MI1I MIcnu G SECTION SECTIONwYoMING THE SALT LAKE Lt1q HERALD SUNDAY DECE DECEm nvCC3mea IBER R 29 a 1907 9 9ioi
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WYOMING ° j BANNER BANNER SHEEP STATE ST TATE 1907TATE A TE OF UNION
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Wyomings Record During the Year 1907 1907Population 1907Population 1907Population
Population estimated 12500000 12500000Bank 12500000Bank
Bank deposits private state and national banks bannsIncrease 1500000000 1500000000Increase 1500000000Increase
Increase over 1906 rT 50000000Deposits 50000000 50000000Deposits 0000000Deposits
Deposits per capita 13000 13000Receipts 1000Ree 13000Reeelpts
Receipts Ree lpts rental rent renstate taPlta state lands 14991934 14991934Area 1499l93trea 14991934Area
Area rea of state square miles 0 979SOx0 979SOA7Area 979SOx0Area 9195000Area
Area that can be irrigated acres 980000000 980000000Area 980000000Area
Area subject to entry under U S laws Ia acres arF8 acr acrLands 4S00MS 41OOIOOOOO 41OOIOOOOOLands 48 00000 ° iJ
Lands reclaimed acres 2000000Permits 2000000 dOCOOOPermit 00000 00000Permits
Permits for new ditches ditchesTotal 172300 172300Total 17300Total
Total cost of irrigation works completed comploted and under way wayValue KS9 3500000000 3500000000Value ° 55x 55xValue
Value ot a farm and grazing lands 3ow00jM9 3ow00jM9Value g0qhx000 g0qhx000Value > 00000000 00000000Value
Value of all property as returned for abasement 14191i791 1f4191i79SIncrease i4JiiHv 14191i791IncrE
319597511 319a97511States 319597511States 319597511States
Increase IncrE se over 1806
States bonded debt 4 18000000 18000000Decrease 18000000Decrease
Decrease from 1906 1 906 1JI 2000000 2000000What 2000000What
What Wyoming Produced in 1907 1907Coal 1907oat 1907oat
Coal oat SKGOOO estimated tons toneIron 1722S 1700000000 1700000000Iron
70000000 70000000old 70000000Gold
Iron 700000 tons + 3522S2
Gold old 7 IC f t 10000000topper 10000000 10000000oppel TSM TSMtopper
topper 45000000 45000000Building 4000000Buildhtg ctllOOOOOBulldhm
oppel <
Building stone stone onyxetc on unys x etc tc 4Li i U 10000000 10100000SilVtr SSSSS
Silver ijkMrtr S000ypTotal S000yp SoooQOTotal I
Total mineral 1iJ1nllra1 production produ tlon i i f 1837500000 1837500000Livestock ISmOOOooLivestock
Livestock Exported ExportedShp Ex orted ortedSheep V 1 I ISh
Sheep Shp Sh IfJI n t t 1868700 13Q 1 l8iTO iOO 6431SS500 6401S00attic 6431SS500atue 6 1SS00 1SS00Callie
attic mm I S00000000 S00000000Flurses SO JoooOO JoooOOJIlJrss oo ooHorsts
Horsts V 110M OP t 1li3 1fOOOOOC 1fOOOOOCSine 160001OGSwine >
lIOJ S0rA0e0 S0rA0e0otal OiI OiIItal
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Swine 4000 OOQ < n2M5 n2M5Total
Total Ital value of livestock exported portd + > 3001187500 3001187500Wool
Wool 001 exported pounds 3S68TflOO 3S68TflOOValue 3B 3300f0t0Value riJOoJ riJOoJalueor t
Value alueor or wool exnprted ex rted V rr 7 ISHSjJ ISHSjJValue 7S1lr3 f fValue I
Value aIUt of ofaJrcultu agricultuftU a rlcultu d J products exported and consumed oa utnod at t hotaie h6m 18001dODOValue 18UJtlOo 18UJtlOoalut fS SS i iValue
Value alut of ofmanufae nuinufacferea manufac res z 1MOOOW 1MOOOWValue 11II 11g9000eValue
Value alul of oil production productionTotal f fi S2 OfiOCO OfiOCOTotal 2 2Total
Total value of Wyoming products in lOOT > 6192558300
BY GEORGE S WALKER WALKERChfyenne WALKERChyenne WALKERCheyenne
Cheyenne Wyo Vyo 0 Dec 26 6The The storyprinted story storyprinted storyprinted
printed in these columns a year ear ago to today toda today ¬
day da and telling of the progress made madein mathhn
in Wyoming during the year enr 1906 coukwell could couldwell
well 11 apply to the advancement in all alllacs allIlles al alInes
lacs of business in this state during the theyear theear th thyear
year ear 1907 onl only greater strides were weremade weromade verbmade
made in some directions than were re recorded reCorded recorded ¬
corded In 1906 At the close of last lastyear lastyear laayear
year it was thought that Wyoming had hadmade hadmadE ltaimade
made a record growth and development developmentIn
In twelve months but the accompany accompanying accompanIng accotnpanying ¬
ing statement of exports of livestock livestockwool livestockwool livestockwool
