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of good grazing lands that are not adapted for farming and the permanency of 

 the stock industry is assured. 



The area devoted to farming increases yearly. Farming without irrigation 

 has been successful in many cases, but the chief production is from irrigated 

 lands in the Jefferson and Boulder valleys. The Jefferson valley, about 35 miles 

 long, extends from the canyon on the east to Waterloo on the west and embraces 

 Jefferson Island. Whitetail, Deer, Fish and Pipestone creeks water this section 

 which contains many fine farms. The Boulder river has a long valley in which 

 are situated many productive grain and stock ranches. Prickly Pear valley has 

 the advantage of being near Helena. 



Oats, winter wheat, rye and hay are the chief crops. Irrigated oats yield 

 from 25 to 50 bushels per acre and a bushel often weighs 44 pounds. Winter 

 wheat and rye yield from 30 to 50 bushels on irrigated and from 15 to 40 on 

 non-irrigated land. 



Native grasses make excellent hay, and alfalfa yields from 3 tu 6 tons to 

 the acre. For butter, eggs, vegetables and fruits the many mining camps supply 

 a market and the markets of Butte and Helena are in part supplied from this 

 county. Diversified farming is pursued by many and dairying is profitable. Hardy 

 apples produce abundantly. Excellent opportunities are present for the farmer, 

 fruit grower, dairyman and gardener as well as for the capitalist, who will help 

 to develop mines, and the stock grower. In addition to precious metals are de- 

 posits of limestone and cement rocks. The excellent granite that was used to 

 construct the wings of the State Capitol was quarried in Jefferson county, only 

 ten miles from Helena. In the limestone formation, north of Jefferson canyon, is 

 the wonderful Lewis & Clark cavern, one of the most beautiful and extensive 

 caves in America. 



Boulder, the county seat, is situated in the central part of the county, thirty- 

 seven miles from Butte, and thirty-five miles from Helena. It is a thriving town 

 with good schools, churches, banks, business houses, a newspaper and many at- 

 tractive residences. It is the home of the State School for the Deaf and Blind. 



Whitehall is the chief trading point in the southern part of the county and 

 of the Jefferson valley. It had a population of 417 in 1910 and is perhaps the 

 most populous town. It is a railroad junction point, has good schools, churches, 

 and large business establishments. Piedmont, a new town, is in a good farming 

 section. Many orchards have been planted, and vegetables are extensively grown. 

 Basin, in a mining region, has commercial establishments, churches and schools. 

 Clancy is in a prosperous mining and agricultural region. Corbin and Wickes 

 are centers of mining activity. Elkhorn is where the famous Elkhorn group of 

 mines is located. 



In Jefferson county are four noted mineral springs which are visited by many 

 invalids who are benefited by the waters, and by many others in search of 

 recreation. Alhambra and Sunnyside are fifteen miles south of Helena and haje 

 excellent accomodations. Boulder Hot Springs are near the county seat and a 

 costly hotel building has recently been erected. Pipestone Springs, on the Northern 

 Pacific railroad, 26 miles from Butte, is a favorite resort. 



Jefferson county enjoys the advantages of being close to the cities of Butte 

 and Helena, where farm products may be marketed and to which ores may be shipped 

 for treatment at smelters. The average wealth and production per capita is high, 

 and there are attractive opportunities for the homeseeker and the capitalist to acquire 

 land at its present low valuation for farming or fruitgrowing and to purchase in- 

 terests in mining properties that need the expenditure of capital to develop them 

 into producing mines. 



The estimated population is 6,790 and the assessed valuation is $6,215,035. 



