Western Montana
branch that extends up the rich Bitter Root Valley, passing Fort Missoula and continuing up the valley for a distance of over fifty miles, passing the towns of Victor and Stevensville, through rich fruit and grain farms, reaching Hamilton, where also are large sawmills in operation.
A short distance west, at DeSmet, a branch line extends to the Coeur d'Alene Mining District. The entire section is an agricultural and stock country, and at Plains, on the main line of the railway, are immense bands of thoroughbred cattle, horses and Angora goats.
At Bonner, east of Missoula, are the large sawmills of the Blackfoot Milling Company. At Drummond a line extends to Philipsburg and the celebrated Bi-Metalic and Granite Mountain Mines.
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