The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-18

pany 9 stage, hsd his feet badly fsoze n
last week, on his return trip from Fort
Garry. He is now At Fort Abercrombis in
charge Of the Post Surgeon. II il feared
both feet will have to DO amputated.-
Post.
WYOMING TERRITORY.
The Trip-Snow Boand-About Lar
Aies-Stock Raising.
LARAMIE. WYoxlxo T1R1I1olY:
December 80, 1871.
ED17oR JoulxAI.-ln compliance with
many requests made Of No before leaving
st. Cloud, I win give you some account
my TRIP, and Of Laramie itselI 1t 10 gsn-
orally presumed that ticket agents will give
correct information to travellers in refer
enee to the various roads for which
they sell tickets but I have learned that
at times, ct least, there 10 occasion to be-
ware Of them. At Minneapolis the agent
endssvored to persuade me that in going to
Omaha, it were better to go by Chicago,
rather than dewn through Iowa; that by
this latter route, there would be six or
seven changes to be made, and it might
take four or five days. This later I could
scarcely think; and - by Chicsgo tho fare
would be 1856, and BY the other only $3.50,
concluded to risk the latter.
At Austin We changed cars and took the
train for Mason City, which w reached
about six P. n. Here We found nice bo-
tel, the Allen House, and spent = comfort
able night. We loft on Wednesday A. N.
for Grinnell, whore We connected with the
G. 4 r. I. R. R.. and reached Omaha be-
fore twelve that night.
The change was great after leaving your
sow-oovered streets and prsiries and ice
bound river, to get down into Iowa where
no Snow WAS to be seen. As wheat 10 tho
great staple Of Minnesota, corn is that Of
Iowa, and Of Nebraska. Instead Of cribs,
they build immense pens in which to store
their corn. When these are filled, they are
sometimes covered over, and sometimes left
open. saw places where after tho pen
was filed, tho corn was heaped on the
ground beside it. Corn was selling at
Grinnell At % cents per bushel. DcsMoiaes
was by far the most handsome town saw,
giving unmistakable evidence Of thrift and
elegance.
At 1880 A. N. on Thursday, We left Oma-
ha on the U. P. r. r. All went we'll u ntil
Friday forenoon, when at Pine Blnff, 100
miles east Of this place, our train WAS or
dered to stop and wait, as tho road was
blocked by snow between that and Chy-
enne, and other trains were before us. Up
to this point No had seen little snow along
the road. Anxiously did We wait during
the day hoping for orders to proceed, but
those orders did not come. As the evening
closed IN, the wind blew heavily attended
with light snow. Saturday morning
dswued clear aud calm. but We were des-
tined 10 spend the most Of another day at
this uniuviting station. 1t was fortunate
that some Of our fellow travellers were pro-
vided with lunch baskets we'll filed, which
they generously shared with those not %
fortunate, ~ there Was little opportunity
Of getting meals otherwise.
At 4 P. \. We received orders to proceed.
Though tho day had been so bright and
pleasant, before reaching Chy snne, We had
: snow storm, and from there to this place,
it was the most severe, driving snow storm
I had seen for long time. By this, our
progress was retarded, and W did net
reach here until about midnight
I Laramie ID situated In The extensive Lar.
anis plains with the Blssk HILLS On either
eide, On the east about miles distant. and
on the west IS Or so, Though The latter look
TO be not over or miles distant. The
Snow Hills ars so to 60 miles distant, vt
can be distinctly seen on clear day
These are covered with snow oil the year,
90 We are in view Of perpetual snow: The
population Of the town il from 1000 to
1900. There is : large Ane hotel, well
kept, besides smaller establishments. The
railroad company has large shops here
While evary appsaranee would indicate It
70 be new town, they arc getting some
nice, substantial buildings. They are just
completing court house, containing ooun-
y Offices, and Jail in the basement, ill
very complete In their arrangement. COST
ing $4,000, There il IN extensive quarry
Of fne red sald stone about one mile and
half from tho town. This will ~ doubt
Do extensively used for building purposes,
% it can b worked At comparatively lit
tie cost Tho Rpiseopslisns, Msthodists,
Bapt'sts, Ronanisss aud Prssbytsriana
havo cash church buildings. This last,
the most ornansntsd Of them IN in it, az.
terror finish y just being completed.
There 10 no native growth Of trees about
tho town, but to some considerable extent
they have been planted along the streets
and around residences and lots being pre.
pared for this purpose. .. ,.zs *. I
AZ it rarely rains here, I'll vege table
growth that is cultivated has to DO irriea.
ted. For this purpose water from springs
in the hills ct the east 10 conducted into tho
town and made to Aow in streams along
tho principal streets. The vegetables most
successfully cultivated are potatoss. and
turnips. which do remarkably we'll.
These plains are noted q among the
finest Of grasing lands. The grass natures.
60 early that the quality Of the hay i not
impaired b frost, and the stock and good
grazing during the entire winter. a ren.s
tleman has told NO that, two winters saes.
hs used his oxsa 81 Tie winter, tArse days:
Il tAs week. ald thsy kept q ~ g1@lsFS
without ethss I'd 3 9 . : sss g B