wool hay and agricultural products ir irrigatlon ir irrigation irrigation ¬
rigation development production of the themines thenlnes themines
mines etc shows that last years rec record record Fecord ¬
ord has been eclipsed This increase is isBlight isslight h hslight
slight in some instances but large in ini inhe Irhers
i hers he the whole showing s 9wing that Wyoming Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ¬
ming is at last coming into her own ownand ownu
u and can now take her place amtfng the thesisterhood thesisterhood thesisterhood
sisterhood of great and wealthy states statesSmall statesBman statesSmall
Small in population but great in areaand area areaand aresRnd
and rich in natural resources is a state statement statement statement ¬
ment oft often n applied to this young state stateand stateand stateand
and to it this year may be added the thewonderful thewonderful thewonderful
wonderful development of the same and andhe andthp anithe
he the prediction for even a greater growth growthIn
In the future futureCoal futureCoal futureCoal
Coal Forced to Second Place PlaceFor PlaceFOI PlaceFor
For many years ears Wyomings coal min mimIt miniig minhg
It iig g business was its greatest Industrybut Industry Industrybut Industybut
but in spite of the rapid growth of coal coalmining coalmining conmining
mining until now we have an annual annualproduction annualproduetlon annua annuaroduction
production roduction of over six and onehalf mil million mlllion ¬
Icon lion lion tons coal mining is second to live liveBtock livestock livestock
stock growing Indeed the raisers of oftattle of ofcattle Ofattle
cattle sheep horses mules and hogs hogsproduce hogsproduCe hogproduce
produce almost as much again in dol dollars dollars doltars ¬
lars and cents as the coal mines of the thestate thestate thestate
state and anr many writers have predicted predictedthat predictedthat predicteithat
that even livestock raising in this state stateIs stateIs stateis
Is in its Infancy that the ranges have haveonly haveonly haveonly
only been scratched over and that with withthe withUI6 withtits
the settlement of the valleys by farmer tarmersthe farmerthe farmers farmersthe
the production of livestock will show showstill showstill showstill
still greater increase increaseSheep increaseSheep increaseSheep
Sheep Step Ahead of Cattle CattleLivestock CattleLivestock CattleLivestock
Livestock growing Is Wyoming Wyomingsgreatest Wyominggreatest yomingsgreatest
greatest industry and of this particular particuldrbusiness particularbusiness r rbmine
business s that of raising sheep and the thegrowing therowing thegrowing
growing of wool ranks first The year ear
1906 witnessed the passing of the cattle cattlebusiness cattlebusiness cattlebusiness
business from first to second place and andduring andduring andduring
during the year just closed cloO d the sheep sheepbusiness sheepbusiness sheerbusiness
business not only maintained the lead leadbut leadbut leadbut
but increased the same over the cattle cattlebusiness eattltbusiness cattlebusiness
business This has been brought about aboutby aboutby aboutby
by the changed conditions greater prof profIts profIts profIts
Its in the sheep business and the with withdrawal w1U1drawal withdrawal ¬
drawal of many stockmen from the cat cattle cattle cattle ¬
tle business and their engaging in the thesheep thesheep thesheep
sheep and wool business Satisfactory Satisfactoryprogress Satisfactoryprogress Satisfactoryprogress
progress has been made however how r in inthe Inthe inthe
the cattle business for during the past pastyear pastyear ps psyear
year while probably not bet Br Brit quite it so many manycattle manycattle mere
cattle were marketed better prices p pobtained were wereyear wereobtained
obtained on the average thal1 the during the theear theyear
year ear 1906 and the prospect pro pectS for the fu ruture future fulure
encouraging to the cattlemen cattle cattlemen cattlemen ¬
ture are very
men menBanner menBanner menBanner
Banner Sheep State of the Union UnionWhile Unionhile UnionWhile
While hile the sheep business leads all allBother allDther allother
Bother Dther industries In Wyoming Wyoming Itl It also alsoleads alsoleads l so soleads
