the water courses will of themselves alone be safe protec- 

 tion, and the slopes of the hills will enable wild animals 

 to find places free from storm blasts, no matter how fierce 

 they may be. 



The range will always have bare surfaces, except in 

 cases of sleet, which may glaze the surface with ice, or 

 with frozen rain or new snow. Rarely is the range so 

 coated that grass is not to be had by range stock. In this 

 one gulch and its tributaries, wild animals may escape 

 cold winds from any quarter. Perennial springs are found 

 in the ravine shown in Plate VIII. There are thickets, 

 to the left, out of sight; timber over the ridge to the left, 

 and ridges for grazing all around. 



Plate IX also shows the same thing. This is a view 

 from Wheewheetlchaye, looking toward Ravalli, and 

 showing the Jocko River and valley. The water course 

 is usually dry. Animals on this side would find protection 

 from winds from any point of the compass. This view 

 shows the Jocko Valley for many miles up, toward the 

 southeast. By looking at Plate X after viewing Plate IX 

 a good idea of the Jocko Valley may be had. The road in 

 Plate IX marks the limits of the proposed range. 



The Jocko River at Ravalli, as seen in Plate IX, is 

 better shown in Plate XI, taken at the railroad bridge 

 at Ravalli. 



Fencing. — The fencing of the range will require 

 posts for the greater portion of the distance. Along the 

 southern side trees may be used for a portion of the 

 distance. Cedar posts are to be had by rail from Idaho, 

 at Sand Point, or they may no doubt be secured from the 

 Mission Mountains. Arbor-vitae forests are found at the 

 head of all the Mission Mountain canyons. Fir posts may 

 be secured without difficulty, close to the range. There 

 is a good road entirely around the range except on the 

 south, and teams can drive from the roads on the west and 

 east over most of the distance. Where the lines cross the 

 hillsides, as will be the case sometimes, posts and fence 

 will have to be dragged up. For the greater portion of 

 the boundary, fencing material may be unloaded from the 

 wagon where it is to be used. No doubt the Indians and 

 white men in the vicinity will contract to furnish posts and 



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