Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-11

rain defeats agriculture. But water
is so easily obtained from the noun
tain for the purpose of irrigation
that it is now thought the time is
not far distant when the population
here will become self-dependent &c
far as food sta pies are concerned. An
experiment has just been commenced
on the Laramie that will do much to
give agriculture an impetus. If sue
cessful, prominent citizens have unit
ed in the purchase of large tracts of
land and are constructing a canal or
ditch IL fset wide and IL miles long
from tho upper waters of big Lara
mie. with the view Of watering sew
eral thousand acres Of that rich and
beautiful valley. Dairying is le-
gitimate and very profitable branch
of husbandry that can be carried on
without irrigation; and with the
most nutricious grasses, able to pro-
duce a superior quality of either but
ter or cheese. The climate hero is
very healthy, but in certain stages Of
disease it will kill instead of cure,
especially in consumption. If patients
are not brought here in time they
bad better rot come. Quite s mum
Der Of th@se unfortunate people who
have been on thair way to California
over the Union Pacific have died in
their SEATS while passing over these
elevated regions. 1t is said of these
highlands that they are the paradise
of asthmatics. An uncomplicated
case of asthma has never been here
that was not either cured. or very
much benefited hy residence in
these regions. Hundreds of the very
worst cases have come to Wyomins,
both from the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, and the longer they reside
here the freer they become from dis
ease. Persons Of advanced ege are
as uniformly benefited as those that
are younger.
The two great branches of industry
in the territory are the pastoral and
mining. The bulk Of capital employ
ed is invested in live stock, though
much of the population and a good
deal Of the mercantile pusi ness are
in some way connected with the min
ing industry, manufacturing and the
business of transportation. The
Union Pacific alone has on its pay
rolls and connected with its exten-
size operations, machine shors. roll
ing mills, stations. an' miu9s includ-
ed quito d per cent. of the laboring
population. These, of course, occu-
py the towns and villages along the
line.
Of the capitalists engaged in the
stock business and mining, very near
ly the whole number also live IN the
towns, even though their mines or
ranches should be two or E.ore hun
dfed miles in tho interior. TIE herd
era ard they who, as foremen, have
immediate oversight of the herds and
docSs or mines, live on the ranches
or in tae camps Of nocesaity. But
The proprietors with few exceptions
reside upon the railway, and with
their teams go and come as intarcsS
ieEands TIL territory at presant
improvement is reckcred to have
lot less than twenty millions in real
md personal property.
The general Fchool system is good.
What few school bulldogs they have
ire also excellent. Attendance upon
chool is obligatory. Teachers are
iberally paid, (male and female
like far the same ssrvice.)
The newspapers Of Wyoming now
.umter seven as follows two. both
|aily and weekly at Cheyenne one
lsiIy and weekly at Laramie; one
weekly at Rawlins; one weekly at
ir- en- River city, and two weeklies
t Evanstown.
Liberal provision is made for the
lind, deaf and dumb, and insane, by
ending them to the best institutions
f tbs country at public expense.
Penal institutions belonging to the
-r,gjry ar" limited to the equity
,Ja Whi,h F:> new bpj.i.p55 con 1
sslsd W.-a han t7orso 5t.a}s court
ouses, aad are SAID to be we'll man
ged. The penltentiary at Laramie '
'ity belongs to the United States '
overnment and accommodates both
United States and territorial convicts. 6
he building is a good ore. The I
overnment of the United States ra- |
eiYas Territorial conYicts at a charpe