THE COUNTIES 239 



Beaverhead County 



Location — Southwestern. 



Area — 5,(>91 square miles. 



Elevation at Dillon— 5,147 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913) — 7,835. 



Assessed valuation — $9,569,093.00. 



Principal industries — Stock growing, farming and mining. 



Principal crops— Hay, oats, wheat, barley, flax and potatoes. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 621,725 acres. 



Amount of State land — 154,046 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 38,085 acres in Bozeman land 



district; 429,251 acres in Helena land district; 37,720 acres in Missoula land 



district; total, 505,056 acres. 

 Amount of land in national forests — 1,491,618 acres. 

 Railroads — Oregon Short Line and Gilmore & Pittsburg. 

 County Seat — Dillon: Estimated population, 1913, 3,500; assessed valuation, 



$1,500,000.00; bank deposits, $3,500,000.00; municipal improvements, 1913, $250,- 



000.00; number and grade of schools, 1 graded and 1 high school; number of 



newspapers, 2 weeklies. The State Normal School is located at Dillon. 

 Other Towns: 



Wisdom — In center of Big Horn basin, famous stock region. 



Bannack — Famous old-time gold camp. 



Monida — Western entrance to Yellowstone National Park. 



Lima — Railroad town and shipping point. 



Armstead — Railroad junction point; growing towTi. 



General Remarks: The Big Hole Basin, which is expected will be tapped by 

 a railroad within the next two years, is one of the most famous hay producing regions 

 in the AVes!. Every year thousands of beef cattle are fattened on the grass that 

 grows there abundantly and furnish set hetseb2w etaoin shrdlu cmfwyp xzfiflff. .wfm 

 grows there abundantly and furnishes the best of food. 



For information regarding opportunities in Beavei'head County write the Secre- 

 tary of the Beaverhead Commercial Club, or the Secretary of the Beaverhead Club, 

 both at Dillon. 



Big Horn County 



Location — Southern. 



Area — 5,000 square miles. 



Elevation at Hardin— 2,966 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913) — 2,485. 



Assessed valuation — $4,674,709.00. 



Principal industries — Farming and stock raising. 



Principal crops — Grains, grasses, sugar beets and other vegetables. 



Amount of land in private ownership^91,418 acres. 



Amount of State land— 39,972. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 60,967 acres in Billings land 

 district. 



Railroad — Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 



county Seat — Hardin: Estimated population, 1913, 750; assessed valuation, $331,000.00; 

 bank deposits, $248,450.00; municipal improvements, 1913, city and fire department 

 buildings; number and grade of schools, 1 graded and high school; number of 

 newspapers, 1 weeklj-. Trading point for extensive and rapidly developing sec- 

 tion. Hardin has a flour and alfalfa mill, together with two elevators and a 

 plaining mill. 



Other Towns: 



Garryowen — Farming. 



Lodgegrass — Farming. 



General Remarks: This county has a number of undeveloped resources, among 



which may be mentioned large bodies of coal which have only been touched to 



secure fuel for local consumption. Extensive prospecting is now going on for gas 



and oil. The Big Horn River is a rapid stream capable of furnishing hydro-electric 



power in largi quantities. The soil is veiy fertile and the crop season is long. A 



movement is on foot to build an electric line from the Big Horn Canyon to Custer. 

 For information regarding opportunities in Big Horn County write to the Presi- 

 dent of the Commercial Club at Hardin, Montana. 



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