The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-08-30

without wealth by a few years
O industrious toiling. This con-
dition prevails almost to the
western state line. where lands
become seemingly less valua-
BILE. Of the towns west of Dew
lis Lake there are two OF inn
Minot and Williston,
both Great Northern d1v1-
sion points. Minot is a boom
ing burg with life everywhere
down at the depot, up on the
business streets where blocks
are being constructed, and out
in the residence districts where
residences are going up in ev-
cry section.
Montana is coming in for a
big share of the general pros
perity of the country and she
promises to soon rank with any
of the northwestern states in
agricultural greatness. The
recent act of the interior de-
apartment in setting aside one
million dollars towards re-
claiming three or four hun
dred thousand acres in the
Milk River valley is but be-
ginning of a much vaster de-
velopment of that section as the
needs grow apace. Already the ag-
ricultural worth of this to be fam
Gus valley has been adequately de-
monstrated in the results which
have followed the irrigation works
already established. It has been
successfully proven that all kinds
Of agricultural products grow in
great abundance wherever irriga-
tion is used. The soil is naturally
rich and needs only moisture to
make it yield prolifcally. The
Great Northern Railway furnishes
adequate transportation facilities,
its main line practically cutting the
valley in two. The fact that the
government has decided to begin
immediate operations will prove a
great incentive to the people of that
section who have always believed
in the future OF their country, and
will open to settlement vast area
of rich land to the home seekers and
investor.
There are no better lands any,
where than lie vacant along the
valleys of Milk River and Rock
Greek, tributary which flows from
the north and joins Milk River op-
posite Hinsdale, Great Northern
station. This is the most desirable
part OF the state now remaining un-
occupied. The valley on the north
side of Milk River is fully nine
miles in length, with an average
width of four miles. The soil is
very deep, and there are no gravel
bars or waste spots. Upon large
portion of this area there was a
pretty fair crop of blue-joint hay
growing, and while there may be
exceptional seasons when crops
could be grown without irrigation,
we would advise settlers to make
the necessary preparations to irri-
gate their crops. There is an ample
supply of water in Milk River for
the entire valley if properly distri-
buted, and it can be brought upon
the land at comparatively small
cost by combination of efforts of
thirty or forty farmers who will do
l0OOI themselves.
1t was about six o'clock of Satur-
day morning that the heir apparent
routed US out of our berth with
cry: PA, I can see the mountains
ahead of u.s., and nothing would
appease the young man except that
we arise and take position of adj
vantage. The station was Cut
Bank, and miles to the west of us
could be seen those sky piercing
hills so interesting at first sigh to
the boys and girls of the prairie
towns who have never been FORUM
nate enough to see the mountains.
The ride late in the afternoon of the
preceding day along the banks of
the Missouri gave US scenery that
suggested that before many hours
wn w0nl0 hn in cirhf ~ %ho D1el