The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-22
COPPER KINGSPARADISE
MARCUS DAILY HAS SPENT A FOR
TUNE ON HIS MONTANA RANCH.
In Summer the Place Has All the
Charms of n Feudai Estate-Irrigation
System Alone Costs s350,OO0-Magni-
tude of This Model Farm.

In Summer the Place Has All the
Charms Of n Feudai Estate--Irrigation
system Alone Costs $3.50, O,OO0-Magni-
tude of This Model Farm.
X1T HILE the world of specu-
AN lators is occupied in
V v guessing MS to tho future
movement of Marcus
DAILY, the Montana millionaire, his
family and friends know that in q very
short time he will retire to the mag
nificent estate he has created in the
Bitter Root Valley, the famous Bitter
Root stock farm. This immense ranch
comprises in the ranch proper more
than 1900 acres, with over 10000
acres of mountain lands, used solely
for pasturage. In summer the place
has all the charms of feudal estate,
and even in the dead of winter it is
full of interest. One reason so little
is read of it is that it is quite distance
from the beaten track. Up to little
more than a decade ago nearly the
whole ranch consisted of barren, arid
bench lands, but when Mr.. DAILY &C.
quired the land he made it blossom
like the rose. The bottom lands were
partially watered by tiny creek,
water being scarce article; and Mr..
Daily Immediately inaugurated a sys-
tenn Of irrigation, Mt u cost of $3.50, 900.
There are numerous large bitches
which divert the waters of Skalkaho
and Girds Greeks which supply water
enough oil the time, but to guard
against every possibility large canal
over twenty miles long has recently
been completed, which is connected
with the river. When Mr.. DAILY re-
tires to this home he intends to so ex-
tend this system of irrigation as to re-
claim the whole unproductiye area of
the Bitter Root Valley.
EXPENSE NOT CONSIDERED.
The dwelling house is model of
modern architecture and not con.
venience known to man, no matter how
costly, has been omitted. The furni-
ture is very handsome, suitable for n
mansion on Fifth avenue, New York.
The house stands in the middle of
grounds that are parklike and is To-
Gated about mile from the railway
station. Running in front OF the
house is wide driveway. or boule-
yard, which crosses the entire ranch
from south to north, over six miles in
length and which has at intervals
other similar driveways bisecting it
and running transversely. These
driveways are shaded on either side
by Balm of Gilead trees and Califor-
MIA poplars. Scattered about are
wooded parks, where wild animals
abound. In the busy seasons over
500 men are employed and in all the
year around over 200 make their home
on the ranch. To house these men
and their families hundreds of cot
tages have been erected with more
pretentious residences for the super
intendents aud foremen.
Taking bird's-eye view at the cen
ter of the ranch, all the homes, the
immense barns, lofty paddocks. scat
tered here and there. make scene
that is picturesque and full of life
The magnitude of operations may be
guessed at when the monthly payroll
is never less than $500, in the off
seasons. Over 5000 cattle of the
choicest breeds supply the finest
cream and butter, much of it being
consumed in Butte. While ho has
about Is, 900 acres devoted to agricul-
ture and 500 acres in fruits, Mr.. DAILY
does not allow his products to in any
way interfere with the markets of the
farmers in the Bitter Root Valley.
Much of it is shipped to Butte and re-
tailed in the big Hennessey store, now
the property of the Amalgamated
combine. The balance finds it's way
to other mining centers controlled by
Mr.. DAILY, affording better vegetables,
milk, cream, butter, meat, ETC., than
the general market affords. Only
cream is shipped to Butte from the
tails at fifty cents quart. The ranch
is so strictly up to date that every
building from the mansion and cot
tages down to the smallest barn is
lighted with electricity and water
from Skalkaho Greek has been piped
to every one. Mr.. Daily for his head
men employs only specialists.
The way the name of the Bitter
Root ranch has become famous
throughout the sporting world, both in
America and abroad, is because of its
famous horses, which boru and bred
on this ranch have borne away the
honors on every racetrack of note.
This is Marcus Days one hobby
horses and racing. His open aud
covered circular tracks, his vast train
ing Enclosures, are the admiration of
every racing :lan. Mr., DAILY went
into the business Systematically; he
first visited the most celebrated stock
farms and stables IN this country;
from each he purchased the choicest
get, the fastest strains of racing blood
then he sent to England, France,
Persia and Arabia, where no horse
was too high priced for him to secure
for this Bitter Root ranch in the wilds
of Montana; this blending of the
blood of centuries of the most illus.
trious lineage has brought forth
equine wonders whose achievements
have amazed the racing world. No
matter where these princes and prin-
cesses have been reared they can find
no fault with their quarters here.
Over 700 acres sown with blue
grass are devoted to the stud pad
docks and to the brood mares and
their colts, Nelrly 1000 acles layo