, 1889-10-26
OF THE TERRITORY.
What Governor Warren Has to Say
of Wyoming in General.
Not Such a Wilderness as Pictured
by Washington Irving.
Its Minerals, Rivers, Mountains,
Timber and Farm Lands.

Under the sub-head wyoming Gov
ernor Warren, in his report to the interior
department fur the current year, has tie
following:
Wyoming has a total area OF 62, 645, 100
acres, of which the greater portion is
adapted to grazing and agriculture. 1t is
estimated that between $1,000, 900 and
5000, 900 can be successfully cultivated
and hat nearly 10000, 900 acres are COW
cred with timber. The soil is generally a
rich, sandy loan, and where irrigated be-
low 800 elevation produces abundantly
all the cereals, vegetables and fruits com
mon TO the Northwestern states. Farm
ing is not yet carried on IN very many
places, the chief industry being stock rails
ing. A marked change, however, is rap
idly taking place in the combination of
pastoral and agricultural pursuits. The
stock raising industry comprises nearly
one-half OF the total wealth of the terri
tory; but five years & this interest rep
resented more than three tourths of the
entire valuation of property. Other in
dustries have increased faster than live
stock raising and the extension OF rail-
ways will give greater prominence to other
interests. The geological surveys OF wy
oming demonstrate that the %outcropping
and underlying material forming Its phys
ical structure is greatly varied IN charac-
ter, nearly all tae precious. superior and
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baser metals being found In large quantl-
ties. With the exception OF coal the out
put of which last year exceeded so,oOo,-
600, the mineral wealth OF Wyoming can
hardly be said to be developed. Coal is
found in every county OF he territory IN
inexhaustible quantities and extensive
basins Of petroleum are known to exist In
Northeastern, Central and Southwestern
Wyoming. There are also mountains OF
valuable iron ore, vast deposits OF gyp'
sim, soda, salt, sulphur, copper, lead,tin,
mica and other minerals also maroie'
granite, sandstone, mineral paint kaolin'
fire clay, graphite, clDnlbar and
scum. Gold and silver bearingore has been
found and prohtably worked In numerous
localities. Much OF this wealth Is remote
from railroads and only awaits the ADVENT
OF the iron horse before inviting capital
Tor investment.
The climate Is healthful and mas oeen
pronounced by high authority the most
salubrious In North America.
When the territory was organized IN
1869 the country was to a great extent I'M
explored. Indians roved over the greater
portion OF the territory and lie and prop
erty were nowhere secure. There were
but a mere handful of white settlers
within If. borders-probably less han
. 600 ,o,,.I Tboaa bod e,l,ou
80 &c
ed the construction OF the Union racine
railroad, which entered near the south
eastern corner and trayersed westward
o,on, tho s,ntb.rn mart making nossible
N.IN -
tue orRaniza'ion anu se''ieh' vi Ii
territory.
The area of the territory is 100, 900
so,ora n;los > onral in s;ze m s;x Now
~
hngianu sta'es anu inuiaha oo"oineu'
Previous to 1910 very little was known
of the country Yves. of the Missouri. The
mineral wealth IF the country remained
ii 49,. :.
unulsoo'e'e' u NJ "
cessful IN retaining by cultivation the
land from its desert character. Even as
lac as g Washington Irving. in the
"Aaron,nros &c Car,a;n Ronnov;Ile - a.
nt'enuieo O"p" ="
scrlped the ROCKY mountain region now
occupied in part by Wyoming and made
the following prediction of the future of
Tho conntrv and ito neonle.
Il
come new ssssem u ~; 1I III ia.ner
s3he ne" moulIccantiou WIN euooegI anons
Tbe Great Cb;nnewvan chain Of NOM.
tains and the sandy and volcanic plains
which extend on either side are repre-
sented as OF cuitlVa.ion. Inc
certa;n port;on Of tbe vear w;tbers npder
the ariditv of the atmosphere and leaves
nothing but a dreary waste. An immense