Beaverhead County and its Resources. A Picturesque District That Is Overflowing With Natural Resources-Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper and Gold Placer and Dredging, Agriculture and Stock Raising Produce Abundant Wealth, and Assure the Future Prosperity of the County. Among the many attractive towns and cities of the state that are nestled among the mountain gulches and valleys, there are none more picturesque, or placed in better environments than Dillon, the county seat of Beaverhead. This section of Montana has an early and interesting history, coming with the first placer hunters, but space will not permit a wandering in that period of romance. Dillon is located very nearly in the center of the county, and has a population of over fifteen hundred. It is especially prosperous and wide awake, and has secured to itself the exclusive trade of the country for a radius of nearly seventy-five miles. The people of Dillon are contented, happy and prosperous. They are possessed of more than ordinarily good dispositions, because, no doubt, of the conditions that obtain-a temperate climate, a clear sky and a pure atmosphere, scented with the varied emanations of the pines and the beautiful wild flowers of the grand old Rockies. There are valleys in the mountains that are surrounded by more rugged and picturesque mountain scenery than the Beaverhead valley, but none that more satisfying to persons who have lived here for a few years, and become accustomed to the grand and imposing mountain ranges which encompass it. Here in this fertile valley, rivaling in its productive capabilities any valley in the west, is the place where Destiny seems to have intended that a prosperous inland city should be built. It is not surprising that Dillon, the capital city of Beaverhead county, should lead. Civilization, agriculture and commerce joined hands, and their joint works are now visible on every hand. The town has passed the period of small and cheap structures, and in their places are the most modern and attractive residences, and the business houses, are substantial structures that would do credit to cities many times its size. Dillon is noted as a "beauty spot," and in its building a polish has been added to the accomplishments of nature. For six months in the year the ditches on either side of the roadways of the city are filled with water, and thousands of trees draw sustenance therefrom and spread their leafy branches in grateful and appreciated shade across the sidewalks. The ditches also furnish water for the numerous and well kept lawns. No experience can be more delightful than the summer months spent in this charming little city. While at midday the heat sometimes becomes oppressive, the nights are always cool and refreshing, and sleep is always obtainabie, no matter how torrid the day may have been. The winters, on the other hand, are deprived of many of the disagreeable features of this season exper:enced in the lower eastern climates. The State Normal School is domiciled in one of the finest educational edifices of the west, and is attracting many new and desirable residents as well as temporary patrons. Beaverhead is one of the oldest settled counties in the state, and has an area of 4,600 square miles. The greater part of the county is covered by mountains and foothills. The mountains are covered with a heavy growth of timber, and the foothills afford excellent pasturage. The county is well No experience can be more delightful than the summer months spent in this charming little city. While at midday the heat sometimes becomes oppressive, the nights are always cool and refreshing, and sleep is always obtainabie, no matter how torrid the day may have been. The winters, on the other hand, are deprived of many of the disagreeable features of this season experienced in the lower eastern climates. The State Normal School is domiciled in one of the finest educational edifices of the west, and is attracting many new and desirable residents as well as temporary patrons. Beaverhead is one of the oldest settled counties in the state, and has an area of 4,600 square miles. The greater part of the county is covered by mountains and foothills. The mountains are covered with a heavy growth of timber, and the foothills afford excellent pasturage. The county is well |