B l a c k w a t e r L o d g e i s 37 miles f rom Cody, Wyoming, located on oneof the fast-falling streams, which tumbles down from the Absaroka Mountains toswell the Shoshone River. Blackwater 's 23 log guest cabins are spaced up a sceniccanyon off the Cody Road to Yellowstone Park. I t is a quiet canyon in the trees,with trails leading to 11,000 feet elevations in the mountains.

The main lodge contains an office and lounge, furnished in rustic western styleThirty guests can be seated in the ranch dining room, which has hand-made westernfurnishings in natural wood, w i th fireplace, bookshelves and restful chairs. R a n c hgardens supply some fresh vegetables. Recreat ion room, i n main ranch house, hasa piano, phonograph, writ ing desk, books and games. A small ranch store sells postcards, candy and novelties.

Eight o f Blackwater's cabins have private baths and showers. G u e s t s i n 15cabins use a modern well-equipped central bath house. F o r t y guests can be accom-modated at a time.

Corral, w i th the horses, is located 1,000 yards f rom guest cabins. Horsebacktrips go 10 to 20 miles for fishing, and picnic rides are 5 to 10 miles, moonlight rides1 t o 5 miles and sightseeing rides go high into the mountains. F ish ing is also good

within walking distance, both in Black-water Creek a n d i n t h e Shoshone.Entei tainment includes horseshoes, pic-nic t i ips, moonl ight roasts, dancing,etc.

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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brahler operateBlackwater Lodge in an efficient man-ner, aided by their daughter, Jean, twowranglers and two guides. Mrs. Brahleris a model very neat housekeeper. M r .Brahler is an able manager and a hard

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worker, and the whole Blackwater organization pitchesin t o prov ide guests w i t h excellent accommodationsand good meals.

Summer rates are $70 per weekper person for cabin w i th privatebath, all meals and horses. Cabinswithout b a t h a re $50 a n d $60.Children under 10 years half rate.Hunters are taken up t o Novem-ber 15.

Arrange for reservations to Cody, Wyoming, and at Blackwater Lodge throughany Northern Pacific Railway agent.

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L o s t C a b i n R a n c h Avon, Montana, is 51 miles from Helena, thestate capital. The ranch car meets guests either at Northern Pacific station in Helena,or at the N. P. ticket office, Placer Hotel in Helena, where the N. P. Transport busesoperate, or guests may arrive on certain N. P. trains r ight at Avon, only 13 milesfrom the ranch.

This is scenic, main-range-of-the-Rockies country, and the elevation of the ranchis 5,600 feet. T h e ranch is on the western slope of the mountains and has 6,000 acresdevoted to hay ranching and the raising of horses and cattle. A t present about 125horses and 60 cattle are maintained.

Horseback riding in this high country is ideal ; there are vast slopes and openplateaus, and also forest trails, lo f ty ridges and in an hour's ride from Lost Cabincorrals, one can top the Continental Divide, and see miles of scenic wilderness underblue skies, where great white clouds shade the warm sun.

The home ranch house is of logs, sturdily built, with an interior featuring a hugestone fireplace and rustic furniture. T h e floor is of flagstone. There is a dining room,bathroom with tub, toilet, hot and cold water. Th ree guest cabins have electricityand plain b u t comfortable furnishings. T e n t cabins are placed i n service whenrequired. Gues t quarters have stoves for the cool nights.

For swimming, a private lake 200 feet from thecabins, w i l l challenge the hardy, b u t the water istoo cold for average folks. There 's a shallow shore-line f o r youngsters t o wade and sai l boats, b u tparents or an attendant must stand by.

Ranch activities are chiefly riding, fishing, targetshooting. Guests are taken to western dances androdeos in the nearby towns of Helena, Deer Lodge,Ovando, Lincoln and occasionally to Butte. Guestsare welcome t o help w i th the haying and t o helpwrangle horses and calves.

