, 1896-03-04
RATIO OF EDUCATION.
Wyoming Claims Honors From
Ohio Universities.
DIR. JOHNSON TALKS.
Mud sCil- what 2In. Bone and What
l. contemplated Ia Developing
Mineral Resources in
~oping.

The Denver News interviewed Presi-
dent Johnson OF the Wyoming univer-
slty while that gentleman was in Den
lcr Saturday, and published the fol-
lowing:
President \. A. Johnson of the Wyo-
ming state university is a guest of the
Albany hotel. The president is a
strong believer in the development of
Wyoming and prophesies that the
! present year will witness many i'm
pOrtant changes in the agricultural
and mining industries OF the state.
wyoming" he said, has a total
area of GO, 900, 600 acres of which TO-
100000 acres is agricultural land capa-
bic Of irrigation, 10, 200, 900 acres is coal
land. %, 600 900 are table land and the
.omainder is made up OF mountains
and rocks. The 10. 0 900 acres of
agricultural land is all capable of irri-
CATION and wyoming has the water to
irrigate the area. The altitude of this
land does not exceed 5000 feet and
with the assurance of water, there is
10 doubt that Wyoming will at some
time in the future become one of the
great states for intensive agriculture
on the continent. 1t is not generally
known that the water supply is so
abundant in the state but the truth Is
that Wyoming is second in water sup
ply only to Montana. among the arid
states of the west.
SERVES AN USEFUL PURPOSE.
The state university" continued
assaying for the prospectors and min
"rs and judging by the remarkable in
terost which has developed in mining
recently, the department will have its
time largely occupied in making assay
tests during the lex few months. The
same mineral belt that extends
through Montana. Colorado and the
Black Hills is found in the state of Wy
omIng. On Sherman hi! miners are
prospecting low grade ore with good
indications of developing paying mines
and assays of $3.50 in gold from Gran
lite canon, between Laramie and Chey-
enne, are favorable evidences of good
mineral as greater depth is secured.
What seems to me to be one of the
richest districts in the state is located
in the Snowy range west of Laramie,
including the Medicine Bow and the
doubt of large mineral deposits in
these mountains and the placers on
Douglas creek are known to be quite
rich. The activity in prospecting has
spread to many quarters of the state
and it is impossible to prophesy the
outcome of the interest that is now be-
ing displayed. Wyoming has great
gold deposits and certainly some OF
them will be opened for regular min
ing this year"
PROUD OF THE UNIVERSITY.
President Johnson is proud of the
record Wyoming is making in the uni
yersity over which he presides. The
university undertakes the work which
is divided among several state institu-
tons in Colorado and has attained a
wide reputation for efficient work.
There are 120 students enrolled, repre-
senting $4,000 people or a representa-
ton of one student to every 800 in
habitants in the state. In the State OF
Ohio. the representation of the state
university is n student to every 1000
in the state. The discoveries recently
made in paleantology through he
agency of the professors in the Wyo-
ming university have attracted atten-
ton everywhere in the world of educa-
ton. "A few months ago. two fossil
saurians. so feet long. were brought to
light and a fossil remains of a gigantic
sea animal new to science, with arms
10 feet long, resembling in many re-
spects the arms of man, were dug I'D in
the region which is looked upon as the
great fossil bed of the west.
President Johnson called attention
to the bill now pending in the house Of
representatives at Washington, pro-
viding for the appropriation of SIS. 900
a year to zach of the states and terri
tories from the sale of government
lands, to be applied to the schools of
mines in the respective states and ter
ritories. The bill has successfully
passed the committee and is now be-
fore the committee of the whole. As
chairman Of the committee of college
presidents which formulated the meas
ure. President johnson is especially in
terested in its success. He believes the
bill will pass and the states of the west
VIII receive great benefit from the
funds.
J. w. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says
II have used One Minute Cough
Cure In my family and for myself.
With results SO entirely satisfactory
that a hardly find words to ex-
press myself as to its merit. will
never fail to recommend it to others,
on every occasion that presents it.
self" Chas. N. Settele.
! Mining deeds at this Office.