, 1891-02-17
THE TOWN OF CASPER.
Some Facts About 1t as a Sheep
Center.
The Expected Boom in Oil May
Come in the Spring.
Natrona County Wants lis LegisIa-
tive Representatives.

NAS N-1A1 WIN ~ AA-1 wa NhlSNAA
itself in the midst OF one of the most
severe snow storms that has visited this
section since the winter of 1856.
The snow in the Casper mountains is
very deep and many of the canyons are
filed to a level, aud the outlook for plenty
of water and a good range next season are
as good as the most sanguine could ex-
pect. Last season there was no snow in
the mountains and the rainfall was so
limited that the range was burned up, and
the scarcity of a winter range is apparent
to all interested in stock of any kind.
Your correspondent has lately travelled
the range in all directions from Casper,
and while he saw dead cattle scattered
here aud there he thinks the cou-
dition of the cattle better thar it
was last year at thus time.
A great many sheep are being wintered
in Natrona county, and although there
were something like l25. 900 sheep sheared
here this season and somewhere about
100000 shipped from here, We are relia-
bly, informed that next season fully 20O,-
900 head will be sheared and over 500, 900
shipped from this point.
At the present tune there is not much
building going on in Casper. but with the
coming of spring The sound Of the ham
mer will be heard in all directions, and if
all the buildings that contractors are figur-
ing on are built. over SlOO,O 900 worth of
buildings will go up. Among the Casper
tics figuring on building are John Murritt,
Judge McGraith. Editor Kimball, David
Graham, Banker Denecke. O'Neil & CO.,
Peter O'Malley. f. N. Winslow aud AL
derman White. The town authorities
ere figuring on a water system, and the
county will undoubtedly build some kind
of q temporary county bastile.
The mail going west is running rogu-
larly, and Mail Contractor Clark has not
missed a trip as yet. The mail from
Bessemer to Freeland has been increased
to a semi-weekly. Henry Wilson of
Boutwell, has subleased the mail route
from Bessemer to Ferris.
Oil operations at the present time are
at a standstill The oil men are satisfied
with the result attained the past season,
and we have every reason to think the
operations next season will far eclipse any
thing done this season. At this writing
we are privately informed that the Penn
s~ylvania Oil Company at their meeting at
Pittsburg on the 9Th inst. decided to put
down eight oil wells next season and will
incorporate at an early date under the
laws OF Wyoming. There is some talk Of
this company starting a tow on Salt
creek ard supplying irrigation water to
settlers by means of ~artesian wells. 1t
will be remembered that a~rtesian water
was found in the vicinity of Salt creek at
a depth of 500 feet. Everybody has
great faith in this company, and the OPP
e%rations at Salt creek will
about the let of April.
Work on the Casper mountain asbestos
claims is being pushed right along aud if
the present indications turn out half as
well as many expect the output of ashes
tos will be among the most valuable pro-
AuCNlOuo VI N9OLuluk , mlutIdNs
Frank Starke has opened up a six foot
vein of coal about eight miles east of town
and intends supplying the Casper market
at an early date.
The county commissioner have under
a%dvisement the bonding of the county for
1900 and at their next meeting will ad-
veTtise for proposals for bids.
The new 5000 school is finished and
school opened in it several weeks ago with
sixty enrolled pupils.
The Episcopal church is finished aud
will be dedicated by Bishop Talbot some
time this month
king, will be here this week to look over
the town with the intention OF putting in
a national bank.
Report has it here that the railway will
push West in the spring but no such 40
idea could be inferred from anything the
railway is doing.
Since the completion of the Cheyenne
Il Northern several consignments of goods
from Cheyenne have arrived in town, but
we are given to understand that the ex
press and freight charges were little less
than robbery, and unless steps are taken.
many of the advantages that should come
to Cheyenne by reason of its much. liked
of Northern outlet will be thrown in the
air.
A great many of our citizens are won
deriog, IN case there is a special session Of
the legislature. whether Natrona county
will be entitled to a senator and repre-
sentative. 1t would seem, from a reading
OF the constitution, that III case a SPECIAL
session is called the governor would have
no option in the matter, but would have
TO call a special election in Natrona
county for the purpose OF %electing her
legislative members. The appprrion =
ment part of the constitution is
simply directory and in case the legisla
ture failed to do its duty that part of the
constitution giving each county a repre-
sentative would be mandatory. In con-
strung the constitution it is thought that
where different parts admits of contrary
construction hat part expressing the in
tention of the convention should govern
that each county should be represented.
The schedule in nowise controls either
the principles or construction of the con.
stitutlon, and as the legislature failed to
do its duty, that is, at its first session,
viz: to carry out the spportionment part
Of the constitution s~egregating the state
into legislative districts the directory part
of the constitution becomes a dead letter
so far as it is repuRnant to the mandatory
part of the constitution. The schedule
cannot he hrOuOht m tho aid nf thoSa