leads the balance of the theUnit theUnitand United States Statesand StatesRnd a
and for or the first time in the history of ofthe otthe ofthe
the business Wyoming is now the ban banner banl1Er banner ¬
ner shee sheer and wool state of the union unionhaving unionlaving unionlaving
laving passed Montana which has been beenat beenat beenat
at the head for many years during the thepast thepast thepast
past twelve months Starting with one onebuck onebuck onebuck
buck and a few ewes in the early eigh eighties eighties elghties ¬
ties Wyoming has rapidly increased increasedher
her sheep sh ep holdings until now now there are arebeing arebeing arebeing
being grazed in this state approximate approximately ¬
ly I 5000000 sheep Range conditions are areIdeal arfMeal areideal
Ideal scabies has been eradicated the thesheep thesheep I Isheep
sheep are in splendid condition and andwith andwith I Iwith
with hundreds of thousands of tons of ofhay ofha ofhay
hay ha in the stack for feeding during duringstormy duringstormy duringstormy
stormy weather the indications are that thatWyoming thatWyoming thatWyoming
Wyoming will increase her lead over overher overher overher
her rival Montana during the next nexttwelve nxtt nexttwelve
twelve t months monthsNumber monthsN monthsNumber
Number N lmber and Valuation of Sheep SheepThe SheepThe SheepThe
The number of sheep in the state at atthe atthe atthe
the present time the number of sheep sheepand sheepand I
and lambs exported and their value hue thenumber the thenumber thenumber
number Imported and their t eir value va vathe and andthe andthe
the number of pounds of wool produced pro produced produced ¬
duced during the year 1907 showing showingcomparison showingromparison showingcomparison
comparison with 1906 as compiled by bythe bythe bythe
the state Doardyof 1 Hoard > 0ardoC of sheep commissioners commissionersfollows commissionersollows commisstonerefollows
follows followsCounty
Xo ot Valu ValuSlieep Yaluounty ValuCounty
Sheep atiou alionAlban ationAlbany
County CountyAlbany
Albany AlbanyBig 120043 120t > > 1 S W0193 540193Bhg W0193S9602 193 193Big
133409m 1331709 133OOIarbon
Big Horn HornIurbon S9602
506447 22T90U 2mullonverse 2T9011onverse
Iurbon IurbonConverse m
154902 1549021SWS 2092059 f6 ooo ooorook oa8trook
Converse Conversetrook onverse
trook trook1remont rook 1SWS 1SWS8772IS fi5ei6 fi5ei6Fremont 88l 88llremont
8772IS 1647 1647Johnson 1647Johnson
Fremont 1remontJohnson
Johnson JohnsonLaramie 3 3ffi1 = isn 1 l41J9fm 1489085Laramie 141 l41J9fmI 5
I Laramie LaramieNatrona 157714 1577147284M 809713 SO4I3Natrona i
Natrona NatronaSheridan 7284M 3206411 3206411549CS9 3 3164ilSheridan tn tnSheridan
Sheridan SheridanSweetwater 125142 1251425154SS 1 14 549CS9 549CS923178S3 541439Sweetwater 9fg 9fgSweetwater
Sweetwater SweetwaterTinta 5154SS 5154SS46782fi 51 S1 23178S3 4317853T 23178S32oeoiii8 317SS3inta
T Tinta TintaWeston inta 46782fi 2oeoiii8 40679Weston 2oeoiii811KS8S 2060111eston
Weston WestonTotals eston 251765 l7fi5 11KS8S 1I3tSTotals 11a 11KS8S4522J78 I
Totals TotalsNumber 4522J78 15 I ° 218 8 > 30860301 0350301cumber 3086030140S4SCO 3fJ I Iumber
Number umber in 1806 40S4SCO 16104350 16104350Sheep 1610USOSheep 6104380Sheep
Sheep and Bucks Imported to Wyo Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming ¬
ming During 1907 1907No 1907Xo 1907No
No Tfo 4 0 Valu Valurountv Valutounty i iounty
rountv Sheep Bucks Totals ation ationAlbany ationAlbany ationAlbany
Albany C551S 1161 06910 34216Big 342182 342182BIB < < 2162 i iDig
BIB Horn 6iSl ISO 6701 3410 3106Carbon 3410Carbon 3t06arbon
Carbon 8 S4 < < 8 JWT 11070 7437 7437onverse 14x7onverse 371 371Onerse
onverse 17088 217 917 17 1M7 1 9ii 121752 121752frook 11752rook I Irook
frook rook 53056 W88 55584 293905 293905Fremont 339RiFremont 39W I IFremont
Fremont 27 27CE jlJl 1181 3944 28677 28677Johnson 48577Johnson i7 i7Johnson
Johnson 30000 OOO 201 20201 I201 102512 102512Laramie 100 102512Laramie l lLaramie
Laramie MB 277 1780 10727 10727Natrpna 10i7Nat1Jna 107 7 7Natrona
Natrpna 10000 2262 52 1222 75140Sheridan 75160 75160Sheridan 7S1lJOSherIdan
Sheridan 1247S 1 478 019 12797 66377 66377Sweetwater 66177Sweetwater85 66Y77Sweetwater
Sweetwater Sweetwater85 5S2i 747 4672 4i7nn 28462 28462finta 288462tino
