, 1888-06-07
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Interesting Communication from Fort
Laramie.

Special Correspondence of The Leader.
Fort LARAMIE, June 5.-The citizen
me referred to in a previous communi-
cation, who had been filling his depleted
Golfers at the expense of soldiers, was be-
trayed by a lost letter which disclosed a
scheme to rope in more suckers" The
citizen was roped into the guard house
and then given thirty minutes to leave the
post.
Lieut.. Worden, post adiutant, received
a telegram on the LIST inst, announcing
the serious illness of his mother. He left
on the following day for New York.
Capt. Reed has been granted a six
months furlough on surgeons certificate
and left on June 2 for San Francisco.
He may be retired.
John Bolt having served his thirty
years as a soldier departed recently for
Washington to pass the rest of his days
in the Soldiers Home.
Mr.. Pallis, a musician in the 7th infan-
try band, is away on furlough with per-
mission to go wherever inclination leads.
Henry Burbank has secured the Fort
Laramie wood contract for the coming
fiscal year at 81 GA per cord. About 1000
cords will be required.
Company G, now at Mckinney, will be
transferred to regimeDtal headquarters at
Fort Laramie.
Your scribe had occasion to make a re-
cent overland trip to Fort Robinson, Neb.,
and in the region of Rawhide creek we
encountered the general central round up
the cattle belonging in this part of the
territory. The size and number of herds
were simply astonishing and calculated to
impress one with the thought that the
Chicago stock yards are too far from
Wyoming to contain many cattle. Had
Solomon been present with his cattle on a
thousand hills, his cheeks would have
with a hue of shame at the COM
p%arison, for he would have seen a thou
sand cattle on a thousand hills, with inter.
valleys dotted with bovines. One
herd alone was one mile long and aver
aged a quarter of a mile deep. Cowboys
fitting here and there in close pur-
suit of frightened calves or contrary steers,
or throwing cattle to their proper herd,
while the b%leating of calves, the bawling
of cows and believing of bullocks pro-
duced a conglomeration of sound, a pan.
demonium of noise Invested of all har-
mony save to that restless and reckless
element, the American cowboy.
In developing a territory and inviting
the attention of immigrants and capital
lists to the advantages offered, the climatic
condition is of prime importance, as it is
intimately associated with the health of
the people and growth of vegetatinn. The
valleys and p~rairies of Wyoming are now
as verdant as the blue grass regions of
Kentucky. Cattle and horses are sleek
after 'rustling' for themselves all winter.
The winters are less severe than In the
same latitude east of the Mississippi,
while fabulous mineral wealth awaits only
the touch of toll to be brought to the
light of day and tie arteries of commerce.
Above the wealth of soil, stock and mines
is the fine exhilerating atmosphere which
colors the cheek, quickens the pulse and
e%nlivens and tones up the man. The
subjoined weather data for the month of
May is pertinent:
Mean maximum temperature, &C. 50;
mean minimum temperature, 1912; mean
temperature, 53.4'; highest temperature,
S4 A.; lowest temperature, 27o; total pre-
cipitation, 4.2l inches; number of days
rain fell, 49,; prevailing direction of wind,
north.