.