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There are luany pleasure and hot springs resorts in Jefferson county. The 

 Pipestone Hot Springs, near Whitehall, the Boulder Hot Springs, at Boulder, and 

 the Alhambra Hot Springs, in the north end of the county — all have modern hotels, 

 large plunges, individual cabins and other tourist attractions. One of the two 

 national monuments in Montana is the Lewis and Clark cavern, in the south- 

 eastern part of the county. It is said to rival Mammoth Cave in l)eauty and 

 impressiveness. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY — Ranks thirty-seventh in population (5,203); forty-first in 

 area (1,044,480 acres); forty-sixth in combined 1922 crop and livestock value; seventh 

 in 1920 mineral pioduction; forty-fourth in Viank deposits, 1922: thirty-sixth in assessed 

 valuation, 1922. Acres public land, 51,602; acres state land, 25,556; acres national for- 

 ests, 448,014; acres other federal reservations, 160. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Estimated 1922 crop value, $619,400; estimated livestock 

 value, .lanuarv, i;i2:^, .'«9o8.600: metal production, 1920. .$928,484; 1921 lumber cut, 

 1,186 M feet; total bank deposits, September 15, 1922, $611,634. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $17,280,292; total taxable value, 

 $6,173,817. Total outstanding- county bond indebtedness, $106,570; total outstanding 

 countv v\arrant indebtedness, $24,384; total outstanding school bond indebtedness, 

 $106,100; other school debts. $3,450. Total general and special county taxes, $99,086; 

 total general and district school taxes, $118,683; total municipal taxes, $10,248; total 

 state taxes, $28,991; total tax (inclusive municipal), per capita, $49.39. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools, 40; enrollment, 835. Number high schools, 

 3; enrollment, 224. Other institutions. State School for Deaf and Blind at Boulder. 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads, 3; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, 156.38. Number of manufactures, 10; average number wage earners, 48; 

 value of products, $150,469. Number of banks, 3. Number general stores, 12; confec- 

 tionery, etc., 12; groceries and meats, 7; lumber yards, 2; total number merchants, 82. 

 Total assessed valuation 1922 mei-chandise. $239,226. Number grain elevators, 2; total 

 capacity, 57,000 bushels. Number creameries, 1. Number saw mills, 3, Number of 

 lawyers, 4. Number of physicians, 3. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — Number farms, 555; farm acreage, 281,494; im- 

 proved farm acreage, 80,933; irrigated acreage, 24,946; average value all property, per 

 farm, $15,722, Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 13,883; number sheep, 3,285; 

 number horses, 3,975; number swine (census), 2,215. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — At Renova. Elevation, 4,360 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring, ;\ray 26; average date first killing frost in fall, September 9. 



Mar. April May June 

 .52 1.27 2.19 2.25 



34.3 43.9 51.0 59.1 

 County Seat, Boulder. Population County 

 County Agricultural Agent — No. 



