Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-25
POSSIBILITIES
OF COUNTY
A Brief Summary Of q Few Of
Rosebud COunty's Many
Resources.

Now that it is an assured fact that |
the Crow reservation will be thrown |
open to settlement this summer, it is |
quite necessary that Forsyth should be !
prepared to demand her rightful share |
of the benefits accruing from such |
opening. AS preliminary step a few |
pertinent suggestions present them
selves.
The major portion of the ceded strip
of the reservation lies in Rosebud
county, consisting of some SIS, 900 acres,
fully half of which will be under irri-
cation bitches constructed by the gov
ernment, and will be the making of
some of the finest farm homes in the
state of Montana. 1t is useless to
dwell at length upon the agricultural
possibilities of this land, as it is a we'll
known fact that Montana land cannot
be surpassed in the production of hay,
grain, vegetables and fruit, where
water is available. Farms now being
conducted within few miles of this
strip of country demonstrate beyond
doubt the agricultural value of the land.
Just north of this strip OF the Crow
lands, across the Yellowstone river, is
productive valley known as Pease
Bottom, which is settled up by a COM
munity of enterprising farmers who
l,
irrigation system covering 1000 acres,
and although the ditch was not suffi-
ciently completed last summer to allow
those under it to derive the full benefits
the results obtained were beyond the
expectations of the most sanguine.
Coming on down the river on the
north side about twenty-f five miles
above Forsyth we have what is known
as the Froze- to-Death valley, where
another cooperative irrigation system
has just been completed, covering about
5000 acres of bottom land. While
this is not large strip of country the
same conditions prevail as do. in other
irrigated districts, and we are informed
that there is much land on this bottom
yet available for location.
East of the reservation and west Of
Forsyth ON the south side of the river is
a strip of valley land about twelve
miles in length, comprising about 5000
acres, and although there are numer-
Gus prosperous farmers and ranchmen
located thereon the coming of the gov
ernment ditch will open up some 1000
acres now lying idle.
On the north side of the river extend
ing fourteen miles above Forsyth we
have valuable tract of valley land
under individual irrigation enterprises
and wherein are located the home
ranches of some of the largest sheep
outfits in the state, besides the numer-
Gus holdings of individual ranchmen
and farmers.
Drifting on down the river on the
north side we find a tract of valley
; land about twenty five miles in length
and comprising 1900 acres, the west
portion OF which is directly opposite
Forsyth. This land is watered by one
. of the best irrigation bitches in the
state, and will be offered tor sale ir
the spring by the owners, the Rosebud
Land & Improvement. Co., in tracts
ranging from one to 500 acres at a nom
inal cost per acre.
But of far greater Importance to the
stockmen is the vast amount of oper
range. On the north side we have {
scope of country 100 miles square o
I the finest grazing land in the state
I This tract abounds with f1ocks ant
I herds of sheep, cattle and horses, il
j crossed and recrossed with creeks ant
rivulets and is dotted at close interval
with springs that live the year through
= making it especially valuable for stool
ranging, and for this reason man,
stockmen drive their herds for hun
,dreds of miles in order to take advan
tage> of this unequaled range.
On the south side of the river w
have tract sixty miles wide by 100 il
length, fully as good as that on tn
north. The only difference being tina
on the south side along the stream
will be found the ranch homes of man
prosperous and industrious ranchmer
Al.