The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
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4 III Ll-N-NE4f W yo-s Dec. -e.-E " AteA
tell the story of wyoming's prog
ress during 1901 They tell Of an
increase Of over s20,o00.o 900 in ac-
tual wealth. OF industrial activity greater
1nan ever before, larger increase Of Pop
ulation and more rapid development. OF
the states resources.
The records show that over so 5ucor-
poration filings were made during the
year. representing $500, 000000. OF these
over sixty were oil companies, over 2el
were mining companies and over fifty
were livestock companies The other in
Corporations were divided among railroad,
merchandise, real estate, lumber. irri-
cation, colonization, electric light man
ufacturiag. amusement, packing house,
waterworks, -four mill and hotel com
The records also show that the. state
leased during the year an dddiI onat
acreage Of over 67.JJ9 acres WHlCh
brought in, -Sgether with the lana pre-
viously leaseI. over Sl15,O09 in rentals, or
az increase Of over $4,000 during the
year.
The number of cattle returned for as
sessment showed an increase of over
5000 during the year, while t,e number
of sheer in Wyoming increased over
$4,000. The number of horses decreased
about 5000 head, owing to the heavy ship
ments 20 South Africa. There were
raised uGrlng the year, however utWafCS
of 0.008 horses. Agents Of foreign coun-
tries are now in the STATE and viii make
heavy purchases from now until spring.
so that the nun Der OF horses IN the state
win probably e still further reduced
The states output OF coal was IN
creased during 1901 by over 100000 tons,
and for the first time IN the history OF
the state its mines produced IN excess OF
100000 tons of coal
The value of the states copper pro-
duCtiOn was increased about $4,000 while
the value of the iron product, gold, silver
and other minerals show equally large
gains.
During the closing weeks of the year
platinum, known as one of the most pre-
cious of metals, was discovered In pay
ing quantities iL the southern part OF the
state, and as the body OF ore carrying
the product is known to be very large.
1t is expected that the coming year Will
witness the production Of over $l,VJ0,O10
worth Of this very scarce mineral
The twelve months Just closed Wit
messed great activity in irrigation and
agricultural enterprises, upwards of lUlO
new families having settled in the state
during the year. Nun 3rOus colonies were
established In irrigated districts, WOrk
was started on many new irrigation pro-
1ects and a number Of others were
planned for the coming year.
In railroad building the state did not
add as many miles 10 its total as had
road were built just the same.
In numbering and manufacturing the
state made material advancement.
Financially the state was never in bet
ter condition All banks doing business
tn Wyoming report increased deposits,
while the total amount on deposit IN al
OF the banks of the state shows an IN
crease of over 100000 during the year:
Figuring the population on basis Of
o. 5Sl the per capita deposit is over $6S,,
O. showing that is equaled by but one
other state in the Union.
a brief story OF the states progress
during 1901. divided into departments de-
voted Co TIE several leading industries,
slows
Mining.
me year opened in the state with the
impression prevailing that the time for
the development OF the state mineral
resources was at hand. in January the
legislature showed its appreciation of the
fact by creating the office of state ge-
Ologist, with a salary Of $500 per annum
attached. The power OF appointment was
given 10 Governor De Forrest Richards,
and accordingly he chose Professor
Henry O.. Beeler, a young mining eugi-
neer and geOlOgist Of Cambria, Weston
county. During the year Professor Beeler
examined many Of the districts OF the
state and collected exhaustive data for
ar annual report No report upon the
states mineral resources and develop
ment has been compiled since the abol-
ishment Of the position Of territorial se-
Ologist in 1889.
Upper Platte District.
The district in which the greatest ac-
tivity was apparent in 1901 is that of the
Upper Platte. The term is generally APP
Piled. the area referred to covering what
are generally spoken of as the Grand
EnCampmeut district, the Battle Lake
district and the Gold Hill district
At the beginning of 1901 an estimate
made by the secretary of state placed
the amount of money that had been spent
IN the development Of forty of the best
known properties Of the district at ST.,
$4,000. In addition about 5000 prospect
holes. varying IN depth from five to 100
feet, mad been sunk at an expense Of not
less than $4,000, giving a total Of about
500 900 that had been expended in all.
During the past year nearly all Of the
forty properties considered In the esti-
mate, and many Of the prospects. were
further developed TO amounts ranging
from 500 to $4,000. No record of the
exact amounts expended can be obtained,
nor facts upon which 10 base even a
vague estimate, but it is safe to assert
that during the year at least p per cent