Show F 1 moin ITA A governor leslie reports the Pro progress t aress OF THAT r TERRITORY FE I 1 TORY the flocks and herds upon the thousand hills ARE OXLY EQUALED vy by the great wealth of ile her r mineral bli resources I 1 VIE ai AM D THE CROWS concerning Concern Concer alax ng laabs and the ta effect elects of til the alien allen land lw law fatu to th diebald MOm mommio Mii N the governor slid bonds his report to the secretary Beer SacrE tUry tary of the interior NUTON ott oct 12 breeton Prea tort 11 II leslie governor of montana terri tor tory in his a annual report to the secretary of the interior estimates esti matee the present population at 1 an in crease of dunns during the pat just year car the pre present tent year ear has been the most mos t favorable for the production of f all staple crop yields ft without irrl guion g 9 have been very large larger and on the subject ol 01 acock raisins raising he o 0 says s that prior to the present year thie this industry was in tile moet most prosperous pro condition but the latt lut year ear the terrible inter waa was most disastrous la ja e of f this experience the tile r I 1 men have 1 turned their attention more to the protection of tile grasses gra the governor e eti tile number of cattle in the territory at 1400 I 1 h horata iv oooo sh bep all ul ort I 1 of a high gli brae one ne mil m illion lioi dollars north t 1 of f wool ha has been produced and an 1 I shipped this year the total as seid value ino of taxable eidet ei iet is tal 6 there were ere 11 ia in vel NC in mining A enerva tivo estimate of the tile i yield icid of the iniece in gold silver lel lead and copla for the 1 last year ia u coal aa lifts list become an all element in in the ml mining industry of the territory the governor aver or say ha b information that large areas of lind land donated to botho the s tate by uie the government for school aro am now unlawfully occupied y jerdone who fence them in in and live upon their products product greatly itly to the injury ot of property proper tv and he asks that nil all euh such persons be immediately compelled to vacate o 0 tha tile of a refinery ner iu in connection with the LT U assay office dt at helena Il elena of diallS cheru aller hae has been little trouble or danger dAi iger except for occasional horse stealing ete ilin rawa ind and counter raiji raili among the Pia biegen garva and crows and similar once in in a while by bv the bloode and the in in bluch the hie men pro arty is oi y atole Te out 1110 says tle tile governor tend naturally barot a recent resent me ment nt aich U it develop deve iop into a illig eret form in the early autti to it if not avoided yol aw bv by prompt end and firm meag measures urea to prevent the tile recurrent recurrence e of the pillaging expeditions in the re report M t sa says 78 that monlay ie inter ml ests have been beell matly a 1 and her touch retarded on account d 1 tile alien land laidlaw law that law it says go far ae as it haa has aruti or arill prevent Il aliens from g a tig and holdine holding great and extensile exten siye areas of land may may be un uti but the provision under which hichi the fore foreign i agn capitalist capitAli bt a are am entel from investment in and tron rein the development of our ininee are preat great weight and hindrance to our people |