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dences. Large saw mills give employment to many men. The towiw is surrounded 

 by a very productive farming and fruit district and immense forests are in the 

 neighborhood. Copper, cement rock and marl are mineral assets. Eureka is a growing 

 town and has openings for a flour mill, a cement plant and a brick tactory. 



Libby, the county seat, is on the Kootenai river, had a population of 630 in 

 1910, which has since increased to 1,500; has fine public, business and residence 

 buildings, hospitals, churches, banks, newspapers, numerous stores, a water works, 

 electric lights, many miles of graded streets and cement sidewalks. Libby is in 

 a great timber district and has large saw mills. The tributary country is rich in 

 mineral, has beds of marble and includes part of the Kootenai valley orchard dis- 

 trict besides many acres of good farming land. Libby is growing rapidly and has 

 cheap fuel, available water power, clay, timber for wood pulp, and many other 

 inducements for manufacturers. 



The estimated population of Lincoln county is 8,355 and the assessed valuation 

 is $6,215,569. 



LAND AREA — Lincoln county, which is in the Kalispell land district, embraces 

 an area of 3,660 square miles, including 3,980 acres of unreserved and unappropriated 

 public land available for entry under the homestead law, 57,197 acres of state land 



and 2,005,535 acres of national forests. Of the total area of the county, 531,224 acres 

 are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION — The following gives the estimated crop production for 

 1915: Wheat. 65,000 bushels; oats, 325,000 bushels; barley, 45,000 bushels; corn, 

 8,000 bushels; potatoes, 125,000 bushels; hay, 7,000 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: Horses, 1,690 head; 

 milch cows, 530 head; other cattle, 1,305 head; sheep, 46 head; swine, 221 head. 



MADISON COUNTY. 



Madison county is situated in the southern part of the state, having Idaho as 

 its southern boundary. It was one of the original counties created by the territorial 

 legislature and one of the sixteen counties existing when the constitution of the 

 state was adopted. Virginia City was the territorial capital and was the scene of 

 many notable events in pioneer days. 



It contains Alder Gulch, discovered in 1863, which has produced more gold than 

 any other similar area in the world and is still producing. At the mouth of the 

 gulch are the large dredges of the Conrey Company which handle at large profits 

 great quantities of gold bearing dirt. Quartz mining followed placer mining and 

 Madison has produced and is still producing more gold than any other county in 

 the state. The greater part of the county is in a mineralized region and numerous 

 mining camps exit. Silver Star, Iron Rod, Twin Bridges, Rochester, Sheridan, 

 Virginia City, Pony, Norris and Red Bluff are towns that are surrounded by rich 

 mining districts. In addition to gold, silver, copper and lead are ores of tungsten, 

 iron and manganese, pure limestone and coal. Sapphires and rubies are found in 

 placer diggings. In the numerous mining districts are many good opportunities for the 

 prospector, the miner and the capitalist. 



Mining, stock growing and farming are the three leading industries. Some of 

 the best bred horses, cattle and sheep in the United States are in this county. Fine 

 herds of cattle are numerous, and much attention has been paid to improving the 

 breeds of sheep. Horses, cattle and sheep are shipped in large numbers each year 

 and sell at prices that prove their quality. 



Madison county contains timbered mountain ranges, long rapid rivers, extensive 

 and fertile valleys, and is watered by the Madison, Jefferson, Ruby, Beaverhead and 

 Big Hole rivers and their numerous tributaries. An immense quantity of hydro- 



