Resources of Montana . n offers exceptionally strong course in agriculture. Tourist Attractions—The varied scenery of Fergus makes of it a picturesque tourist co:ground. The different mountain groups with their excellent visibility throughout the iscounty are very impressing. Caves, sinks, arches and natural bridges abound to delightthe seeker of sights. There are ice caves in the Snowies west of Half Moon Pass where | j,ice is formed through the summer. Crystal lake, a beautiful tourist camping ground, lies jjin the Snowies in the west fork of Rock Creek canyon. Cities and Towns—Lewistow
Resources of Montana . n offers exceptionally strong course in agriculture. Tourist Attractions—The varied scenery of Fergus makes of it a picturesque tourist co:ground. The different mountain groups with their excellent visibility throughout the iscounty are very impressing. Caves, sinks, arches and natural bridges abound to delightthe seeker of sights. There are ice caves in the Snowies west of Half Moon Pass where | j,ice is formed through the summer. Crystal lake, a beautiful tourist camping ground, lies jjin the Snowies in the west fork of Rock Creek canyon. Cities and Towns—Lewistown, the center of activities and the county seat, has amunicipal water system, fine office buildings, churches and public buildings. It has tfour wholesale houses, two creameries, a brick yard, tile works, flour mills, good hotelsand modern stores. Its four banks have an aggregate of deposits amounting to !i$10,000,000. There are five miles of pavement, four public schools and one $300,000 > LAND OF OPPORTUNITY m. Yellow Pine Near Libby county high school. Moore, Garniel and Straw, on the Milwaukee south of Lewistown,are in the center of a rich farming section. Denton, the largest town in northwesternI Fergus, has a flour mill, elevator and up-to-date stores and hotels. Buffalo, on the[ Great Northern, is surrounded by splendid farms and ranches. Hanover has a largeI cement factory. North of Lewistown lie Roy and Winnifred. Immense grain growingland stockraising sections are adjacent to them. Kendall, a gold mining camp five milesI from Hilger, has produced over $5,000,000 in gold. Grass Range and Teigen lie in eastern[ Fergus and are surrounded by agricultural and stockraising country. Winnett. in theI oil district of eastern Fergus, is the terminal of the Milwaukee railway and lies on theI contemplated main line of the Great Northern. Two large private irrigation projects are Iin operation from Opportunities—Splendid opportunities in diversified farming,
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