, 1922-01-22
LA.NDER REGION AMONG FIRST IN DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES
GOLD RUSH IN COS BROUGHT VALLEY IT'S FIRST sETiIERsI

81 end IS per ten nemfufnx- Then
power and transportation facninz
are supplied we are OF the opinion
that these South Pass mining camps
WIN take their place among the big
producers
II was It South Pas while min
ing was n~ounshing that w. w. Cor
lett and Chief Justice A. b. Conway
cans to Wyoming Senator Joseph
NJ Carey. then 4 young man. was
appointed United States dhtric. at
torney AM came to South Pass II
was in this settlement composed OF
live. progressive spirits and charac-
tiers from all owe tho United States.
that many OF the policies which later
woro to mako the nj OF Wyoming
a success were formed
Where Woman's Sufrzc. Tvs Born
Mrs Esther Morss. known rs the
mother OF the woman's suffrage move
ment lived at south Pass There
were comparatively few women In the
settlement n they wcro treated with
great Difference by the hardy pIo.
neers- Mrs Morris realized that Il
afforded an opportunity to launch a
camp-ign for votes for women and
the act that a political campaign was
on made the occasion an appropriate
one William H. Bright wns the
Democratic and Capt II. q. Nicirer.
son the Reptfolfcan candidate for the
Legislature At a dinner Mrs Nor.
ris sucreeded in piedging both can
didates to Introduce a bin In the legfs-
iaturS providing for woman's suf-
frage- The -oters went to work with
enthusiasm to elect their respective
candidates Bright was the winner
and he introduced The bill. It be-
came a law. and In tho succeeding
campaign the influence of women on
tho policies OF tho state had devel.
oped SO strongly that an effort was
made to repeal the law. A. this time
Captain Nckcrson. now ono OF Ian
ders Oldest citizens, was a member of
the legislature. and stool by his for
mer pledge n prevented the repeal
ing act from going to final passage.
Introduction of Agriculture.
Agriculture I'm this part Of wyo-
ming had its inception when the mi.
ncrs began 10 think about getting
fresh vegetables for their tables, and
began to push north into the Lander
valley. n small part OF the valley hav.
Ing been thrown per to settlers un-
der hi terms Of a recent treaty. They
began Immediately 70 take out irri-
eating bitches from the streams and
found that most OF the cereals, vege-
tables and small fruits could be
crown in abundance
Chief Washable of the Shoshonis,
Uha-A a..nA e. - --n - 49,
region. had had q very hard time
prot tins his hunting grounds from
the Sioux. Chcyennes and other hered-
itary enemies Of his people. But the
old chief was a diplomat He saw
that with the assistance Of the white
man he could maintain himself
against his enemies. he knew that
tho valley surrounded by the Sweet
water divfds and the Wind river and
Owl Creek ranges of mountains had
comparatively mild winters, was well
watered. and was the winter home Of
the buffalo. elk. deer and antelope,
and in order to preserve these rights
and tho property In lands to his poo
aie. no became the never-faiIing
friend OF the white settlers This
friendship was an important factor in
the development of this part Of the
state.
s-tock-raising had its beginning as
an industry when the cattlemen along
the North Platte extended their OPP
erations into southern Wyoming. New
men Eaw other great possibilities and
gradually Fremont county became
one of the great cattle countries.
Under the treaties Of 1868 and 1872