90 THE BEEF BONANZA. 



capable .of judging about " Cattle-Growing out West" 

 are before me, but these will suffice. Highly as Ne- 

 braska, Wyoming, and Colorado have been spoken of 

 for herd-lands, still, if I was engaged in the business, I 

 would not go to either place, for I think I know a bet- 

 ter cattle-country. Montana has undoubtedly the best 

 grazing-grounds in America, and parts of Dakota stand 

 next. The Yellowstone, Big Horn, Tongue River, and 

 Powder River regions contain the maximum of advan- 

 tages to the cattle-grower. Except on the Upper Yel- 

 lowstone few herds are yet located in Eastern Montana, 

 but in the future the O'Connors, Kings, Kennedys, 

 Hitsons, and Chisholms of the West will be found on 

 the Yellowstone, Big Horn, and Powder River countries 

 of Montana. 



