MONTANA 



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MONTANA 



in 1911 an experimental farm on the Huntley 

 reclamation project. 



Religion. The Roman Catholic Church is the 

 strongest, possessing more than sixty per cent 

 of the total Church membership of the state. 

 Of the Protestant churches the Methodists, the 

 Presbyterians and the Episcopalians, in the 

 order named, are the most numerous. 



Physical Features. The eastern three-fifths 

 of the state belong to the great central plain, 

 and the surface consists almost entirely of roll- 



a broad basin, whose surface is greatly diversi- 

 fied by numerous spurs and cross ranges. This 

 region is remarkable for the beauty and gran- 

 deur of its scenery. 



The mountainous portion of Montana con- 

 tains many lofty peaks, the most noted being 

 Granite Peak, 12,850 feet high; Mount Doug- 

 las, 11,300 feet; Mount Powell, 12,000 feet, and 

 Gallatin Peak, 10,967 feet. In the northern 

 mountainous district of this state is situated the 

 Glacier National Park. 



OUTLINE MAP OF MONTANA 



Showing the boundaries, principal rivers, largest cities, coal measures, mineral deposits, and the 

 highest point of land in the state. 



ing prairie, which rises gradually to meet the 

 foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the west. 

 No portion of Montana lies at a lower altitude 

 than 1,000 feet above sea level, while over one- 

 half of the state has an altitude varying be- 

 tween 1,500 and 3,000 feet. In the prairie re- 

 gion there are isolated buttes, or hills, and 

 bluffs occur along the streams. Some of these 

 elevations have been sculptured in a wonderful 

 manner by the winds, and are interesting ob- 

 jects (see EROSION). The main range of the 

 Rocky Mountains extends from the Yellow- 

 stone Park across the state in a northwesterly 

 direction. About 100 miles west of the main 

 range is found the Bitter Root range, which 

 forms over half of the western boundary of the 

 state. Between these two mountain ranges lies 



Rivers. The main range of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains constitutes the Continental Divide, which 

 separates the basin of the Missouri from that of 

 the Columbia.. The portion of the state west 

 of the Rocky Mountains is drained by the 

 Clark River and its tributaries into the Colum- 

 bia; the region east is drained by the Missouri, 

 which rises in this state. The Yellowstone and 

 the Musselshell, both tributaries of the Mis- 

 souri, are the other principal rivers in Mon- 

 tana. 



In its waters Montana possesses a great 

 source of potential wealth, for there are several 

 waterfalls that are among the highest in the 

 world. These are the Upper Yellowstone (310 

 feet high) ; the Lower Yellowstone (110 feet) ; 

 and the Missouri (90 feet). The Missouri is 



