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WYOMING TERRITORY,

TU lEt bLHHh.Hllp9 hNn RtN'NOHN
ToURIs7, ny ltonEkr r. HrnAuonx (.'Aiter
Eeo"}s et The we:tsfn .:;t pfe's. cheyenne, wyo'
The author Of this volume has prolucct, a
ya)uAblc aud Interesting history of unc Of tue
young, and fertile, and marvclnusly-thrtvtns
Territories Of the Great West. It is romprc-
hcnsivc In It's scope, embracing statistical III.
formation regarding the suEfaee features,
cljmatulogy, mineral deposits, vegetable pro-
ductons population, Industries, and extent Of
the present development Of the country. It Is
written with the pardnnalIfc enthusiasm Of a
.it[zcu cnatnorcd With Tho attractions OF
,Ingutarly beautiful md wealthy region; but
tobce array Of figures aud facts gives 4
ubstant!al foundation to It's most aattcrtnE
ttatc,nents. he authoritative sources OF most
Of tho statistics, and the general air OF
canhor ard ttorouglsness pcrvadlng the work,
invite tho confidence of the reader, and yet allow
him ample opportunity Tor tho free use Of his
own Judgment. .-........
It was on July q, 1868, that the net was passed
rsovidIng for tho temporary government Of tue
Territory OF Wyoming. Federal appointments
for nearly all Offices in tho ncw Territory wese
made in April, 1850; aud the first Legislative
Assembly was organized ut Cheyenne Oct. IL Of
thc sarno year. Tho boundary lines, etc., for
the Territory wero tho {orty-arst and forty-ilfth
dcgrccs Of north latitude, and tho twcnty-sey-
cnth and thirty fourth mcrtdssns west from
Washington. These included All area 355 ntlcs
long aud 20 miles broad, or, in other words, Of
nearly 1000 square miles.
U! Inns area ar. etsano'h ~ no eaYs tnat inc graz
mnch OF tho mouotain-surfaco Omitted in thta
... ~ w. s,,an.. "s"st.1 - ."'s
ee.'''aao ''., ~ 'e s"lhae. a"u
thl, win inc lnoss suceu!ent aaa nutritious
blc of cultivation COMPRISES nearly %. coo sauaro
r,,ts. ~ ho,,on, md ,n1an,f. RI, ,Im.,nr.
H'"~' ~ - eF , '"noe
area less many extensive patencs alone water
souaro mi,cs,-a portion Of tfjs covering tho
he.t cro,,nr ,,n1s Tncln1,nr tho ,a,nst ,,ss
49, sA. =" .ts .a"' .a..,"t.. -. 'atsss , ~
Wyoming possesses 10, ,0OO squase mltcs Of coal
1,nds. with vast jcposita of rich iron.orcs o,tcr-
n.ttn, y, ,,lf7,rcr, ,cctton. rho r,a,,.s l.,
which, s precious % nut.!s sro known to e4,st n,s.
sent au area Of 10000 square miles. all underiy-
lnV Tho forest region already noted, Among
other importa1t natura, a,r1ilfartcs nro fmmcn.c
deposits @ OF marble, .oda. p|umbaro, oii.near-
oil adjaccnt to the llnc OF tho Union paciac
Railroad, and some Of them already commcuc-
iDg to swell the wealth OF tho Tefrltory's pro-
d1ctions."
According to this statement, Tho grazing area
OF Wyoming Is greater than the entIrc area Of
Kentuyky,-a State which owned, in 1870,
1.tiy, ,09a head OF sheep and over 1.OO0, COO head
Of other stock. This urea Of fertile soil suitable
to agriculture IL greater THIN that Of AiassA.
cllnsetts and Connecticut pnitcd. Tho forests
Of Wyoming cover more territory than those Of
Michigan; and the area underla{d wttl, coal-dc-
posts exceeds that Of tho cuat.laulo III Pcuusyl.
yallla.
The eleven chief rivera traycrstuu the Terri.