finta nn t3 46J9S LOSS 4SGS1 24S530 245530Weston 24S530Wealon 2 S550 S550Weston
Weston 9051 42 e 0473 S0580 fAS30Totals S0580Totals 1 O530Totals
Totals r 257 7 > O1 1 16518 li 18 272849 272809 J14S0426 J14S0426importtd 31480426imported 1480426Tmport
imported Tmport d during durln duringi1
3905 211810 i1 S10 114ft 114 223212 2 341 JSS1S S3 548
1906 309a 3OI 9 14225 323822 338 v Zw 1376343
Monthly Exports of Sheep and andLambs andL andLambs
Lambs L mbs From Wyoming During
1907 1907Month 1907110nth 1907Month
Month Number NumberOct Valuation ValuatlollO ValuationOpt
Oct O t 15 to 31 1S06 803771 803771Nov 150040 150040025 150040025NO 160049625Nov 25 251S9029L20
Nov NO 1S6C 28BHG 28BHGDec 4116 1390 1S9029L20 190f9L20 190f9L20Dec AL20 AL20Dec °
Dec 1916 9 9366 68 68Jan 4442675 4442675269OUO 444ti7Jan 44436 i iJan
Jan 1907 51377 51377Feb 269OUO 3696110Feb1907 9roll 9rollFfb
Feb1907 Feb 1937 15 1i 5CT8 5CT8March 50 2607860 2607860T64S92 2047860March D7860 D78601Iarch
March 1S87 1610J 1610JApril 161 16489 T64S92TiSSS25 16489April 16489April
April 1907 1SSSO 1SSSOMay TiSSS25 723S525Ia ice iceMay
May Ia 1997 84SS 84SSJune 84 4019450 40194503S25310 4019466June 401940June
June 1907 670C 670CJuly 3S25310 31 5310 5310July 10 10Jul
July Jul 1907 1315W 1315WAupust 1 ° 0431600 tJI315WAugust 642150August
August 1007 114656 114656Sept 114 54447350 5444735Sept t44731iOSept
Sept 1007 100 3Q81Sfi 3Q81SfiOct 14 141ss5j 141ss5jOct 14iSs350Oct SS350
Oct 1 to 15 11 1 1907 270242 270242Totals iOM 134364900 134364900Exports 7363900Totals 14Gt9oo 14Gt9ooTotals
Totals lS9G7ft lS9G7ftExported U 649182500 649182500Exported 6491501 6491501Exported
Exported during durin 1906 l00 19061444390 1444393 1444393Exported 6138ro575 613309575Exported 6138ro575Exported
Exported during 190S1459388 19Oril49 4 5SSiEOO 5SSi2200Exports 5SSiEOOExports
Exports of Sheep lambs and Wool WoolDuring WoolDuring WoolDuring
During the Year 1907 as Com Compared Compared Compared ¬
pared With 1906 1906Sheep 1906Sheep 1906Sheep
Sheep and Lambs Valuation ValuationIn
In 1996 14443 141tnl 144 300 0 613869575 613869575In
In 1897 IjeffJBO 649182500 6491 6491810Wool 00 00Vool
1 Wool Exported Exportedpounds Exportedpounds Exportedpounds
pounds Valuation ValuationIn
In K08 1t1o 32849760 J497 O 725322600 725322600In 2S00 2S00In
In 1997 33637000 7S117 781177360 781177360In 781177360Number 360 360Number eo eoNumbel
Number of sheep in inWyoming Inyomln inWyoming
Wyoming yomln Jan 1190ri 1 1lMi 1l00i
lMi 4024560 404 60 1610438000 1610438000Number 16100138600Numb1 161043800Number
Number of sheep in inWyoming inYyomlng inWyoming
Wyoming Jan 1 1l90h3
1908 4522278 4 iS 2035080100 2035080100Mint 2It1iO30LooMint 2035030L00Mint
Mint of Money In Cattle CattleThere CattleThtre CattleThere
There are at the present time approximately ap approximately approximately ¬
proximately 800000 cattle in the state statevalued statevalued statevalued
valued at 20000000 During 1907 the theshipments th9shipments theshipments
shipments of cattle from this state statewere statewere statewere
were valued at approximately approxifnately8000000 approxifnately8000000Something 8000000 8000000Something 8000000Something
Something like 15000 horses were wereshipped wereshlpJHd wereshipped
shipped from rom the state during the year yearreturning yearreturning yearreturning
returning approximately 1500000 to tothe tothe tothe
the growers growersThe growelsTh growersThe
The Th hog industry is growing growing and andthere andthere andthere
there were marketed during the year yearabout yearabout yearabout
about 5000 swine returning > to the thestate thestat thestate
state about 50000 50000Increase 50000Increase 50000Increase
Increase of Coal Mining MiningWhat Mininghat MiningWhat
What hat was at first believed to be asevere a asevere asevere
severe blow to the coal mining busi business business business ¬
ness of the th state may prove a blessing blessingThe blessingThe blessingThe
The withdrawal of coal lands from en entry entr entry ¬
try tr and the declaration of the Union UnionPacific UnionPacific UnionPaeltle
Pacific Coal company that it would wouldcease wouldcea wouldcease
cease cea mining commercial coal on onJan Jan
