The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

Range into Farm Land.
state, which will form part of another
| transcontinental road
The Colorado & Southern has author
lied the extension of it's Cheyenne-Orin
Junction line on northwesterly through
Converse Johnson and Sheridan coun-
ties into Montana. And in another year
will build from Fort Collins, Colo, to
Cheyenne, thus closing up the gap be
tween it's Wyoming and Colorado lines,
and giving it through route from cen
trail and northern Wyoming points 20
the gulf.
The Saratoga & Encampment railway
is now building from Walcott. on the
Union Pacific, to Saratoga and Encamp-
ment. in southern Wyoming, and this
line will eventually be extended into
Routt county, Colorado.
The Laramie, Hahn's Peak x Pacific
is building from Laramie to Grand En-
campment. and it is asserted that this
road will lii a few years be pushed on
TO connection with the Moffat road il
northern Colorado.
The Denver, Yellowstone & Pacific. or
which the Saratoga & Encampment
railway is a part, is TO build on south
to Denver, and from WalcOtt north
through Wyoming. touching the Yellow
stone National park. and on to Seattle.
The Wyoming. Colorado & Idaho is d
railroad that has been projected, and its
promoters assert that this line, extend
ing from Denver through Wyoming and
Idaho to the Pacific northwest. touching
at Laramie, Lander and the Yellowstone
park, will be constructed during the
next few years.
Leads in Stock Raising.
to lead. Sheep have come TO be the
states leading animal and during the
year just closed produced more than
$4,000, coo, and the sheep now remain
ing in the state are valued at more than
$4,000, 600. The quality of mutton and
wool from Wyoming is steadily improv
ing and commands the highest prices.
The ranges of the state can carry from
1000, 900 to 10000 more sheep, and it is
expected that in another year Wyom-
ing, instead of being second to Mon
tana in mutton ana wool production,
Will lead that state.
In cattle raising Wyoming has always
ranked as a leader, and during the
past year made still further improve
-nent. Prices received for cattle were
in the main satisfactory. and range-fed
beef from this state topped the eastern
markets as in the preceding three
years.
The raising of horses and mules has
now come to be an established business,
and horses are no longer permitted &c
roam at will on the plains, as in former
years. B.! reference 20 the figures at the
head of this article readers will at once
realize what an important industry the
raising of horses and mules has become
in Wyomire.
Tho raising of swine Is also a profit
able business, and is showing material
growth with the settlement of farming
lands.
Mining has been, and always will be,
one of the states leading industries
Coal mining at present leads both III
numbers of men and amount of capital
employed. tons produced and value o.
product. but iron and copper mining
are rapidly developing. and the output
from these mines is adding materially
to the states wealth. During the past
year many new coal mines were opened
in several counties of The state, and the
railroads are building lines to tap the
newly-opened deDosits. New iron de-
posits are being opened at Rawlins. and
the properties al Guernsey and Hart
vile are producing nearly twice as
much ore as during preceding years.
New copper camps are being developed
in Copper mountain, north of Shoshone,
while the elder camps of Grand En-
campment Battle Lake. Douglas Creek.
Douglas ana Big Horn are adding in
creased outputs. Tue god fields of At
iantIc City, South Pass, kirwin, Grand
Enran- pn7cnt and Savery are develop
ing rapidly. and new fields are being
opened in southern Big Horn county
During the year the deposits or soca.
asphalt. asbestos, graphite, onyx and
building stone received the atteticn of
miners ard capitalists, and the soap de-
posits of Westoncounty. and the sulphur
beds of Big Horn county, also attracted
attention.
During the year development contin-
ued in the Salt Creek. Popo Agile, Uinta
county, Bonanza and Crook and West
on county fields, and the output of
crude and refined lubricating and IL
Illuminating oils was increased. In
northern Big Horn county a new oil
field was established during the year,
a gusher being encountered at Byron.
Some excitement was caused. and thou
sands of acres of land have already
been filed upon. The oil is high-grade
Illuminating article. and the future of
the field is already assured
Dry Farming Profitable.
Probably no industry in Wyoming is
attracting more attention than agriouI-