, 1885-08-26
AN EYE OPENER.
Denver Awakens to the Fact That
She has Let a Bird Go.
An Arapahoe County Commissioner
Tells Something of Wyoming.

Tells Something of Wyoming.
A few days ago the Denver Tribune
Republican had a leading editorial headed
"Wyoming's Trade" in which the fact
was exhibited that Denver has begun to
awaken to Wyoming importance. More
farseeing, or at least, more e~nterprisiug
men than the capitalists of Denver, have
made that discovery some time ago and
they will shortly begin to reap the harvest
from the good seed sown. In the mat
ter of cattle immense fortunes have al
ready been made, but we speak now of
other resources A clipping from
the article referred to is as follows:
Denver obtains but very little ofthe trade
of Wyoming 1t is very obvious to who
ever examines the map that we are the
natural commercial center for that terri
tory. In order to trade with rival points
it must 60 past our doors and travel a
long ways beyond. The time has come
when we should make a united effort to
get at the bottom of such abnormal diver
sions Of trade, and when the evil is located
We can fight it until it is removed. Al
most all the Wyoming trade goes to Oma-
ha, but some of it passes through Denver
to Kansas City. Why a population should
do its business at an ~inconvenient place
500 miles more distant than our city NAV
well excite our curiosity. There is
thing in such a condition of things so
extraordinary and unnatural that a rene
dy can certainly be found.
The Wyoming trade is a prize. The
people up there are in a prosperous con-
dition. While the territory does not make
much Of an appearance from the cars, it
nevertheless teens with wealth, and has a
considerable population. Its cattle indus
try alone makes it rich. Its coal, iron,
soda, asbestos and other resources are of
great Importance. And Denver is the
natural center for the whole territory"
The same paper had a two column arti-
Gle Monday morning with this head,
"Wyoming's Bright Future. Some of
the Wonderful Resources of our Northern
Neighbor. Extensive Coal and Oil
Fields. Valuable Mines, Soda Lakes,
Agricultural and Grazing Lands" The
article is an interview with County Com
missioner Aggers. who" the paper a Y
spent over a month in travelling through
Wyoming on horseback, bringing out
some highly interesting information about
the wonderful resources of that territory.
which is now being opened up to settlers
and prospectors. Every few months
brings additional news of riches hitherto
undiscovered, in all departments of ma
lures treasury, and it is claimed that
when the stream of population is once
fairly turned into Wyoming there will be
an unearthing of Dame Natures stores.
which will make the territory one Of the
wealthiest states in the Union. In the
matter of coal alone, Ex-Governor Gilpin
of Colorado says he discovered it by indie
pendence Rock during his explorations in
ls43, and was at once struck by its quality
and quantity"
Mr.. Aggers goes on to give a detailed
account of the mining regions and their
prospects in the territory. He gives.
also, a vivid description of the soda lakes,
the oil basins and the character Of the oil
which he says is unequaled as an illumi-
nator, and that as a ~lubricator it is
deemed to be superior to any oil yet dis
covered. Further on he says: 1.-The oil is
oozing all the time from the oil rock in
Rattlesnake basin, leaving an asphaltum-
like crust as it dries, and it has thus so
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