266 MONTANA lOH 



Lewis and Clark County 



Location — West Central. 



Area — 3,4G5 square miles. 



Elevation at Helena — 3,955 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913)— 23,870. 



Assessed valuation — $21,087,907.00. 



Principal industries — Manufacturing, mining, agriculture and commerce. 



Principal crops — All kinds of grains and vegetables. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 518,434 acres. 



Amount of State land — 118, 58G acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 685,510 acres in Helena land 

 district; 21,078 acres in Great Falls land district; total, 706,588 acre3. 



Amount of land in national forests — 863,147 acres. 



Railroads — Northern Pacific and Great Northern. 



County Seat — Helena: Estimated population, 1913, 15,000; assessed valuation. 

 $12,000,000.00; bank deposits, $10,000,000.00; municipal improvements, 1913, 

 $500,000.00; number and grade of schools, 8 graded, 1 high, 1 parochial, 1 Catho- 

 lic High, 1 Catholic Boys" College, 1 Catholic Acamedy and Wesleyan University; 

 number of newspapers, 2 daily, 2 weekly, 1 semi-monthly and 3 monthly, Helena 

 is the State capital, and i.-? the financial, social and political center of the Slate. 



Other Towns: 



East Helena — Location of American Smelting & Refining Company's plant. 



Wolf Creek — Farming and stock raising. 



Craig — Farming and stock raising. 



Marysville — Mining. 



Augusta — Farming and stock raising. 



Gilman — Farming and shipping point. 



Rimini — Mining. 



General Remarks: The Prickly Pear irrigation project, of which the first unit 



was opened in 1913, is immediately adjacent to Helena. The construction of a second 



unit of this project is now under way and will probably be opened in time to supply 



water for the 1914 crop season. Renewal of mining activities in Lewis and Clark 



County has been very pronounced in the past year, and many new properties are 



being opened. 



For information regarding opportunities in Lewis and Clark County write to the 



Secretary of the Commercial Club, Helena, Montana. 



Madison County 



Location — South Western. 



Area — 3,609 square miles. 



Elevation at Alder — 5,128 feet. 



Population (estimated, December 1, 1913—8,219. 



Assessed valuation — $7,101,264.00. 



Principal industries — Mining, farming and stock raising. 



Principal crops — Oats, wheat, potatoes and hay. 



Amount of land in private ownership — 537,890 acres. 



Amount of State land — 123,742 acres. 



Amount of unappropriated and unreserved public land — 210.631 acres in Bozeman 



land district; 866,412 acres in Helena land district; total, 1,083,043 acres. 

 Amount of land in national forests — 839,382 acres. 



Railroads — 2 branch lines of the Northern Pacific run into Madison County. 

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



$409,800.00; bank deposits, $525,000.00; number and grade of schools, graded 

 and high school; number of newspapers, 2 weeklies. 

 Other Towns: 



Twin Bridges — Population, 525. Farming, mining and stock raising; seat of State 

 Orphans' Home. 



Sheridan — Farming and stock raising. 



Norris — Mining and shipping point. 



Jeffers and Meadow Creek — Farming and stock raising centers. 



General Remarks: Potatoes are extensively grown in Madison County, and 

 exhibits from this county have secured numerous awards all over the United States. 



For information regarding opportunities in Madison County write Secretary 

 Madison Club, Virginia City, Montana; Secretary Commercial Club, Twin Bridges, 

 Montana, or Secretary Board of Trade, Sheridan, Montana. 



— In her history, Montana has never had a lobor riot. 



