Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-17
Letter from, Wyoming,

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gtz.tic.
GREEN RIVER CITY, WYo., Fob. 1l.-This
spighlIY little town is inhabited by The most
active and cntcrpi'ing population to lie found
II this icrrltt.y. l. is Tho coung sat Of
SSCctwaler, has liao pubic buildings and is
Tho cecire Of trade Of largo section Of country.
Ii Is tho starting point u! tho mail aAd sag
line ct The Wyoming Stage Company. Stages
l,kvo tvcry day for tho SweetRatcr Min s. For.
Wsshakin ald Shcshono and Bsunook Indian
Agency. in tho great Wind River Valley, ono
huDGred aud SO miles north Of this plaoo. We
have scmo OF the beautiful Snow with Us now.
1t tell about tho first of tho month to depth
OF about ten inches and has remained Tilh US
etill. 1t was very calm when it fell, so it o,v-
erod all hO grass 10 the bilIs, and catl, have
hnrd time to End pickings now The antelope
also arc having hard time. Groat droves ere
daily seen within good shooting range of town.
Small boys from ten 10 fifteen years old arc out
killing them. Oae passed through the business
street Of cur town yesterday. Ono drove
within milo of town, it is said. contains over
1000 head. Our crack shots will net shoot
them, as they arc too thick sni tame. Gao
man yesterday killed three at ono shot. The
meat will not cell here; it is too common; wish
you had lot Of it for your soup house.
Mountain sheep are the best hunting here, 90
they are very wild, and i! is hard matter To
get good shot at them. Two of our crack
shots got six out of band of seven head some-
time age, the largest one weighing near 200 lbs,
and had massive pair Of horns. II was skinned
whole and will be stutf.d as an ornament for our
pslscs meat market.
Now for few items Of our sister town, Rock
SDrlOpS. Work in the nnl1 rnjDpu haro 10 hoip
puzzled to extreme limits, and all the miners sre
therefore we'll employed at good wages. The
coal company owns extensive works at this
place where the beat coal yet found in Wyom-
ing is being mined. There are over GOO miners,
including 300 Cinnamon, employed in the mines,
and the daily product is immense. The coal de.
posis in this region cover an area Of many miles.
The supply therefore is ine1hsustible for gener.
atoms to come, notwithstanding the large daily
output. This section of Wyoming, which SO.
pears 10 the casual observer to be only dresry
desert, vslueless and nproductive-the alkali
and sage brush wilderness of Bitter Creek-is
really the most valuable and productive part of
the territory at present. the daily product Of the
mines being valued at many thousands of dol.
lars.
Now for The redskins. A report of new out
break Of the Utes is in circulation here, but it
may be unfounded. However, it is known that
the savsges are insoent and carry 'the chip on
the shoulder" Colorow's band is in camp nesr
the White river, and have recently visited the
traders store at the military camp that river.
They have plenty of money and spend it freely.
They are buying ammunition wherever they
can, and are pronounced in their declarations
that they will not leave their country, rdiculiDg
the recent treaty made With the government
The commanding officer at White river beecm-
ing disguised with their conduct, ordered Colo.
PLUG.