, 1902-02-24
WYOMING
ElOouENTY AND GRAPHICALLY
PORTRAYED eY ACTING Gov
ERNoR cHATTERToN.
The Shriners' Banquet at Rawiins Fur
nished the Inspiring Oeeasion-Re-
pIete With Beautiful. Oiction-Re-
sources and Prospects Forcibiy
Presented.


in reply to Hayne. said of his common
wealth:
Il shall enter on no enComium OF
Massachusetts,: she needs none. There
she is: behold her and judge for your.
selves. There is her history: the world
knows it by heart. The past. at least
ir secure"
While, today. Wyoming is too young
to point to a past: while We cannot say
that the world knows her. and that,
therefore. she needs no eulogy. we can
and do "a that. with her sons and
daughters standing shoulder to should
er for what is patriotic and everlasting.
ly right, and with advantages of this
twentieth century at her command. her
future is assured, II within the next
fifty years she will have a past which
will be her sure encomium; for not
only will she become to this nation the
example pa~rexcellence, of just, enlight-
ened and honorable governmental ad-
ministration, but because of the devel-
opment of her varied and lie re-
sources she will be the wonder Of the
world.
Within her boundaries are thousands
Of things curious as well as useful and
profitable. There is the Hole In the
Wall. into which whatsoever passes
especially cattle-leave all hope
behind. There the the Chimney
Rocks, from which - f%iguratively
speaking - belch the fumes of
the worlds internal smelters.
There is the Pulpit Rock. from
whose sounding board the breezes
herald the glad tidings of religious
freedom and political equality. There
are the Soap Mines, sufficient to wash
all the worlds dirty linen. social, pol
itical or otherwise.
There is the Natural Bridge. the
crossing Of which causes no signs, for
it leads to the valley Of the Sweet
water. Then there is the Crazy Wom-
LII . To n, "LlCL mas LO uOuUJ uIlNtI
many a poor fellow to the Devils Gate.
which gate. by the way. is a wonderful
proof Of the efficacy Of christianity.
In 1852 a train Of emigrants. while
camped by the Devils Gate. were at
tackled by that dread disease cholera,
M Of their number, a young lady.
died and was buried by the side of the
great rocks. A board was set at the
head of the grave inscribed, Mary
Jones, born August 10, 1880 went to
her Redeemer July II, 1852" Some
years after a regiment of soldiers camp
ed at the same place and one of them
wrote under the inscription On the
headbaord:
Which proves that redemption is
never too late,
For she went to her Redeemer from
Hell's Gate"
The state Of Wyoming has three
leading industries, out Of which many
will grow, mining, stock raising and
ranching. or as they call 1t in the
Green Mountains OF New England,
farming.
Mining-One hundred and fourteen
different minerals are found, some of
which are divided into. as many as
varieties. The few moments
allotted to me will not allow any ex-
tended description. l will therefore,
only touch upon the principal ones
OF oil we have enough to lubricate
and light the universe, and If the sun
should a to shine these United
States could still be supplied from
Wyoming with sufficient light and heat
to continue business at the old stand.
Oil was discovered in Natrona coun-
ty by emigrants and used as axle
grease as early as 1862, and in Uinta
county in 1858. From springs in FIRE.
mont county millions Of barrels have
run to waste for lack of transportation
facilities. At Casper, the best lubri-
cants in the world, acknowledged so.
are refined and shipped across the
seas. and gushers today are playing
fountains OF oil.
Iron? We have mountains of it At
Guernsey and Rawlins are found the
finest and most extensive deposits Of
steel ores In the world . At
it is shoveded into cars with
a steam shovel at a cost OF 8 cents per
ton. II 1t were necessary to put a prop
under this hemisphere to keep 1t Wyo-
ing could do 1t with a pyramid OF iron
and steel.
OF gold we have enough to place in
every land Solomen's temple. with
its vessels.
Coal? Wyoming has enough with
which to run the FORCES OF Vulcan,
weld every tie that binds, drive every
wheel. change the north pole into a
tropical region or smelt all hell.
Copper? Why. the Grand Encamp- /
ment region alone could draw enough
wire and our water power generate
enough electricity with which to cleo
the world and to make the uni
throb with magnetism.
The secure and permanent founda-
ton Of every country Is intelligent.
energetic, industrious labor of the TIL
Ter of the soil. Wyoming has the cor
ner stone Of that foundation-a fertile
soil and an ample water supply sub
ject to command.