Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-29
Montana Letter.
Hamilton, Montana.

lJistlce to the subj .ct.
here is s'dry rain. as they Call 1t, for
one can be out in i: for hours and not
become wet as we would in Iowa, not
that water is rot wet out here as at
home, but owing to the manner of its
decent. II Is always safe to carry ynur
umbrella however as the mist or rain
in the mountains comes $50
suddenly. The sun may be bright one
minute and the next minute you are
In shower, or it may look like rain in
the skv, and if III Iowa we woul.i not
venture out. but here no one seems to
mind it, for as they say: "its just as IL
able not TO rain as to rain.
| Last Sunday being one of those IDEAL
spring days, five of us started out for
q little walk tovislt the Logging Camp
which is across the Bitter Root river,
and little way up the mountains. 1t
seemed the nearer we went the farther
that camp seemed to be from us.
find that climbing little elevation
out here is almost more than can en-
dure; lack breath, but am told that
after climbing six months will be all
right, but | will take their word for it.
The trip to camp was through the
most beautiful scenery. In woodland
with occasionally a little stream on
the mountain side came dancing along
on its way to the valley far below. All
these little streams are so clear, with
TO Is of rock, and seemed shallow, but
they are quite deep. The Camp is q
seeming little town with little houses,
stores, shops, dining hall, NC. What
seemed from here to be little trees, we
found, on reaching them, were trees as
thick through as am tall. They can
only cut timber to certain line high
up the mountain, above that is govern
ment reserved property. The loggers
have logging trains that come in once
each day with about 2Ohat cars loaded
with logs tor the mills, and are dump
ped into the mill pond and tloated to
the mills to be sawed in to lumber
On reaching home found had &C
tnaly walked nine miles, and oh, but |
was tired, in fact done mp, but find
that in order to get around out here |
mus the able to walk.
This is certainly an IDEAL climate
AS a visitor here said: "When it is
summer here 1T is winter, and when il
is winter it is summer" The hottest
weather here last summer was 9j, and
only few days that hot. The first
week after my arrival here we had two
snow storms, and wore my fus eve
Try time stuck my head cut of doors.
This week we had one warm day, and
donned summer dress. Here ona
needs thick dress FOR morning, a light
one for middle of the day, and furs
might The sun is very hot, moreso
than in Iowa, but get i'm the shade and
there you find cool and refreshing
breeze, and seems like different world
Now, Pa, you remember how you
used to laugh ut one of your old friends
for saying he picked strawberries oltfof
snow, on the upper Missouri River
country. Well, ! iind he may have
been correct after ALL Here they lave
ice feet thick, and at the same time,
have pansles out in the yard In bloom
all winter, the only protection being a
thin covering of straw. They tell ne
you can see person buggy riding, sleigh
riding, and fishing all a.the samatime
Had gentleman told me this, | am
afraid would hald have doubted it as
they sometime joke, but being told 81
by refined, cultured lady must be-
lieve it. The roads are sandy and al
ways nice. The snow falls III patches:
the mill pond freezes, and from it the
people secure their ice, and yet the wa
ter ia always running over the dam,
and just below it is good fishing all the
i year round
This town. you remember, was the
home of Marcus DAILY, and right here
In this Valley is where his heart was
centered, and Hamilton was his town
1t is bad for the Valley that he could
not have lived to develope it as he had
intended Ills 10000 acre ranch is the
prettiest land the world ever saw, and
here he expected to make the race track
of the world, with all his fine horses.
His barns are as fine as any homes IN
Mo. Valley, the track complete in eve
ry respect, equipped with electric lights
and electric time pieces, the ampathea.
tire is complete, having dressing rooms
with all modern improvements, cost of
construction $4,000; hotel ;S75, 900, in
tended to accommodate the owners of
fast horses he expected to bring here.
His summer home here, (his home was
New York } us an ideal one, the grounds
might be called a shower Of roses. Be-
fore the family arrive, which will be
soon, the gardeners will come frs and
the place must be q mass OF flowers on
their arrival. The name of DAILY will
always be sacred to the people of this
Valley. He Was always good to the
poor a generous to the public.
Although tEis very nice country !
do not think ] would like to make it
my permanent home. Everything out