, 1908-03-04
A BRIGHT PROSPECT.

View it how we will there is no escap.
in store for Wyoming. Inquiries are
coming to the state by the hundreds
daily and settlers are coming in by the
score. In the near future several large
private irrigation enterprises will be
exploited n the government reclama.
ton service is advertising lands upon
which water will be delivered for the
season of 1908. The people of the ma
ton are land hungry. The science of
farming has brought lands hitherto
considered worthless under the pillow
and it is impossible now for any man to
tell what will be the harvest from a
given area a dozen years hence. Iowa
farmers are still confident and jubilant
over the prospects in the southern por-
ton of Laramie county and are locat
ing there ever more rapidly than a
year ago at this time, the February rec
ord in the Cheyenne land Office being
greater this yea; than ever before in
its history. OF this land there is thou
sands upon thousands of acres. 1t eX.
tends clear across the county to the
north and there is little difference in
the average rainfall over the entire
area. The Goshen Hole country lies
within this dry farm belt, although the
~ mani AypAnt. To rAn1atDN thiG
tract under the Nebraska Wyoming
project at some future date.
OF the great irrigation projects of the
state to be put before the public this
year, none has a brighter outlook than
the oregon basin project, in Big Horn
county. 1t is n tremendous undertake,
ing, there being more than 250, 900
acres in the enterprise. When it is
considered that the Wheatland colony
tivation and less than 100000 acres in
its entire area of irrigable land, one
can realize the immensely of this Big
Horn county project. In May there
will be several automobiles running
over this tract, showing the people
from the east just what they can X
pect and what they a get. For years
the valley of the Greybull river has
been the scene of many beautiful, pro
ductive farms and these will prove an
object lesson. There is no dry farming
there, the rainfall over most OF Big
Horn county averaging less than six
inches, but when water is applied to
the soil its productivity is marvellous.
The Eden valley project, in Sweetwa
ter county, is receiving much atten-
ton. 1t is also a Carey act enterprise
and thousands of people are making
anxious inquiry relating to it. Then
there is another enterprise being open
ed az Wheatland under the Carey act,
land just as good as the original tract
and for which there is ample water.
In some respects Wheatland has the
advantage of the newer colonies, being
nearer the great markets and having
established facilities for caring for the
products of the soil.
Turning to our own Laramie Plains,
there is no reason for encouragement.
The valley of the Little Laramie is be
ing rapidly divided into small holdings
and the farmers there are exceedingly
prosperous Inc hopeful. The large
ranches OF the Big Laramie will GER
tainly also follow suit, as the land
along the river and upon the first bench
is too valuable to long be used for
grazing purposes, or for wild hay. 1t
will be put into agricultural crops of a
nature that will supplement the stock
industry and Wyoming cattle and sheep
will go to market fit for the block.
The division of the Millbrook proper.
ty and the Stickney property is but the
forerunner of what is TO be the rule,
and 1908 is to see a great deal of the
work performed.
The Riverton News is of the opinion