The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12
FROM WYOMING.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE LIVELY
TOWN OF LANDER.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE LIVELY
TOWN OF LANDER.
The Table Mountain Ditch-Tht
Christian Lake Mining Company
The Mining Country Near Lander
Especial Correspondence of The Herald
Lander, Wyo., Aug. 10.-A trip to
Lander is one that can be made to be
a lasting impression if fraught with so
much pleasure as was the one taken
by The Herald representative, to be re-
lated herein.
The party consisted of the following
gentlemen: Mr.. H. A. Mears, a well
known mining engineer and expert, OF
Salt Lake: Mr.. J. B. Milton, a miner OF
Telluride; Prof Henry S. Sauva, OF
Denver, who was en- route to the st
Stephen Indian agency, having been
appointed by the administration to take
charge of the school there; Mr.. b. A
Walkden, a well known commercial
man from the Farrell & Co. syrup
house of Omaha, and The Herald man.
a most jolly party.
The stage left Rock Springs at p. m
and after an exhilarating ride of four
teen miles we drove up to the CROOK
stan ranch, where the horses were huf-
riedly changed. Here we noticed a mum
Der of tobacco and liquor licenses post
ed up, showing refreshments to be nae
for man as well as beast.
The next station encountered was the
Louman's ranch, another point FOL
lunch, which is served in good shape
Our next stop is Pacific Springs, abou'
seventy-five miles from Rock Springs
and is the division point between this
city and Lander, and certainly seems
to be the location for a good town
soon. At present there is but one store
a restaurant or hotel, saloon, black
smith shop and ranch. These are
owned by Messrs. Halter, Flick ano
CASTOR.
After a pleasant jaunt of sixteen
miles over a wild but picturesque
mountain, which we called the Garden
of the Gods, run that certainly savors
of divinity, and when the beautiful anc
placid Sweetwater creek is reachec
you surely will believe that paradise is
found. especially if contrasted with
other portions of Wyoming, we soo1
strike that old historic and well known
camp, South Pass, Atlantic City anc
Miners Delight, a detailed description
of which is reserved for another par
of the paper. We just stop here lons
enough to say s'Hallo," give them theil
mail and push on the last stretch OF
thirty-eight miles through Red canyor
to Lander, that beautiful oasis OF wy
oming, of which not enough can bt
said in it's praise for pluck, energy ane
the right hand of fellowship that per
meates the very air you breathe.
We arriuad hort shutdown. dusty
and tired, to be met by genial Jerry
Sheehan, of the Hotel Fremont, who
soon had us comfortably installed at E
steaming hot supper, which can only
be enjoyed thoroughly by taking 6
prairie schooner trip for three days
After supper the party We're invited
into the elegant parlor and listened
with pleasure to a musicale by loca
talent that would be enjoyable in any
large city.
Lander, that beautiful little metrop
oils of central Wyoming and capital o
Fremont county, is one of the mos
charming resting places one can find
1t is the terminus of the H. l.. Kuy
kendall stage line and represents ont
/ of the most thriving towns of the state
1t is far enough from the raging trou
b1es incident to railroad towns to avoit
these effects, and is the centre of {
large section of country that contrib
utes to it's financial existence. Ever
though it is so;far from railroad trans
portation, still it lifts it's head III
proudly, and we see a most enterpris
ing city, whose society would shine
anywhere. The musical talent one
that is so divine that it heads the lis
of social attainments, is found in Ian
der galore. Almost everyone has {
piano and singing is heard on all sides
The business street presents a yer!
lively appearance and the stores ar,
large and commodious, stocked will
goods of the latest, with obliging anC
affable clerks, ready to please the mos
exacting.
| Lander is located at the foot of tn
Wind River range of the Rocky noun
| tains at an altitude of about 5000 feet
with a water supply from the Rive
Popo Agile, which flows through tn
town. There are irrigating canals an
bitches radiating, which give ampl
agricultural irrigation. The origina
| town site contained 120 acre
and was plated in 1888, and was own
! ed by that staunch old pioneer Eugen
| AmorettL whose familiar figure is seel
1 today ,ofl4tIe streets and whose purse
| strings have always been relaxed 70
any enterprise that is wanted for tn
advancement of Lander Today tn
1 pOpula ton IS conSerVatlVely eStlHdte'
4 from 1000 to $500 and, like Topsy, i
still "a CROWN.
The town is Incorporated, and
good Democratic mayor-Mr. W.. s
Firestone-is at the head with an abb
corps of councilmen to continue tn
work of their able predecessors. FEY
towns have the many natural advan
tages or favorable location that Lam
der has It is the recognized center o
vast territory, of farming, grazini
t and mining. The Fort Washkie Indian
reservation and post contribute thei
money to it's wealth; here industry an
capital have always yielded ample re
turns. In close proximity to tn
town are vast mountains of excellen
1 building stone, including sandstone
granite and marble and many valuabl
/ decorative rock, such as lace, agate
4 ONYX, ETC., used for mantles, table top
and house ornaments, besides agates
moonstone, jasper, .camio, saphyre, an
ethyst, topaz, tiger eye. opal and dia
monds are found contiguous to Lander
i THE RESOURCES OF LANDER.
/ The following facts regarding tn
/ oil wells were learned from Mr.. T. /.
i Norton.
I'm 1884 and 1885 three oil wells wer