1 1903 led many to believe that the theproduction theproduction theproduction
production of coal would show a con considerable considerable considerable ¬
siderable falling off for a few years yearsbut yearsbut yearsbut
but a number of companies backed by byprivate byprivate byprivate
private capital have jumped into the timebreach thebreach thebre
breach bre ch and new properties are being beingopened beingo beingopened
opened o nCtl in several counties in the state stateThe stateThe stateThe
The railroad companies have an announced announced announced ¬
nounced that they will continue to tomine tomine tomine
mine coal for their own consumption consumptionand
and inasmuch as the railroads have havefor havefor havefor
for years ars drawn upon Colorado Mis Missouri 11issouri Missouri ¬
souri and other states for a portion of oftheir oftheir of oftheir
their supply it is believed the compa company eompanr company ¬
ny mines can be operated in the future futureas
as in the past and with the railroads railroadsconsuming railroadsconsuming railroadsconsuming
consuming the entire output and with withImportations withimportations withimportations
Importations cut off there should be beno beno beno
no decrease In the production of these theseproperties thesepropertils theseproperties
properties The new companies are arebeing arebeing arebeing
being encouraged by the transporta
A Strictly Modern Factory FactoryEQriPPED FactoryFQi I IEQIIPPED
FQi EQriPPED IPPED WITH THE THEVERY THEVERY THEVERY
VERY LATEST IMPROVED IMPROVEDMACHINERY Ill PROVED PROVEDMACHINERY
MACHINERY IN ALL DE DEPARTMENTS DEPARTlIENTS DEI DEIPARTMENTS ¬ I
PARTMENTS INCLUDING A AGARNETT AGARNE j
GARNETT GARNE TT FELTING MA MACHINE MACHINE fA fACHINE ¬
CHINE FOR MANUFACTUR MANUFACTURING ¬
ING ELASTIC COTTON FEL1MATTRESSES FELT FELTMATTRESSES FELT11A
MATTRESSES MATTRESSESEmploying 11A MATTRESSESEmploying TTRESSESEmploying
Employing EmployingTHE
THE MOST SKILLED ANDEXPERT AND ANDEXPERT ANDEXPERT
EXPERT WORKMEN WORKMENProducing WORKMENProducing WORKMENProducing
Producing ProducingAS
AS FINE A LINE OF GOODS GOODSAS GOODSAS GOODSAS
AS CAN BE FOUND ANY AYYWHERE ANYWHERE A y yWHERE ¬
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Tien ion lines and a + el as there is a constantly constantlyincreasing constant y yIncraaslng Yincraasing
increasing dehiand for the Wyoming Wyomingproduct l yomingproduct oming omingproduct
product it is only bnl fair to assume that thatWyomings thatW thatWyomings
Wyomings W omings output of coal will continue continueto
to increase during the next few years yearsat yearsat ears earsat
at least as it has in the past pastChief DastChief pastChief
Chief Among New Mines MinesChief Minesehef MinesChief
Chief among the new mines ml es may be bementioned bementioned bementioned
mentioned the Rock SpringsGibraltar SpringsGibraltarnear
near nea Rock Springs the old Almy Almymines AI Almymines my mymines
mines near Evanston reopened the theWillow theVillow theWillow
Willow Creek Cr k mines near Kemmerer Kemmererthe
the Indian mines in Fremont county countythe countythe countythe
the Gebo properties in Big Horn coun county county county ¬
ty the Kooi mines near Sheridan in inSheridan InSheridan inSheridan
Sheridan county the Ryan mine neftI neprWlcott near nearWalcott neftIW
Walcott W lcott in Carbon county and prop properties propertIes properties ¬
erties near Clark in northwest Bib BisHorn BI BIHorn BibHorn
Horn county Other smaller properties propertiesarS
and an being lK > ing developed in almost every everycounty everycounty everycounty
county in the state stateThe stateThe stateThe
The reports of the state coal mine mineinspectors mineinspectors mineinspectors
inspectors are not available sit this thiswriting thiswriting thiswriting
writing and accurate information as to tothe tothe tothe
the output of coal in 1907 is not avail available available all allable ¬
able From reliable sources it is islearned islearned islearned
learned that the total output will iII ex exceed exceed exceed ¬
ceed that of 1906 and Will probably probablyreach probablreach probablyreach
reach 6550000 tons tonsBig tonsBig tonsBig
Big Increase in Iron IronSecond IronSecond IronSecond
Second to coal QRI in importance in Wyo Wyoming Wyoming yo yornlng ¬
