The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-01

a Quarter of mile from the present loca-
zion. Lots win soon be % sale. but the
business houses will not be moved until
nexs May or June at which time it is e1-
pec,ed the rails will Be laid on the Balm
Vile Plentywood branch.
The trip to Redssone was made Sunday
afternoon through atypical ranchins coun-
try. Herds Of cattle and horses were
grazing here and there. peaceful and con-
tented. with no though, Of the grea, change
tia, is soon to take place when the shacks
and fences Of the new settlers will do, the
land and the big herds of the rancher will
be a thing of the past
About two miles this side Of Redstone
we entered the irrigated valley undsr the
reservoirs Of Olaf Bergh and D. Mat
kins. Here is beautiful valley country
abou, five miles long and one to two miles
vide. yhere crops Of hay and grain are
raised that would surprise the native OF
any Of the eastern states.
We arrived at Redstone about 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon. 1t is strictly q one man
towp, though many GET their mail at the
Reds,ons pos,ofice and their groceries.
dry goods. luuber, etc, at the Reds'one
store.
Olaf Bergh is the mayor, postmaster,
general merchant, lumber dealer, U. s.
Commissioners. hotel keeper. surveyor To-
cater and banker for the community. His
500. Elmer Bergh is az able lieutenant and
pretty near IS big a man in the town as
his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bergh and their son
Elmer. together with their servants and
several hired men. constitute very busy.
prosperous and comfortable settlement.
New settlers are coming in rapidly. several
Of whom are building claim shacks this
fall
Otto NJ. Larson, blacksmith. recently
arrived there from Cleveland. Ohio. and
has taken $40 acre enlarged homestead
and sill build home and blacksmith shop
abou, two miles from the Redstone post
office.
We spent most OF Monday forenoon
looking over the splendid reservoir and ir
riga,ion bitches Of Mr.. Berghs. Mrs, d.
c. Reed has dess-t claim under this ditch
and the object Of the trip was to view the
system and note the improvements made
upon her claim BY parties employed to do
The work
The old reservoir dam ~ss washed cut
couple of years ago. bu, new one on a
new location 10 in process OF erection by
Mr. Bergh. II will be raised several fee,
higher this fall and next spring the water
will be turned onto several hundred acres
Of land including the desert claim OF Mrs.
Reed. About 40 acres Of her claim has
been broken and fine crop Of flax was
raised upon il this year. The balance is
as yet IN big hay meadow.
The Mscgregor sisters have large
ranch about Ave miles down the valley
nCobASuS Aud hciS VIC 1AoPPea III
dinner On our return trip from Redstone to
Plenty~ood on Monday. These girls have
q fine dwelling and good barn and gran
AIRY. great deal Of the carpenter work be.
ing done by themselves They have tine
bunch Of horses. cows. pigs and chickens.
They are both college graduates and
musicians. II vas great pleasure to visit
such well informed people SO far out on the
frontier.
We gol back to Plenty~ocd Monda,
afternoon and q, a. %. Tuesday started
on tue So mile drive from there to cul
bertson. where we arrived about 8 p. m
stopping a couple of hours al Medicine
Lake for dinner on the way.
This trip was one OF the most pleasan
buggy trips il has ever been our lot Il