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Pish Hatchery are located at Bozeman. It is a beautiful residence and educational 

 city and an important business place. There are flouring mills, a cereal food 

 factory, several elevators, a brewery and numerous small factories. Every year 

 in September Bozeman gives a "Sweet Pea Carnival", a unique festival that attracts 

 thousands of visitors. 



The population of Gallatin county is estimated at 22,700 and the assessed valua- 

 tion is $16,724,404. 



LAND AREA — Gallatin county, which is in the Bozeman land district, embraces 

 an area of 2,529 square miles, including 10,650 acres of unreserved and unappro- 

 priated public land available for entry under the homestead law, 54,976 acres of 

 state land, and 840,418 acres of national forests. Of the total area of the county, 

 788,419 acres are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION— The following gives the estimated crop production for 

 1915: Wheat, 3,350,000 bushels; oats, 2,500,000 bushels; barley, 500,000 bushels; corn, 

 12,000 bushels; potatoes, 195,000 bushels; hay, 87,000 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: Horses, 11,769 head; 

 milch cows, 3,562 head; other cattle, 14,258 head; sheep, 14,185 head; swine, 4,998 

 head. 



GRANITE COUNTY. 



In 1893, Granite county was created from the western part of Deer Lodge 

 county. It lies east of the Bitter Root valley and much of its territory is moun- 

 tainous. The slope of the land is from the high mountains in the south to the 

 Hellgate river in the north. In the mountain area is much beautiful scenery, 

 excellent hunting and streams in which trout are abundant, and also much timber. 



Granite county achieved a world wide reputation as a rich mineral district more 

 than a score of years ago. Out of the great Granite-Bimetallic mine it is said that 

 more than |40,000,000 in silver and gold have been taken, the production of other 

 mines swelling the total to $50,000,000. While the famous mines of generations ago 

 are not now producing in large quantities, it is probable that there remains in them 

 and in undeveloped prospects in the many mineral districts ores worth many millions 

 of dollars. Prospectors continue to search for new deposits, leasers are working in 

 old mines, and many small mines are operated by individual owners or by companies. 

 The outlook is for an improvement in the mining industry in all districts and for 

 swift development into a great producing camp of the Georgetown lake country 

 into which has been extended the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific railroad. 



In the West Fork district of Granite county great quantities of sapphires have 

 been mined. The stones, which are found in gravel deposits, from which they are 

 taken by hydraulic mining, are of value as gems when of the first quality and as 

 abrasives when of inferior grade. 



Much attention has been paid to the breeding of improved strains of horses 

 and cattle. Belgian, Percheron, Shire, and standard bred stallions have sired young 

 horses that have sold for high figures. At least half of the range cattle is Hereford 

 stock. 



The county has convenient markets for its products in Missoula, Anaconda and 

 Butte. The Flint creek valley has peculiar advantages for successful dairying and 

 creameries at Phillipsburg and Hall produce large quantities of excellent butter and 

 other dairy products wiiich have won many prizes at the Montana State Pair and 

 at other expositions. 



The valleys of Flint and Rock creeks and Hellgate river contain many acres of 

 irrigated lands that yield profuse crops of grain and grasses. Flint creek valley, 

 extending from Drummond to Phillipsburg, embraces the most productive agricultural 



