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| MONTANA |
Montana
is bounded by Canada, North and South
Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho; gross area,
146,997 sq. miles; land area, 146,201 sq.
miles; water area, 796 sq. miles;
capital, Helena.
The
surface of the State is highly
diversified. In the west it is extremely
mountainous. East of the Rocky Mountains
is a rolling tableland, traversed by
several large rivers. In the south near
the Yellowstone River the mountains reach
an altitude of 10,000 feet, and the peaks
are perpetually covered with snow. The
mountains are intersected by numerous
valleys and canyons through which flow
beautiful rivers.
The
principal farm crops are hay, oats, wheat
and potatoes.
The State
is exceedingly rich in minerals. Gold,
silver, lead, copper and coal are found
in large quantities. Montana ranks second
in the United States in the production of
copper.
The
principal industries are the refining and
smelting of copper and lead, slaughtering
and meat packing, and the manufactures of
foundry and machine shop products, lumber
and timber, malt liquors, flour and grist
mills, masonry, railroad cars, plumbing,
saddlery and harness, clothing, tobacco
and cigars.
The climate
of Montana is warmer than that of the
Eastern States in the same latitude and
is very dry. Millions of housekeepers who
know the importance of getting the right
coffee, buy Arbuckles'.
Population
in 1910, 226,872 males and 149,181
females, of whom 281,340 were of native
and 94,713 of foreign birth; white,
360,580; negro, 1,834; Indian, 10,745;
Chinese, 1,285; Japanese, 1,585; all
others, 24. Total population, 376,053. |
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