Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-12

"other parts o the habitable ana unln-
habitable globe as fluent Irish 1ri nd
remarked At the club the other day
several of the Oldest inhabitants en-
deavorad to enumerate the noblemen who
have made Wyoming their permanent
home. but could only remember two who
retain their interests.
Wealth in Live Stock.
The wealth of Cheyenne is still in live
stock. however. The five million dollars
deposited / nthe local banks represents
the working capital of many prosperous
sheep and cattle companies. Wyoming
stu stands third in the list of the live
stock states. There are 4oo00.000 acres
of free government range still open TO
the f1ocks and the herds. the state pro-
ducad "a. 100000 pounds o wool last year.
and the horses bred in the northern coun-
ties rank very high as hunters. because
of their lung power and endurance.
But the methods of making money in
this state are rapidly changing. The
arabic land is being irrigated, as | have
tod you In previous letters, and cut up
into small farms Within the last few
years several thousand thrifty farmers
have come from the Mississippi valley
bringing their high bred horses. dairy
cows, u gs. chickens and arm machinery
to undertake dry farming. and to raise
pork and mutton and fatten steers with
field peas, alfalfa and other forage
grasses grown on both dry and irrlgats I'd
land.
They have driven gr~sually the herds
and fiocks back into the .oothils, but are
increasing the wealth of the state more
rapidly than their .orerunners.
JOIN T. Burns secretary of the IN
dustrial Club, calls Cheyenne THE City
f Opportunity and that is good
phrase to describe the situation. There
IS room here for millions where thou
sands are living now No ether state
n the Union has So much to offer i'm
MIGRANTS in the way of opportunity.
wyoming is somewhat undeveioped,
said MIR. Burns, because until recently
there has never been any attempt TO ad-
vertise her. and the proper amount OF
money and public energy has not been
expended to place the resources and ad-
vanfages of the state properly before the
world. Therefore, the ground floor S still
open in Wyoming and in Cheyenne
And that is strictly true Whichever
way YOU look there is something to do in
the way of development; some great
natural resource that can be utilized for
the profit OF those who undertake it.
An Infant Industry.
Tie other day at Fort Washable l saw
an infant industry which promises to be-
come important. There is an ancient oil
well which has been known for genera
items, only two miles from the Shosnoni
Indian agency, and an immense asphalt
tum deposit, but they have remained idle.
One Of the early commandments of the pos
dug up q lot of the asphaltum many
years ago, and mixing IT with SAND.
made sidewalks around the parade
ground, which still remain in good con
dition. and the Indians have found sim
pie uses for 1t from time to time. This
deposit has recently been leased fer a
term of ten years from the Indians for
10 per cent ROYALTY upon the markef
value Of the output, and the company
will put up refinery to manufacture ma
erai for paving and roofing, and lupri
eating oil, as bv-product- they expect
to get to work this fall and, as this IS
the only bed CT commercial asphaitum
known to exist between Lower California
and the Island of Trinidad, there oueh'
to be a large demand for the product
The company already has made ARRANGE
ments for the disposition of az much
asplaltum as its proposed plant can pro
duce The promoters and owners of the
lease are Russell Thorpe OF Lusk, j. Is
More jr of Washakie. Gould Dietz o
OMAHA and u Iifia.re of M'lwa1keH
There are 2o.on square miles Of coal
within a short distance OF CheyeDne
Gold. silver and copper are 10 be iouaa
almost everywhere In the mountains
within sight of the city: one OF the rich
est and nost extensive iron deposits IN
the west lies n what Is known as the
Hartyii e district II the HOFtneili an VI
the county and Is producing pearly
million tons year. C.eyenne is Ger
tainly the city of opportunity.
A Private Show.
We had private wild west show at the
far grounds the other day in the pres
ence of Gov B. 3. Brooks, NJ. John
Thomas. Mr. w. Some. Mr.. Harry +.
Crane Mr.. A. D Johnson and othe'
IRON nent Cheyenners, and Mr.. ". S
Pasinger and G. W. Weste dahl of
Omana. 1t was und r the dir elton O.
Hugh ard Dan Clark, who have a ranch
near Cheyenne, and were ev IDENTIFY DO n
on horseback And We had thu oppor-
tunity of seeing Hugh Clark, for two
wears the champion rough rider of the
world. Waiting around the inc'osure on
the back of Steamboat. who rivals Sena
tor Warren as the most prominent and
popular hero of Wyoming
II may be necessary TO explain to the
ignorant masses of the eastern states
that Steamboat is the worst quicker"
ever discovered, and was never ridden
but once, when a cowboy and profes-
sona' bronco-buster named Stanley came
from Portland. Greg, to tie Cheyenne