Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-21
PARADISE OF THE FARMER.
YELL0ST LEADS THE UNITED STATES IN CROP RECORDS
FRUITS AND GRAINS DRIVING OUT THE
VAST CATTLE HERDS
? YELLOWSTONE county, one of the
southeastern counties of the state,

southeastern counties OF the state,
derives it's name from the Yellow
stone river, which flows through it. The
county was organized under IAN act to
create the county of Yellowstone and for
the election of officers thereof" approved
February &C. 1883. Under the above act
John H. Gerrish, Fred H. Foster and
Paul Mccormick We're appointed county
commissioners and held their first regu-
lar meeting on the third day of March
1SS3 at which time they divided the coun-
ty into voting precincts and issued a
proclamation for an election to be held
on April 8. 1885, Al this election the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: John Fer
guson, sheriff: John McGinniss, probate
judge; H. H. Bole. county clerk; Robert
Peters, assessor: Jules Breuchaud, treas
urer; Geo. T. Lamport, surveyor A. j.
Hoag, coroner; j. F.. Hendrys, superin-
tendent of schools; VIM e. Webb, f. S.
Tutt, Fred w. Lee, county commission
ers.
AT the crea ton of Yellowstone county
the following boundary lines obtained:
"Beginning at point at the confluence
of the Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers;
thence following the center of the chan
mel of said Yellowstone river to point
opposite the first divide east of White
Beaver creek in Gallatin county; thence
following said divide to the summit of
the dividing ridge between the Mussel-
shell and Yellowstone rivers; thence Oh
a straight line north to the southern
boundary of Meagher county; thence
east along said boundary TO the one hun
dred and ninth meridian of longitude:
thence following said meridian to the
Musselshell river; thence down the CEN
ter of the channel nf aid N w a
is known as the Big bend, to a point
where the ord Stanley road crosses the
Musselshell river; thence on a direct line
to the place of beginning" Since that
time portions of the county have been
segregated for the forma ton of Park,
SWeetgrass and Carbon counties until
now the area of Yellowstone is estimated
a 4500 square miles, including that por-
ton Of the Crow Indian reservation lying
west of the Big Horn river, which is now
attached to the county for judicial pur-
poses and will become a part of it, by
Legislative enactment, when that portion
of the reservation Us thrown open for
settlement. AT least a portion of this
territory. it is expected, will be segra-
gated next year a commission having
treated with the Crows for the cession of
the land.
Inc present officers OF the county are:
Geo. w. Hubbard, sheriff; Nat G. Car
vile, county clerk; Chas. Spear, asses
sor; e. S. Holmes, treasurer: A. A. Nor
ris, surveyor: DR.. Z. p. Townsend, coro-
ner; Z. A. Williams, clerl. of the court:
w. M. Johnston, county attorney; G.. +.
Bura. superintendent of schools, r. S.
Linton, Pat Lavelle and J. b. Amin.
county commissioners. The ohicers-elect
are: Geo. w. IIubDa r1 sheriff.. Nat G.
CarWile. county clerk; A. p. Smith, as
SCISSOR: r. II. Hathhorn, county attorney:
e. $. Holmes, treasurer; A. A. Norris,
surveyor: DR.. James Chapple, coroner,
r. A. Williams, clerk of the court Mr..
M. NJ. Strang, superintendent of schools,
S. X. Deverill, w. O. Parker, and c. NJ