ming mining is that of iron The onlyproducing only onlyproducing onlyproducing
producing mines are located at Sun Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise ¬
rise Chicago and Hartville in the thenorthern thenorthern i inorthern
northern part of Laramie county al1 al1though al although although
though large deposits of iron have been beenlocated beenlocated beenlocated
located at Iron mountain a few miles milesnorth milesnorth milesnorth
north of Cheyenne CheY nzt s and also In the vi vicinity vicinity vicinity ¬
cinity of Rawlins Little development developmenthas
has been done in either of these dis districts districts districts ¬
tricts although diamond drills have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been at work In the Rawlins field for forsome forsome forOrne
some time timeThe timeThe timeThe
The SunriseChicUgoHartville miney mineynow mlnynow ininf ininfnow
now opened or controlled by the l Caio Caiorado JI0 JI0rado mo morado
rado Fuel Iron company produced producedapproximately producedapproximately producedapproximately
approximately 700000 tons of ore all of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich
which was shipped to the smelters at atPueblo atPueblo atPueblo
Pueblo This ore for the most part partwas partWaS partwas
was mined with giant steam shovels shovelswhich shovelswhich shovelswhich
which scooped the earth from the hills hillsand hills2Ld hillsand
and loaded It on the cars with practi practically practically practically ¬
cally small expense and a few men menShaft menShaft menShaft
Shaft mining is now in progress in the
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district but b t water flooding the tIt mines mineshas mineshas mineshas
has impeded this work ork somewhat Of Officials Officials Offielals ¬
ficials of the fuel company and the thetransportation thetrarsportation thetransportation
transportation lines assert as rt that during19G8 during
1908 the mines will i greatly increasetheir increase increasetheir Increasethail
their output outputHarriman outputHarriman outputHarriman
Harriman Enters the Game GameA
A significant move was made recently recent recently recently ¬
ly when agents of the Harriman linessecured lines linessecured linesfoecured
secured options on large tracts of Iron Ironland Ironland ironland
land in the Iron Mountain district The Thestatement Thestatement Thestatement
statement has also been made that the theHarriman theHarriman I
Harriman lines will in a few years yearsmanufacture yearsmanufacture yearsmanufacture
manufacture their own steel rails and andother andother andother
other railroad iron and that the ore is isto Isto isto
to be taken from the Iron Mountain Mountaindistrict Mountaindistrict Iountfttndistrict
district For years the iron ore here heehas h hhas herehas
has been regarded as impossible of oftreatment oftreatment oftreatment
treatment but it is now asserted that a aprocess aprocess aprocess
process has been discovered J by > y which whichit
it can be handled The plans provide providefor
for the extension of the Union Pacific Pacificup Pacificup
up the North Platte river to the dis district district district ¬
trict and thence to a connection with withthe withtile withthe
the main line at Laramie where large largesteel largesteel largesteel
steel mills are to t be established establishedOther eftabllshedOther establishedOther
Other Metals M tals Lie Dormant DormantWyoming Dormant DormaritWyoming DormantWyoming °
Wyoming produced more of the pre prccicus preciGUS precicus
cicus metals during the year than dur during during durIng ¬
ing the preceding twelve months but
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at that the output falls far short of ofwhat ofwhat ofwhat
what it was twelve or fifteen years yearsago yearsago ears earsago
ago when the mines in the Atlantic AtlanticCity AtlanticCit AtlanticCity
City Cit Miners Delight and South Pass Passdistricts Passdistricts Passdistricts
districts were making regular ship shipmentsof shipmentsof hlp hlpmtnts ¬
mentsof mtnts o bullion During the past pastyear pastyear pastyear
year many new properties were estab established established established ¬
lished and old ones reopened Especi Especially E9peCially Especially ¬
