the greatest wool shipping depot in the country. The city has reason to be proud of its fine library, a magnificent stone building, well supplied with many volumes.
Here is located division headquarters of the Northern Pacific and Burlington, the latter running its trains over the track of the Northern Pacific west to Seattle, Washington.
I again find here a country made productive by irrigation, and crops are now grown successfully where a few years ago was a continuous stock range.
Laurel is the junction of the Rocky Fork branch to Red Lodge, Gebo and Bridger, important coal mining towns, with farming and fruit raising country surrounding them.
Columbus has excellent stone for building purposes, which was used in the erection of the state capitol.
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