Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-17
FROM G. CLIFFORD cREss.
An Interesting Letter from His
Wyoming Home.

An Interesting Letter from Hi
Wyoming Home.
Dear Dickinsonia'is:
Our present home is in the busy
little city Of three thousand people,
Evanston, Wyo. 1t is the county east
Of Uinta county which is contiguous
to Yellowstone National Park, located
in the southwest corner of the state
in the Bear River valley. This
stream rises in Utah and flows north
at this point and is little longer
than Turkey Greek. The Rocky
mountains are all about us on every
side rising to an elevation Of 10000
feet. These are barren, producing
dwarf pines and cedar, sage bush and
bunch grass. At present they are
covered with great fields OF ice and
snow over which great packs Of gray
wolves and coyotes roam destroying
large numbers Of deer, antelope,
mountain sheep and domestic animals
on the exposed ranches. Raising Of
live stock, farming under irrigating
bitches which belt almost every foot
hills and mining are the chief indus
trial pursuits. Like many Of our
sister states, the commonwealth of
Wyoming is developing rapidly. Her
administration is purely Republican
in politics. A number Of new rail-
roads are in process Of building.
These will top hitherto virgin fields
Of mineral and oil deposits, lumber
regions, and vast tracts Of
lands. "Small ranches and
more men" is the policy pursued.
Agriculture, the true foundation of
any state is receiving first attention.
Dur people as whole are intelligent,
Industrious and moral. The Wild
West bewhiskered ruffin with knife
md gun and the era for which he
stands are rapidly vanishing.
l am now pastor Of the First Baptist
,hurch. 1t is prominently a bust
church. In our weekly
prayer service the businessmen al
ways have a majority. On my mem
,ership list are a number Of Kansans.
4. o. Andrewson, who used to reside
lear Clifton; Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Gil
'ert, recently of Almena; @. j. Col
ms, wife and family recently of Her
ngton, and large family of Vests
rom Kansas City, Kas. The pastor !.
t the Presbyterian church, Rev. Leon :,
!. Hill, came here from Kansas via. Z
be Philippines. There are a number Il
others in the Sunhower fraternity IT
ere. |
How does old Kansas look from .
ere3 Like Eden must have looked -,
, the exiles. There is no comparison t.
nd may not be for many decades - d,
ossibly never. However there is b
ne phase of interest in which it is re
iead Of Kansas, viz, in healthful- ~
ess. We have not met or heard of a n
somptive resident Lung troubles m
e all rarS. Pneumonia is very
tai swing to our altitude. Fevers IN
e rare except typhoid. This comes ~ -,
ON bad well water on bottoms bo
ound mining camps. We have u
rec NJ. DIS. and one Of them is at ell
e State Hospital for Insane. A new Bl
ctor tried to get a place here last I'd
ar to work for his board. He has 81
oved away.
In closing may say that am second
stor to come here from Abilene.
lie other being E. E. Hollar now of sp
insas City. Mr.. Hollar did good els
'rk here and has many friends who St,
eak highly of his efficient labors. ~ u,
70 REFLECTOR has been a weekly II
to me for many years. 1t came a
me in Central Africa during the Jul
glo-Boer War being delivered by to
&c from Beira on East Coast; FIVE la'
IRIS to Chicagoi and may it prosper III,
gladden. an increasing number is aul
New Years wish. Greetings to be
friends. G. CLIFFORD CREss.