, 1889-11-30
THE GREAT NORTH.
Governor Warren's Observations
Up North.
A Grand Country and Progressive
People.
Something of the Country and Each
Town Visited.

Governor Warren talked at length to a
LEADER reporter yesterday about his re-
cent extended trip through Sheridan.
johnson, Converse and Natrons counties.
The executive feels that an era of pros
perity has set in and remarked particu.
larly on the advance of the country since
his last trip through the North.
johnson county is forging ahead in
grand style. There are numerous fine
farms with modern buildings on nearly all
the lands along the many streams. Be-
sides the fertile lands there are many coal
measures and other minerals, as well as
petroleum. Railway communication is
imperaively demanded.
As Geo. w. Beck lately remarked at
Omaha. Buffalo is really a marvellous city.
The railroad is about $50 miles away, but
the town has fine streets, electric light,
water works, with splendid business
blocks, massive public buildings and
handsome residences of metropolitan de-
sign. The reople unite in clamoring for
the extension of the Cheyenne 4 North
ern and hope that the Burlington will
soon reach the place. Leading citizens
gave the executive a reception at Buffalo
and he addressed a public meeting.
At Fort Mckinney Commander Guy
V. Henry greeted the governor with a
salute of seventeen guns and a reception
by the officers followed. Three companies
garrison the post and it is in splendid
condition. but should be improved and
strengthened.
Big Horn and Dayton are promising
towns in well watered localities.
Sheridan is a really pretentious place
and is the seat of government for the
new county of the same name. Its loca-
ton is in every way favorable and its ad-
vancemenu is certain. Many buildings,
including a court house and the big brew
cry lately destroyed by fire, are In pro-
cess of construction. Like Buffalo it has
a Touring mill. Brick is largely used in
building. The people are thorough-going.
generous Westerners and seem unusually
fond of anything smacking of the liter
airy. There are several debating clubs
and lyceums and members drive miles
across the country to attend a meeting or
hear a lecture. Bunting was displayed in
honor or the governor, and the inevitable
reception was unusually elaborate. Sher-
idan was the only county in the territory
to return a majority against the constitu
ton, but Governor Warren thinks that
since becoming acquainted with the ques-
ton the people would reverse this yer.
dict.
Money is not plentiful in the north, but
contradictory as it may seem. the bust
ness of loan companies there is very
small.
Glenrock is a fine town, with the bright
est prospects and is peopled by men of
progress and enterprise. 1t is situated
very a~dvantageously.
Inez is a lively coal mining camp with
a big force employed. Machinery is
being introduced in Converse county coal
mines.
Casper boasts two quite imposing brick
blocks OF two stories each, and a healthy
building boom is on. 1t is an important
shipping point, as the Northwestern hauls
supplies here for Sheridan, johnson and
Fremont counties. Both Casper and
Glenrock will be good towns.
The governor was able to spend only a
few hours at Casper, and these in the
night.
At Douglas Governor Warren was
g%orgeously entertained, a banquet with
fifty covers following a public reception.
The feature Of the own just now is the
new waterworks system, a very complete
plant. 1t has natural pressure, with a
reservoir on a hill near the city. Many
Of the citizens are ex-Cheyenne men and
are full Of vim, pluck, energy. enterprise
and push. They aren't afraid to tackle
anything in the line of progress and are
harmonious as a Quaker community, but
a trihe more ~demonstrative. while there is
nothing too good for a visitor or friend at
any stage OF the game. The town was a
hummer when it was the Northwestern
terminus, but the ~fioaters have emigrated
and the place has taken on city airs. In
one material particular the place is not at
all unlike Cheyenne. 1t is very compact.
There Is not the one long street OF the
new Western town, but business is con-
fined to several splendid blocks of
modern brick buildings. At Douglas
everyone is fairly bowling for the imme-
diate continuation of the Cheyenne &
Northern. They want TO do business
with Cheyenne and are yearning for
railway connection with the capital and
the East through this city.