ally was was this true of gold properties propertiesSenator propertiesSenator propertiesSenator
Senator C D Clark and others did con considerable COI1siderable coltsiderable ¬
siderable work in the Fremont county countydistricts count countydistricts
districts and the Copper Mountain Mountaindlatrict Mountaindistricta Iountalndistrict
district districta also lso In Fremont county count at attracted attracled attracted ¬
tracted considerable attention Only Onlysmall Onlysmall Onlysmall
small shipments o ot gold were made madehowever tnadehowever madehowever
however the opet operators ttors confining their theirefforts theilelforts theirefforts
efforts to development work establish establishmerit establishment establishment
ment of mills etc etcThe etcThe etcThe
The Red canyon can on gold places created createdthe createdthe cleatedthe
the sensation of the year The Green Greenoughs Greenoughs Greenoughs
oughs of Spokane bought up large largetracts largetracts largetracts
tracts of placer ground round near Lander Landerand Landeand Landerand
and it was announced there were sev several several IeVerdl ¬
eral millions of dollars in sight Nearthe Near Nearthe Nearthe
the close of the year came the the an announcement announeement announcement ¬
nouncement that the placers had been beensalted beensalted beensalted
salted but investigation by state offi officers officers oflicers ¬
cers and mining experts proved that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the ground carried gold in paying payingquantities payIngquantitlef payingquantities
quantities quantitiesThe quantitlefThe
The copper mines of the Grand En ¬
campment district continued their op operations operations operatlons ¬
erations during the year and ic a smel smelter smelter smelter ¬
ter of the PennWyoming Penn Womlng Copper Coppercompany Coppercompany Coppercompany
company at Grand Encampment EncatnpIQentmade Encatnpnlentmade Encampmentmade
made reyular shipments of bar copper copperto
to the refineries The output of cop copper copper ¬ I Iper
per Is valued at about 450000 450000Irrigation 450000Irrigation 450000Irrigation
Irrigation received a great impetus impetusduring impetusduring Impetusduring
during the year ear many mal thousands ofacres of ofacres ofacres
acres of new land were brought under underditches underditches 1 1ditches
ditches and cultivation and many manymiles manymiles manymiles
miles of addltiona additional canals were built builtThe builtThe builtThe
The state engln engineer r Is authority for forthe forthe forthe
the statement thatliuring that luring the past twoyears two twoyears
years work has been started and in inmany Inmany inmany
many instances the enterprises have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been completed calling for a total ex expenditure expenditure expenditure ¬
penditure of more than 35000000 35fOOOOOO Dur During DurIng During ¬
ing this period permits have been beengranted beengrantid beengranted
granted for 1777218 acres These per permits permits permits ¬
mits provide for canals having a total totallength totallength totallength
length of 3579 miles the cost of o which whichwill w whichwl1I ich ichwill
will approximate 9489824 which whichwhen whichhen whichvhen
when hen all reclamation expenses are In Included included included ¬
cluded will approach 27000000 The Thetotal Thetotal Thetotal
total cost ost of reservoirs started completed com completed completed ¬
pleted or planned during the same sameperiod samepcrlod sameperiod
period Is over 4000000 which meansan means meansan meansan
an expenditure of 8000000 or a total total5lNSH
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The above figures gures are interesting but tutthe butthe butthe
the state engineer asserts they the are as aenothing asnothing asnothing
nothing compared with what has been beenplanned beenplanned beenplanned
planned for the ensuing two years yearsIt yearsIt yearsIt
It would require an entire page of a aNew aNow aNew
New Years edition to enumerate each eachope eachope eachope
ope of these many irrigation enterprises enter enterprises enterprises ¬
prises and brief reference to a few of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the largest ones must suffice sufficeThe sufficeThe sufficeThe
