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Ores of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and iron exist. Near Delphine is some 

 activity in mining. Castle was formerly a large producer of silver. 



White Sulphur Springs, the county seat, is picturesquely situated near the head 

 of Smith river valley 18 miles from the Milwaukee railroad, with which it is con- 

 nected by the White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park railroad. The waters ot 

 the wonderful springs that give name to the town possess healing qualities of great 

 value. The water has a copious flow at 110 degrees. The springs have been bought 

 by John Ringling, the circus owner, who intends to errect here a large and costly 

 hotel and to provide the conveniences of a great health resort. The town has a high 

 school, graded schools, three churches, banks, a newspaper, hotels and stores. 

 Some of the large ranches in the neighborhood are being sold in small lots and the 

 population and business of the town is increasing. 



Harlowton, in the Musselshell valley where the Judith Basin line joins the main 

 line of the Milwaukee, is the chief town and has experienced great growth in popula- 

 tion and business in the last five years. It is a well built, busy and growing town, 

 and has a large hotel, extensive flour mills, business houses, banks, a newspaper 

 and is the distributing point for a large agricultural and stock district. Railroad 

 shops and a railroad pay-roll contribute to its prosperity. 



Judith Gap, at the entrance to Judith Basin, is a flourishing new town in a very 

 productive section. It is a division point on the railroad and in the large round 

 houses and shops and in the operating department many men are employed. The 

 town has a newspaper and numerous business houses and hotels. 



Meagher county offers excellent opportunities to the homeseekers to purchase 

 lands at low prices or to enter land under the homestead law on the benches where 

 vacant public land may still be found. 



The population is estimated at 10,100 and the assessed valuation is $11,084,129. 



LAND AREA — Meagher county, which is in the Helena land district, embraces 

 an area of 3,553 square miles, including 245,254 acres of unsurveyed and unappro- 

 priated public land available for entry under the homestead law, 138,649 acres of state 

 land, and 728,887 acres of national forests. Of the total area of the county, 1,124,708 

 acres are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION— The following gives the estimated crop production for 

 1915; wheat, 450,000 bushels; oats, 525,000 bushels; barley, 20,000 bushels; flax, 15,000 

 bushels; potatoes, 65,000 bushels; hay 60,000 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: horses, 8,737 head; 

 milch cows, 1,735 head; other cattle, 20,696 head; sheep 212,218 head; swine, 

 2,190 head. 



MINERAL COUNTY. 



Mineral county is one of the newest counties in the state having been created 

 from the extreme western portion of Missoula county in August, 1914. The 

 county, which is generally composed of picturesque ranges of mountains, is cut in 

 two by the swift flowing Clark's Pork of the Columbia and contains one of the 

 longest and most fertile valleys of the state, although the valley, in many places, Is 

 very narrow. Back of this valley there are, in places, benchlands which have been 

 found to be very productive, and the county, although very backward in the 

 past, is now experiencing a healthy agricultural growth. 



Lumbering and mining are, however, the chief industries of this sesction of the 

 state. At St. Regis is located one of the largest sawmills of the state and at 

 Henderson another mill is in operation. The region west of St. Regis is heavily 

 timbered and will furnish work for logging crews for many years to come. 



