Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-20

10 oNeI, VIII uOre IMAM counleTdCL
that loss from the storm. All of the
water holes are full and the moisture
will bring along the grass, which has
been very short in many places.
The official weather observer for
Lewistown reports the total snow
fall at two feet and the precipitation
at one and eighth-tenth inches water.
The temperature ranged from 25 to
81 degrees.
The sun, which came out so bright
ly this morning, has about dissipated
the snow on the low places and il
good weather continues for a week
the effects of the storm will not be
seriously felt in Fergus county.
Reports, found in this paper, from
other parts of the state show that We
have escaped very well indeed. when
compared with the losses in those Sec
tions. By next week a detailed report
from all of the big outfits of the coun-
ty will be in and the actual percentage
of losses given.
Especial to the Argus by courtesy of
Great Falls Tribune).
Great Falls, May 20.-Starting from
Havre and going west the stock con-
ditions are pretty bad all the way to
the Cascade mountains. The snow
at Cut Bank is from two to five feet
deep. All the stock around Shelby
and through that country has probab-
ly suffered pretty heavily. From
Havre east the most of the storm
was less all the way along and from
Harlem east the damage is probably
small. In northern Montana the por-
ton which seemed to be afflicted
most was Teton county, where in
some coses it is reported that the loss
of lambs and calves is almost total.
Through the southern part of the
state there seems to be no damages
at all, just about the same condition
as prevail in the Flatwillow sec
tion of Fergus county. At Great Falls
there were 81 inches of snow fell.
At Lethbridge there was good deal
of suffering on the part of stock that
had been shipped in. 1t is reported
that there are from three to four
hundred head of dead cattle within
the town limits of Lethbridge.
Choteau, May 1S.-Reports from
various points in Teton county that
have reached here show that cattle
and sheep men have suffered heavy
losses of stock from the fierce bliz-
zard which swept over the northern
part of Montana Sunday. Loss will
be principally of calves and lambs.
but some report a number of cattle
piled up in drifts.
Mcdonald & Ryan report thirty
head of COWS found in one large drift.
Travis herd reports loss of fifty
head. mostly calves.
Moorehouse, of Bynum, reports 80
per cent. of his cattle missing.
Heavy losses are reported of calves
In herd of Clark Bros, of Bynum.
Brooks & Crook, of Willow creek.
also lost many calves.
Havre. May 18.-Storm west OF here
from Concord to other side Of Cascade
continues. Snow at Cut Bank and
westward is from two to three feet
deep. Train men say snow west of
Cut Bank is waist deep and report
large numbers of dead cattle on the
right of way.
Butte, May 1S.-Advices received
here from eastern sections Of Mon
tana are to the effect that Sundays
snow storm will have a beneficial
effect for stock interests. except in
a few localities where fall in tempera-
ture resulted.
Helena, May 1S.-For "a hours end
ing at a. m. snow fall equals 6.l0
inches OF water-much the heaviest
snow fall on record here. The precip-
itation at Hayre equals 9i10O0 inches
water, temperature ranging from S2
to 50 degrees; Miles City 14.1OO
inches water, temperature 3S to SIS
degrees; Kalispell only 6.1O0 inches Of
water. with temperature 80 to AZ de.
grees; Great Falls snow fall Is inch
es, one-half or two-thirds melted.