, 1906-01-19
GEM CITY
OF ROCKIES
FAVORABLE IMPRESSION MADE
ON MIND OF VISITOR TO CITY
IN STORY TOLD AT HOME.
:. M. Mahar, Brother of Mrs. N.
Quirk Of This City, lmparts Glow
ing Account of His Trip to Laramie
To His Home Paper at Fremont,
Neb., Recently.

Ncu.f hcSehly
Mr.. ]. NJ. Maher of Fremont, Neb.,
a brother of Mrs. n. Quirk of this
city, is thus quoted in the Daily Herald
of Fremont, Neb., in its issue of the
18th:
"Ah, who has not heard of Laramie,
the old home of Bill Nye, that celebrity
whose vivid pictures of 'Baled Hay in
his Boomerang brought not only him
self into worldwide notice, but also his
home city of Laramie into prominence?
Situated as it is at an elevation of oy-
Ter 1000 feet above 9 level, with the
snow-clad peaks of the Rockies plainly
visible, towering as they do 5000 feet
higher than the plain upon the bosom
of which the city of Laramie lies. The
altitude, with the dry, pure atmosphere
renders the city at once a delightful
one INT the climate so healthy that it
has been said that in order to start a
grave yard here it became necessary
to kill a few people or ship in some
bodies from less fortunate localities.
Laramie has very many interesting
points of interest and without going too
much into detail, l will tell you about
some of them.
Because of it's being of special in
%terest 1 will mention, first, that the
Union Pacific is interested in a num-
Der of business enterprises in Laramie,
prominent among which is a tie pre-
serving plant. This is located one
mile from the city. When l was there
a few days ago there were about 5000
treatment; and there were as many
more that had been run through the
watts and treated with the chemical pro-
cess which is supposed to give the tim
DER added durability and longevity. 1t
has been demonstrated beyond ques-
ton that railroad ties that have been
dipped in the solution used for the pur-
pose will last eighteen years while the
average natural life of a tie is from
four to five years.
THE Union Pacific is also about to
reopen the rolling mills in Laramie,
which the company has acquired re-
Gently. 1t is the intention to not only
refit, but also manufacture the heavi-
est steel rails.
Prominent among other industries
located there are the stucco and plas-
ter works. The finest quality of &C.
ment clay is taken out of the earth and
manufactured for the markets OF the
world. A glass factory is also a feat
ure of the city's manufacturing inter
ests and though closed at present the
very best grades of glass is made in
the factory.
1.-The state university and the state
fish h~atcheries are located in Laramie
and while | was visiting there was for
%tunate in making the acquaintance of
prof. Reed who has charge OF the zoo
logical and scientific research depart
illSIlS VI liz
to those departments of the scientific
world what Edison is to the electrical
world. The professor was for thirteen
years prior to his connection with the
Wyoming university engaged in the re-
search for fossils and to his credit can
be placed one-third of the exhibits in
the Smithsonian institute at Wash
ington. He has given his whole life to
this work and his collection alone is
well worth a trip from Fremont to see.
Think of the skeletons of animals
been extinct, even before the creation
of man, being dug out of the bowels of
the earth; and, also, insects, and fish
which have never been known to exist
before in the animal kingdom. Among
these is one called the Isador' a spe-
cies of the lizard family, and as this
Ispecies was extinct for centuries be-
fore Noah's flood, the sight is wonder
full. 1t is very unfortunate that this
species did not have a representative
upon the ark when it rested upon the
Ipeak of Ararat. The skeleton of this
~lpeculiar exhibit shows that the body
was t~wenty-eight feet long and that
the hind legs are one third longer than
the front legs.
MANY other specimens of Prof.
Reeds collection are of equal import
ance and it Is no wonder that no esti-
mate of their value can be formed.
Laramie is destined to become b
city of still greater prominence, but 1t
needs more men of public spirit to aid
it in reaching its best. OF course IT,
like all other cities, has the sturdy
pioneers who have set the first stakes,
but the trouble with them is they are
staying too close to the original stakes
for the best good of the city"
USE McILHENNY'S MEXICAN VA
NILLA. BEST EXTRACTS MADE.
n LII NAV 20 AHrc 1890