Dusting Off the Old Ones (155)

There is no other town in the state that has gone so extensively into providing parks and public playgrounds. Riverside Park, located at the foot of Main street, is reputed to be one of the finest public parks in Montana. These ancient cottonwoods afforded shelter for Indian tepees long before Miles built the old cantonment across the river. This natural beauty spot has been preserved and the added charm of winding walks and floral beds give the finishing touch.

There is no other town in the state that has gone so extensively into providing parks and public playgrounds. Riverside Park, located at the foot of Main street, is reputed to be one of the finest public parks in Montana. These ancient cottonwoods afforded shelter for Indian tepees long before Miles built the old cantonment across the river. This natural beauty spot has been preserved and the added charm of winding walks and floral beds give the finishing touch.

There is a small playground occupying a fractional block on Montana avenue, known as Triangle Park, and another natural grove of forty acres bordering the Yellowstone that is being held in reserve for future development as a public park.

There is a small playground occupying a fractional block on Montana avenue, known as Triangle Park, and another natural grove of forty acres bordering the Yellowstone that is being held in reserve for future development as a public park.

Unlike many small towns, Miles City is a place of varied interests and in fact is quite cosmopolitan in this respect. It has always enjoyed being the livestock center of the state and is still predominant in this line. It is a wool center that has long held first place as a primary market. It is the headquarters of the Government Land Office for this district, and home seekers and land buyers make this their objective point. It is a payroll town as the railway shops, the Remount Depot, the saddle factories and other institutions here give employment at high wages to hundreds of skilled workers. It is a wholesale and distributing point for eastern Montana and is an outfitting point for the hundreds of settlers who are pouring into the country each season. But is occurs to me that, as I am writing this, I am neglecting one industry that perhaps has done more to put Miles City on the map than any other and that is the great horse sale market that continues through the summer and fall. Since the opening of European hostilities, Miles City has been a busy place, as horse values have gone skyward and buyers and sellers have made this their rendezvous. It has meant the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I will reserve this subject for a more extended mention.

Unlike many small towns, Miles City is a place of varied interests and in fact is quite cosmopolitan in this respect. It has always enjoyed being the livestock center of the state and is still predominant in this line. It is a wool center that has long held first place as a primary market. It is the headquarters of the Government Land Office for this district, and home seekers and land buyers make this their objective point. It is a payroll town as the railway shops, the Remount Depot, the saddle factories and other institutions here give employment at high wages to hundreds of skilled workers. It is a wholesale and distributing point for eastern Montana and is an outfitting point for the hundreds of settlers who are pouring into the country each season. But is occurs to me that, as I am writing this, I am neglecting one industry that perhaps has done more to put Miles City on the map than any other and that is the great horse sale market that continues through the summer and fall. Since the opening of European hostilities, Miles City has been a busy place, as horse values have gone skyward and buyers and sellers have made this their rendezvous. It has meant the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I will reserve this subject for a more extended mention.