The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19
PRESS AND PARTY.
.as uos ny EDGAR 5. WILSON.

Naa. .' H'r...fpt'
Lq8es asd Gu,flema, and Members Of the
Jyes Iss0ltuttoa:
From lhe central crown and summit
.t thi- Continental Republic, down the
valley gf IS Great River, / have come
10 exchange "a Kindly greeting with old
friends uud 90 worker, and 70 discharge
lhe duty imposed by the honor Of their
choice IlaJ 1 deem this honor great,
i- shown Dy tie fact of my coming more
thau Thousand miles 70 meet its re
4uirgmeuts by addressing you tonight.
~iu our last happy re union at Wa
ter Valley circumstances have occasion
g.l my change Of residence to the youngest
Territory Oh the NcH North west-that
,IlI wonder ltud # resource aud prom
l-e-aud tu one OF those marvellous cit
les which seem TO spring up by enchant
msul. like the palace in Arabian story,
buHl 10y spirits of the unseen world -
anI Mo ieru Geuii a. powerful do hold
sway lu real ifs and wOrk the wonder
ui making a decade bear a century'-
fruit; the genius Of Industry is there /,
AI- br0tter-IiJan, Energy; and the
ulgh-lrs- giant of hem all, that Progress,
a4Icu waits not the slow course of Op
p1rJumLy, but sh apes its efforts 10 a dis
..u- end and speedily attains near re
.uJ. Iuls trinity of forces wre4t from
nature her treasures, and recognize with
prophet ken the heeds aud chances OF
.le coming years, and feel the future
Iu tIg instant"
trust I may be pardoued for giving
% few moments 10 thoughts and impress
-.ou- winch my new home suggests, be
f. hnE
ting this occasion.
The Territory Of Wyoming includes
Che great continental Divide" or wa
Jef-neI, which separates the sources Of
iuc Colorado and tho Columbia on the
one side, from those Of the Missouri on
the other Within its limits must be
formed "a central STATE, which another
generation shalt see the compeer of its ell
ler- iu greatness. wealth and power. com
m .uSurate with its iuiiHIty of resources.
These resources seem - geology and ex-
per.meuttl test practically limitless ia
scope aud rs varied rs tn, wants OF man.
Nearly every precious metal aud useful
mineral known 10 tie commercial world
has been fOdud ''iu place some, in
immense quantities and most, in exten
-Iye deposits
The coal beds, already defined, exceed
iD area the failing fields OF Europe, aud
eq1u ia superficial extent the aggregate
0 dl others within our nation bounds.
Besides with slight exception, they are
virgin u the pick and drill, and lie
awaiting the grasp of the iron hands of
commerce, already stretchiu toward
tle coveted prIZ5 -au exhaustleS5 sup
ply OF the necessary and natural food
and base of all the material industries
Of the modern world.
OF gold. If silver, and of copper, there
are miues which yield = profit To the
worker and increase the stock of pre-
ci0us aud valuable metsls coined or
wrought for the use aud pleasure OF
mankind. Ia all the igged canyon clefts
which scar the rugged mountain sides,
the cabaIistic touch OF nature has writ
ten in weird ruues the announcement of
hidden wealth.
Besides the fuel and power producing
coal itself, rem aims the subtle distilla'
tiOu OF natures chemistry which, from
PENNSYLVANIA fields and Caspian
springs, like liberty, iliuminates the
world petroleum of commerce, coal oil
of common use OF this product, Wy
omlrg's visible FIELD of supply exceeds
tnat uf any other State or country on
the face of the earth.
This subject is so vast, however, that,
fearing to tire your kind attention by
pursuing it, omit allusion to minor,
but scarcely less valuable products, aud
avoid statistics FROM detailed reports,
aud from observation and information
Of the best, do not hesitate TO assert
l,..fe..f the u1lnarAt
sources os Wyoming surpass those OF
ANY either Territory, and OF all the
states east OF her combined.
OF other elements of wealth, the chief
a. vet developed is that of raising live
stock, which energy aud capital have
combined to make immense, the natural
pIstur1ge and conditions of climate
tempting investment To an astonishing
extent, and with startling results. ln
this, man has utilized natures gifts.
As to farming, in the sense in which
we understand 1t here, there is limited
scope for the industry without artificial
irrigation of the soil. Bat facilities are
rapidly increasing, watercOurses Pre- nu-
merous and their supply abundant, and
i'm no long time. with the ready energy
of the inc0ming settler, the farming
element will have reached the proper
tiuns of an independent source OF terri
tor,al wealth, and a solid basis OF self
support. A vast area of wheat lands,
equal e. those OF Dakota, has been touch
ed ouly % the proof of value, and VIII
soon be dotted with prosperous homes
The climate is the best anywhere
found in the same latitude, compensat
ing by the pure atmosphere OF its eleya'
tiuu for It's greater distance toward the
pole, and showing surprising and almost
incredible evidence as TO the ELECT OF
dryness in enabling the human system
20 resist cold From my own experience,
/ can say that 1 have frequently feil
Geld as severe in Mississippi, with
the mercury at twenty above, as IA
Wyoming last winter at twenty de
grees below zero, at an altitude OF more
then a mi e above the highest point III
thi, State.
But Que natural feature remains to os
treated of, before alluding to the popn
Ia ion, and that is the geand scenery
which requires slight mention to thl'
intelligent ami we'll informed audi
ence. The scattered rocky ranges; th'
distant views of SUBMITS bathed in pur
pie light; aud the solemn grandeur @
solitary peaks, each seeming mountain
monarch
"on throne of rocks. in robe of clouds,
With dladem OF snow.
These have been fully described by tn
easy railroad tourist as seen with3n
other effort than passing glance bs
sides. All know that the great Nationa
Park. including the unriyaiied wonder
of Yellowstone, is in Wyoming : va
ried region of lake and river, hill ant
mountain. where the spray ol tue cat
aract meets the warm CONTRAST OF IN
eeyser steam wreath, forming altogetne
"a land where tho cl .sd. love 70 rest,
Liket ,rJud Of the dead, on the mountain 60
To the cIlaraet's rosr where the eagles reply,
Aud Ihs lake her lone osom EXPANDS 10 ING s@s
The people of the new land next ca
for attention. To nv mind, the mos
distinctive feature of society mas pee
it, cosmopolitan character Americaf
from every State meet upon the Das,s :
American principles and reciprocsn y
terests 10 engage in the work OF moni,
inc ,be destinies of commonwealth
Pr.uliar prejudice melts before TINS 10
nuIse. and even party differences are as
insted in a spirit OF mutual respect. N'
onIv from every State of the Uuion, o.
from every old world hive OF worKe'
wai,inp for chance--from every ian
inhahiteo by whites and dominated ?
caucasian influence, are Immigrants =
yited ~ come. The laws are liberais an
venarallv command respect rs fully a.
@ dsr communities. The native saws
has ceased to be hostile and Is now ',es'
ci on reservations to await the resu,.
tie wise attempt to educate and cisiliz
rather than 10 exterminate, whscn y q" !,