Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-26
WORLANDREADY FOR CROWDS
new Burlington Terminus Making Great
Preparations for Land Opening.
WILL ALSO HAIL END OF THE TRACK
IL Building Twelve
Thousand Feet a Day and VIII
Reach There Fourth
of July.

c. F. Robertson, mayor Of the new town
of worland, Wyo., was at Burlington head-
quarters Monday perfecting plans for TAX
ing care of the large number OF people ex-
pected at Worand to register for the Sho-
shone reservation lands, registration for
which begins July 16 and closes July 81.
The Burlington is laying track at the
rate of 1900 feet a day and will reach
Worland about July l." says Mr.. Robertson.
"A grand celebration has been arranged
for in honor OF the event and a gold spike
will be driven at that time in laying the
last roll, connecting Worland by bands OF
steel with the outside world.
THE town of Worland will be the
terminus and division point Of the Burling-
ton roads new extension into the Big Horn
basin. 1t now has a population Of about
500 people and is expected to grow rapidly
with the incoming OF the railroad. How
ever, all of the wild and woody west is
missing; gambling has been suppressed.
stringent municipal ordinances have been
adopted and the officers OF the town arc
determined that law and order shall pre-
vail. Ample provisions will be made 10 feed
and sleep the people who come to register,
no matter how many. Moderate prices will
be charged for all accommodat ions, and
every effort will be made to insure a COM
Portable and pleasant stay at the new
Wyoming terminus of the Burlington road.
Local authorities. the state and railroad
company are cooperating in their efforts
TO insure the comfort, safety and pleasure
OF all who go to Worland during the regis
tration period and will furnish reliable in
formation free to all inquiries
"Worland Will prove to be an interesting
and instructive place at which to register.
as the intending settler will pass through
the famous Big Horn BASIN up the valley
/ TO the Big Horn river. where may be seen
/ the results of irrigation and the methods
| employed In the artificial application Of
/ water to the soil
Large Crowds Expected.
The Shoshone reservation has been so
extensively advertised for the last two
years that large crowds are expected Al
Worland during the two weeks registra-
ton. OF the ll5O,OOO acres Of land in the
reservation to be thrown open for settle
ment between 10000 and 10000 acres are
susceptible to irrigation. The state OF wy
oming has gone TO the expense Of making
surveys and will furnish the intending set
tier with a reliable map showing the Ioca-
ton of lands in relation 10 a feasible plan
OF retaining the same. II there are $50. OOC
! acres OF idhu 80 Situated II means that
1900 OF those who register will be able to
secure claims, which, when improved and
placed under irrigation, viii be worth $40
per acre, which means that each Of those
claims in a few years will be worth $4,000
Somebody gave out the statement a few
days ago that the prize claim would be
worth $4,000. which at first thought would
seem TO be eKtravaganL But experience.
has proven that trrigated lands soWu ~
alfalfa will produce net income Justify
ing . valuation Of 800 per acre Insteaf
OF there being one prize claim worth
nh,000 70 those wh9 are willing 10 settI,
up1n ana improve these lands. there win b,