, 1926-01-06

school enrolment is $1,000, nearly
four times as many pupils as there
were white persons in the territory
SO years ago. Nearly 5000 teachers
are employed. There is a public
family. Enrolment at the state
university, an institution undreamed
of so years ago, exceeds 500.
In 1875 less than 100000 acres
was under irrigation in the terri
tory. In 1925 the irrigated acre
age aproximates 1000, 600.
Now for a glance at the 1925 out
put of the states producing indus
tries. with some further compari-
and those that maintained so years
ago.
The producing industries in 1925
output products of the following
values: Mineral, $751; 200, 900; live
stock raising, $40.310,2S0; agricul-
ture, S3O,952,OOO; manufacturing,
$40. 900 900.
Minera Resources.
Fifty years ago development of
Wyoming's mineral had
been begun on but a limited scale.
Coal mines had been opened at Car
bon, Rock Springs, Black Buttes.
H~allville, Van bikes and Almy and
the pioneer mines were supplying
the Union Pacific railway company
n shipping to Utah. There had
beer a "gold rush" to South Pass a
fAuv ., ,,-OxF4,.aIr tha-
million dollars worth of placer gold
being taken out, and this had slim
ulated spreading prospecting for
other gold deposits. None equaling
that at South Pass has been found
elsewhere in Wyoming to this day.
A little development of petroleum
resources, too. had taken place.
Twelve miles from Evanston Judge
White had sunk a well from which
he had taken $4,000 worth of oil.
Sixteen miles northeast of Evan
ston Carter & Fiero had put down
a hole from which they had OBJ
tanned 500 barrels. At a few places
oil springs, one at least flowing
as much as a half-barrel a day,
had been located. Wyoming al
ready was recognized as "oil terri
tory" but the existance of the fields
which were to make it famous 40
years later was not surmized. The
Value of the whole mineral produc-
ton in the territory in 1875 prob
ably did not exceed $4,000, 900. The
production in 1925 was so times as
great, with petroleum accounting
for seven-eighths of it.
Wyoming's 1926 oil production
was in round numbers 10000, 900
barrels. with a refined value of
$40. 600, 900. This production was
almost 10 900 900 barrels less than
that of the preceding year. Approx
imately 5000, 900 tons of coal,
worth SIS, 000, 900 at mouth of mine
were taken out during 1925. Iron
production was about 225.000 tons,
worth $500 900. Precious metals
were produced only as by-products
and in small quantities. The value
of all mineral production other than
petroleum., coal and iron is esti-
mated at $2,5OO,0OO.
Live stock.
Fifty years g live stock grow
ing was, as it is today, Wyoming's
most important permanent industry
although development of the terri
tory's grazing potentiality hen had
been barely more than begun and
there then were in the territory
sheep and cattle numbering only
fractions of the present annual ex-
ports of such live stock. A census
of live stock in the territory made
In 1877 accounted for only 67,871
sheep and 90,OO5 cattle. Wyoming's
sheep exports in 1925 were GAS 200
head, which was IA times as many
as the number of sheep in the reg
ion in 1877, and cattle exports this
year, approximately 100000 head,
were more than twice as great as
the number of cattle in the terri
tory 48 years 81 There probably
were not more than a quarter as
many horses in Wyoming in 1875
as there were exported from the
state in 1925, although SO years
ago the horse was, next to the rail-
road, chief transportation untility,
while in 1926 motor vehicles have
very largely s%urplanted the horse
in transportation and draft work.
sThe wool production of the terri
tory SO years ago was only one
SEVENTEEN that of the state in 1925
the figures being 375,000 and 22,-
661 900 pounds, respectively. The
number of live stock in the state at
the beginning of this e was
1905, 500, divided as follows: Beef
cattle, 100000; sheep, 2,S0S, 900;
milk cows, 100000; swine, 10000;