, 1924-05-29

Gail ruT COMPANY B employ, BAKER
established a ferry on Green River
which he maintained for several
years. In 1872 he took up his resi-
dence on Snake River, near Dixon.
Here he took up a ranch and became
interested in the stock business.
DALTON CREEK.-(Information
wanted).
DOUGLASS CREEK.-Named for
Captain Douglass who discovered gold
in the sixties on n of its branches.
DOWINGTON.-T. IA, r. 80.
EDSON.-T. %, R. 30, a station
for J.. A. Edison a train dispatcher
at Laramie.
Elk MOUNTAIN.-T. 81, r. 80,
of the Medicine Bow river. A favor
lite resort for the elk.
ELK MOUNTAIN. 11,162 feet
high, a range of snow capped noun
tains running through T. 10, ranges
SO-83. At the base OF this noun
tain was located in 1862-1S6S Fort
Halleck. A prominent and picture
sque landmark for Indians, traders
and trappers and the present day
generation.
ELWOOD.- Information want
ed).
ENCAMPMENT.-T. IA, R. "a, on
the Grand Encampment river. Named
because here 1t was that the grand
encampment of the Indian tribes was
located for the seasons hunting. The
town was incorporated 1902 as a
development Of the gold and copper
mines in that section. Town located
by the Penn-Wyo Copper Mining
Company where they erected large
smelters to take care Of the copper
ore from mining districts adjacent
thereto.
THE Platte Valley and North
Park belonged to the Snake and Ban
nocks who we're large and powerful
tribes at the time. Their lodges
we're set up an the way from the
mouth OF Sage creek to BENEFITS
Mountain. Well, the few traders
and trappers and Indians set up for
business on Camp La Grande. That
was the way 1t was called when l
first heard Of It. OF course. the
Americans soon changed 1t to Grand
Encampment. Now that is without
doubt the way 1t got its name. II
Is too bad someone did not get Jim
Bahnr to tell it. He knew. This
must have been as early as 1890.
Possibly not. but the trappers were
working the country as early as
that anyhow, I don't know any more
about It'll. r. Jones. early cattle
man. coming to Wyoming in 1867,
his first headquarters being at Fort
Sanders.
FERRIS.-A post Office in T. 81,
r IS.
FERRIS-HAGGARTY NINE
Located at Copperton. The value of
the property was due to the fact
that some men, camping along the
stream that flowed from the noun
tain side, noticed that tin cans which
were thrown into the water were
crusted with a coppery metal. The
investigation OF the cause of this
was the development of the famous
Ferris-Haggarty Mine, the owners
of which installed extensive and ex-
pensive mine equipment. a long
aerial tramway, smelters, assay Of
fees and mine buildings. The es-
tablishment Of this mining district
gave an impetus to the towns OF
Copperton, Battle, Rambler, Dillon
and Grand Encampment. all of
which today resemble the typical
ghost cities and deserted villages of
past glorious mining camps. They
are entirely deserted except for a
wandering sheepherder and a pros
pector who refuse to see the old
times pass. Throughout this dis
trict r scattered just such mining
camps. l once visited a number of
these mines and 1t was a marvel to
me how the promoters eve managed
to get into the hills the great amount
of machinery that / saw standing
entirely deserted. 1t was difficult
task to get a saddle horse over some
OF the trails."-Frances Beeler.
FERRIS MOUNTAINS. = T. &C.
%. Il. $3.50. Named for George
Ferris.
FISH HATCHERY.-Sec. l. T. II
Il. 81. established by Act Of the
Legislature OF Wyoming of 1903.
FORT FRED STEELE.-T. 81, X.
S5. on the Union Pacific Railway
aud thu Mast hnpk NJ aho North