ADVERTISEMENTS 



TfiE MIL1S 



MONTANA 



FREE GOVERNMENT LAND can be 

 easily and cheaply irrigated from running 

 streams and storage resevoirs. Five co- 

 operative farmer ditches in the vicnity of 

 Chinook, Yantic and Harlem. Land can 

 be bought with water right, or colonies of 

 farmers can build their own ditches. Land 

 produces all the saple grain and root crops. 

 Good markets and shipping facilities. 

 Bench lands furnish fine range for horses. 

 cattle and hheep. Rich gold, oilver and 

 copper mines and timber in the Little 

 Rockies and Bear Paw Mountains, along 

 the southern edge of the Valley. Large 

 veins of coal crop out of the river and 

 creek bottoms. 



For information and printed matter, address 

 THOMAS O. HANLON, Chinook, Mont. 



For particulars about the Teuton Valley Col- 

 ony, write to Z. T. BURTON, Burton, Mont. 



For routes and rates to Montana points and 

 descriptive matter, address F. 1. WHITNEY. 

 G. P. & T. A ., Great Northern Railway, St. 

 Paul, Minn. 



$IO,OOO,OOO.OO 



IN 



GOLD 



was dug out of the hills at Cripple Creek 

 in 1896. 1897 will show a much better 

 record and this will be contributed to very 

 materially by 



Mutual Benefit M. & L Co. 



whose property is situated on Globe Hill, 

 and is surrounded by some of the largest 

 mines in the camp. At a distance of 

 1,350 feet from the mouth of their tunnel 

 this company recently made 



A Big Strike 



of pay ore. eight feet wide, from which 

 they will commence shipping soon. We 

 advise a purchase of this stock now before 

 they do this for the price will then be 

 advanced. It can be had at 5^"c per 

 share in not less than 100 share lots. 

 Orders must be sent in at once to realize 

 at this price. Address 



THE MECHEH INVESTMENT CO. 



COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.O. 



The Poultry Business pays when conducted 

 under the rules laid down in our 



NEW POULTRY BOOK 



AND CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



Handsomely printed in colors, giving illustra- 

 tions and descriptions of all the leading breeds 

 of fowls, plans for poultry houses and yards, 

 tested remedies for all diseases of poultry that 

 are invaluable to any breeder. It tells you all 

 about our Millhook Farm, the most extensive 

 poultry farm in the country. In fact it is the 

 largest, best, and most beautiful poultry book 

 ever printed, and is worth many dollars to any 

 one interested in poultry. Sent postpaid for 

 10 cents, stamps or silver. 



TheJ. W. Miller Co. 



Box FREEPORT, ILL. 



RIO GRANDE WESTERN RY. 



GREAT SALT LAKE ROUTE." 



The Only Direct Line 



"GRANDE^ TOTHE 



JI/VESTERN^lUintah and Uncompachre 



Indian Reservations 



IN 



UTAH. 



Millions of homes now awaiting settle- 

 ment in a land fair and rich. 



RESOURCES UNLIMITED. 



The Rio Grande Western Ry. traverses 

 the richest valleys of Utah, which can be 

 made to provide all the necessaries and 

 many of the comforts of life. 



Write to F. A. Wadleigli, Salt Lake City 

 for copies of pamphlets, etc* 



MENTION THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



