, 1908-06-02
BEAUTY OF
THE STATE
LARAMIE PHOTOGRAPHER COM.
PLETEs SET OF PICTURES
FOR TIMBER COMPANY.
sixty-Five Sets Of Negatives Taken in
the Forests and Largest Order Of
Mounted Pictures Ever Sent from
State-E. N. Rogers and His Elk
ceIIent Work Receive Recognition


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E. N. Rogers on Saturday completed
the shipment OF the largest order for
photographs ever filed In Laramie.
and possibly IN the state. The ship.
ment consisted OF sixty-ive dozen pho.
tographs OF the largest size. The
weight of the shipment was $50
pounds and the amount of Mr.. Rogers
bill was s67O. The photographs went
to the Carbon Timber company at Key
stone, Wyo., and will be used by that
company in advertising it's business.
one of the largest timber in
the United States.
Riqht on the Spot.
Mr.. Rogers spent six DAYS in the
timber at keystone last winter, taking
three score of pictures of in
the camp and through the groves be-
longing to the company. These show
the process of converting the pine
trees into merchantable timber. large
ly railroad ties and mine props, to the
extent of more than a million pieces
ZACH year. MT. hOSeTS spent IlnG
enough in the camps. mingling with
the men and noting scenes. that gave
his artistic eye the correct spots to
be transferred by the camera, and the
collection is one of the most remark
able set OF forestry pictures ever made.
1t is doubtful If the forestry service it.
self has a larger or better selection
of photographs OF timber cenery.
Z. The Men at Work.
Mr.. Rogers pictures include plates
of scenes as the choppers have felled
the trees, as the trees are cut into
suitable lengths. of men at work pre-
pairing the cuts OF timber to be ca
DIV to be sent to their destination. of
the splendid teams owned by the Car
bon Timber company n used for
opening roads through the deep snow,
hauling logs to the yards and other
purposes. Some Of the pictures show
the camps of the choppers. snug and
warm houses built of logs. the horses
being as snugly cared for as the men
themselves. The fumes for floating
the logs to the valleys from the noun
tain side are shown, the creeks being
pictured with thousands of pieces OF
timber lying piled waiting for the
spring freshets. that will take them
to the river and thence to the loading
boom at Fort Steele, where they are
taken from the water and sent to the
preserving plant in this city and to
other points by rail.
Every Phase Of Life,
The loading OF the logs on the sleds,
making piles incredibly large to a no
vice, the team of two horses, after the
sleds have been started, being able to
haul them to the storage yards. The
men are shown in groups-choppers,
horse tenders, camp tenders, cooks,
headquarters, stable boys-men In ev-
cry department Of the great concern.
Mr.. Rogers has ittingly brought OF
on his plates every phase of life In
one of the most remarkable enterprises
in the west.
No Abuse Of Forests.
The pictures tell more plainly than
words the course of the alleged de
f~orestation' being done by the Car
bon Timber company. Trees OF a GER
tain size only are cut, the smaller be-
ing left to grow to marketable size.
Mr.. Rogers says that at the present
rate of cutting, n on the stretch OF
timber controlled by the timber COM
pany, there will be enough timber to
last for fifty years. The timber COM