Gates of the Mountains boat trips are also partof the ranch program, this being a magnificent ex-

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Mr. a n d M r s . JohnR. Quigley, J r . operateLost Cabin Ranch. Theyhave two sons, Jack 13and Peter 7, and a daugh-ter, K i t t y, who is 3. JohnQuigley was born on theranch, and was educatedin D e e r L o d g e a n dHelena. Mrs . Quigley isalso a native of Montanaand was educated in Deer Lodge andMissoula.

Rates a t Lost Cabin Ranch rangefrom $55 per week per person u p t o$85, depending upon number i n t heparty and length of stay. Children takethe same rate, except very young ones,cared for by a maid.

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Old Kaintuck'sR a n c h s p e c i a l i z e s in moun-tam n and ranch l i fefor vacation guests f rom the Eastand other sections in the scenic Boul-der River country of the MontanaRockies 3 0 mi les sou th o f B i gTimber.

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I t is in a region of rare beauty,with M t . Contact and the rest o fthe Absaroka Range towering near-by to 10,000 feet. Great pine for-ests spread in its immediate vicinityfilling t h e a i r w i t h their fragrance. M i les o f mountain creeks prattle in to the BoulderRiver, which goes under a natura l br idge nearby. T h e ranch produces cattle, saddlehorses and hay; and is of course a real ranch.

Trout of the region are superb, b ig game is plentiful and not fa r away is the rangerstation, where the forest ranger in charge is ful l o f the lore o f the great outdoors. Horse-back trails thread the surrounding mountains and forests, ever revealing a great extrava-ganza of mountain scenery.

A colony o f comfortable cabins houses guests and the central gathering points arethe main ranch house where meals are served and the recreation lodge where letters arewritten, games played and the floor cleared for dancing whenever a "quorum" o f dancers

is present. Nickelodeon and piano provide the music. Al l cabinsare modern, with electricity, hot and cold water, showers andtoilets and also have the nearby facilities o f a central bathhouse with tub and shower.

Old Kaintuck's Ranch is a member of the Dude Ranchers'Association. I t has been the home o f Mr. and Mrs. Walter G.Aller and son, Gi lman, f o r twenty years, and is one o f theoldest guest and catt le ranches in i ts locality. G i l m a n andhis wife Elinor, have recently taken over the ranch. T h e y hadformerly spent their summers on the ranch and their wintersin Washington where Gilman was principal i n a high schooland Elinor taught in junior high. T h e y are both well-quali-fied to make your vacation interesting and exciting.

Although the ranch is i n the mountain wilds, i t is n o tisolated. Guests come and go, new acquaintances are made,and often the ranch is ful l to capacity a b o u t 40 guests. T h eranch and all i ts guest quarters are neat and clean as can be.The Allers are good "housekeepers" and ranch operators.

The ranch table is celebrated fo r i t s mountain t rout andfried chicken and special pride is taken b y the Allers in pre-paring tasty and generous meals, equal t o t h e demands o fmountain-whetted appetites. E lec t r ic refrigeration is used inthe kitchen.

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Riding, trout-f ishing, s w i m m i n gin t he Bou lder River when weatherpermits, hiking and hunting in seasonare among the ranch sports. Guestscan readily attend three o f the b i gsummer rodeos, a t Livingston, Bil-lings a n d B i g Timber, i f here a tthose dates. The guest season is M a y20 t o October 15. Hun t i ng partiesare accommodated i n October a n dNovember.

Rates are range from $55 t o $80per week per person f o r cabin ac-commodat ions a n d board. R id inghorses are avai lable f o r $2.00 p e rhalf d a y or may be reserved by theweek in the above rates. A l l reserva-tions mus t b e accompanied b y a10c/9 deposit. Splendid riding countryprovides cho ice o f valleys, foothil lsor h igh mounta in t ra i ls , a l l easilyaccessible f rom the ranch. I t is pre-ferred t h a t guests do not bring theirdogs, but i f necessary an extra chargeof 50 cents per day is made and foodfor the dog should be brought along.Ar rangements f o r vacations at theranch maybe made through the Nor-thern Pacific Railway.

