THE COUATIES 2J,9 



Chouteau County 



Location — North Central. 



Area — 4,711 square miles. 



Klevation at Fort Benton— 2,630 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913)— 9,253. 



Assessed valuation — $G, 034,770. 00. 



Principal industries — Stock growing and farming. 



Principal crops — Wheat, flax, oats and barley. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 436,309 acres. 



Amount of State land — 317,136 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved land — 268,440 acres in Havre land (lis 



trict; 265..598 acres in Great Falls land district; 64,000 acres in Lewistown land 



district; total, 598,038 acres. 

 Amount of land in national forests — 6,303 acres. 

 Railroads — Great Northern and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 

 County Seat — Fort Benton: Estimated population, 1913, 1,200; assessed valuation, 



$810,000.00; bank deposits, $1,370,000.00; municipal improvements. 1913, $150,- 



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



number of newspapers, 1 daily and 2 weeklies. 



Other Towns: 



Geraldiue — New town on the Milwaukee railroad; growing very rapidly. Ce:iter 

 of big wheat section. 



Big Sandy — Important farming point. 



Carter — Surrounded by large farming section. 



General Remarks: Although farming in Chouteau County is comparatively new, 

 it has attained great strides in recent years. Corn and alfalfa are now being ex- 

 tensively grown. 



For information regarding opportunities in Chouteau County write to the Secre- 

 tary of the Commercial Club at Fort Benton, Montana. 



Custer County 



Location — South Eastern. 



Area — 7,980 square miles. 



Elevation at Miles City— 2.377 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913) — 24,678. 



Assessed valuation— $21,543,331.00. 



Principal industries — Farming and stock raising. 



Principal crops — Oats, wheat, barley, corn and vegetables. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 2,308,164 acres. 



Amount of State land — 345,020 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 2,454,290 acres in Miles City 



laud district. 

 Amount of land in national forests — 527,463 acres. 

 Railroads — Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 

 County Seat — Miles City: Estimated population, 1913, 6,500; assessed valuation, 



$3,341,260.00; bank deposits, $4,000,000.00; municipal improvements, 1913, $40,- 



000.00; number and grade of schools, 4 graded, 1 county high and 1 Ursuline 



convent; number of newspapers, 2 daily and 3 weeklies. Miles City is a division 



point on the Milwaukee. 

 Other Towns: 



Ismay — Important farming point. 



Terry — Large grain shipping point. 



General Remarks: Nearly every grain, vegetable or fruit known in the northern 

 part of the United States grows in Custer County. Watermelons, peaches, pears, 

 apples. cra'l:apples, strawberries and raspberries do well. 



For information regarding opportunities in Custer County write to the Secretary 

 of the Chamber of Commerce at Miles City and the Secretaries of the Commercial 

 Clubs at Terry and Fallon. 



NOTE — The population, assos.sed valuation, amount of land in private ownership. Slate 

 land unappropriated and unreserved public land and land in national forest.? for Custer County, 

 also includes Fallon County, which was created out of Custer County November 25, 1913. 



— A farm in some states is a liability; in Montana it is an asset. 