To reach the ranch take the NorthCoast Limited to Big Timber, Mon-tana, where y o u w i l l b e m e t b yappointment. Transportation betweenrailroad station and the ranch is furn-ished at $5 fo r one person, $7.50 fortwo, and $10 for four or five persons,round trip. For a stay of two weeks orlonger, no transportation charges aremade. When may we expect you?

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D i a m o n d J R a n c h I n t h e rugged peaks o f t he Madison-Gal lat in range o fthe Rocky Mountains, t h e D iamond J Ranch offers i t sguests every comfort i n modern, rustic, log cabins. A l t i t u d e o f ranch, 6,000 feet. T h e ranch islocated sixty three miles from Bozeman, Montana and the main line of the Northern Pacific Railway.I t is only ten miles f rom Ennis, a typical old Montana cow town. N o r t h o f the ranch, rise themajestic Spanish Peaks; on the east, snow-capped Lone Mounta in and Jack Creek lakes; on thesouth, Yellowstone Park, on ly seventy miles distant b y auto; on the west, Madison Lake andMadison River, famous for t rout fishing. T h e Diamond J accommodates th i r ty guests.

The main bui lding has a beautiful lounge and dining room o f rustic log construction, w i th alarge rock fireplace. T h e lounge has a spacious hardwood f loor f o r dancing, rust ic furnishings,game heads and skins; the dining room in connection is furnished with orange and black old hickory;individual tables seat parties o f four and six, and the wholesome food is served f rom a spotlesslyclean modern kitchen. A garden supplies fresh vegetables and a dairy herd plenty of cream and butter.

The guest cabins accommodate two or four to each cabin and ten t houses in connection offerextra sleeping quarters fo r children. T h e cabins are bu i l t w i t h the purpose o f giving the guestsevery comfort of home and ye t they retain the atmosphere o f the Pioneer We s t E a c h c a b i noffers private bath and shower, dressing room, old hickory furnishings, t w i n beds w i th new type

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springs and mattresses, woolenb l a n k e t s , and Ind ian rugs.The f u rn i sh i ngs consist o fcomfortable chairs, dressingtables and wr i t ing desks.

One may rest before theblazing logs o f his own fire-place a f ter a refreshing d a yof riding, fishing, o r hiking inthe mountains.

Each guest i s assigneda pr ivate saddle horse f r omthe excellent saddle s t r ing .Saddles a n d equipment a r eof the finest make and quality.Efficient guides take guests tothe m a n y beaut i fu l nea rbylakes and mountain streams.The Madison R i v e r i s sa idto b e Montana's best t r o u tstream.

Ranch activities for the guests include riding, fishing, fi lming of wild game in its natural haunts,attending real wild-west rodeos, cattle drives on the nearby cattle ranches, scenic drives and touringYellowstone Nat ional Park, and part icipating i n picnics and pack-trips.

These activities are conducted by a true daughter o f the West, Julia A. Bennett, your hostess,reared on a large Montana catt le ranch. H e r parents were among Montana's earliest pioneers,who settled in Virginia C i t y, the histor ic rendezvous o f Vigilantes, road-agents, and gold dust.Mrs. Bennett is assisted in conducting ranch activit ies b y her son-in-law and daughter.

Rates: $ 8 0 t o $95 per week, depending upon accommodations and length o f stay; $125per week per person for pr ivate cabin, single occupancy (no single reservations accepted dur ingmonth o f August). Rates include food, lodging, p r i va te saddle horse, t ransportat ion t o a n dfrom railroad, a l l ranch activities, except special pack t r ips and pr ivate use o f ranch cars. T h eranch season is from June 15 to November 15.

Make your ranch reservation through the Northern Pacific Rai lway and take the "Nor th CoastL imi ted" to Bozeman, Montana, where t h e ranch car w i l l meet you.

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