The government is h constructing two twoof twoof twoof
of the largest systems of Irrigation Irrigationworks irrigationworlm irrigationworku
works in the world in this state They Theyare Theyare Theyare
are what are known as the Shoshone Shoshoneenterprise Shoshoneentorprlse Shoshoneenterprise
enterprise in Big Horn county and andthe andthePathfinder the thePathfinder thePathfinder
Pathfinder enterprise In Sweetwater SweetwaterNatrona SweetwaterNatrona SweetwaterNatrona
Natrona Converse Conv rse and Laramie coun counties counties counties ¬
ties in Wyoming and several counties countiesIn
In western Nebraska The former is isabout Isabout isabout
about half completed and a large acre acreage acreage acreage ¬
age will be brought under water next nextaping nextsplng nextaping
aping Here will be constructed the thelargest thelarge thelargest
largest large t dam in the world and when the theworks theworks theworks
works are complete a total t tal area of
175000 acres will be reclaimed at a acost acost acost
cost of approximately 33000o 300000 30000q0 30000q0The 0 0The oThe
The Pathfinder provides for a big bigdam bigdam bigdart
dam on the Sweetwater river in cen central central control ¬
tral Wyoming and a number of diver ¬
sion dams and canals in eastern Wyo Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming ¬
ming and western Nebraska The d dij duet daatiJ o ois
ij now up thirty feet The wqrks will willcost willcost IU IUcost
cost when complete approximately approxlmatelJn500000
3500000 and will supply sup ly water for
400000 acres of land landPrivate landPrivate landPrivate
Private Irrigation Schemes SchemesAmong SchemesAmong
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Among the leading private enter enterprises IIIfrprises ¬ 4 4prises
prises may be mentioned the Wyoming WyomingCentral Wyomi WyomiCentral WyomingCentral
Central Irrigation company reclaim reclaimIng refd11Ing reeiuiuing
Ing the ceded portion of the > Wind SViniRiver WindRiver W iI iIRIver
River reservation in central W Wmlng Wy Wyming Yy Yyming
ming This when completed will hthe i ithe h hthe >
the largest irrigation system ownfcd i hy hyprivate > y yprivate s sprivate
private capital in the country cou tr the > i 01 01gon tbrgon iv ivgon
gon basin ba tn project in Big Horn county countythe COUll Y Ythe i ithe
the Big Horn canal Lovell and Sidd SiddI SiddIcanals Siddcanals ii iicanals
canals the Hanover canal all in Big IligHorn BigHorn BigHorn
Horn county the Sarah canal in John Johnson Johnson Johnson ¬
son county the Lake De Smet enter enterprlue cmrprillI enterprise
prlue in Sheridan county the Eden r 00 00tClprise enterprise > n nterprise
terprise in Sweetwater county count and andmany aDdmany andmany
many othersProbably others othersProbably othertProbably
Probably one of the btst best irrigadee trrigatleeenterprises irrigadeeenterprises Irriglitlerlenterprises
enterprises in the state Boeing being eon constructed eonstructed eonatructed ¬
structed by b private capital is that qt qtthe uhthe t tthe
the La Prale Ditch Reservoir com company eontpany company ¬
pany of Converse county The con concern OJDcern concorn
cern takes a canal from La Prele creak creakand elMkand creekand
and will reclaim 30060 acres of ftvtil fertllsland ftvtilland ft1rlland
land near Douglas The company I Iconstructing lit litLOn Isconstructing
constructing LOn trucUng a dam costing 200000 aod aodthe aOdthe aqdthe
the entire project will cost nearly neartybaf neartybafa half halfa
a million dollars A large acreage baa baaalready baaalready basalready
already been sold and a portion wjjl t 11 l Iw Iwreclaimed btJr bereclaimed
reclaimed r the coming season seasonAmong seasonamong
I Among the established enterprise ii iithat t tthat is isthat
that of the Wheatland Development Developmentcompany Developmentcompany
I company at Wheatland in th the northern northernpart northernp northernp1rt
part p rt of Laramie county count Here land is isselling II1ElIIng isselling
selling at from 40 to 376 75 per acre acreTOPS large largecrops largecrops
crops are produced and there is wa a nev neverfailing nevrfailing neverfailing ¬
erfailing water supply supplyDuring 8uppl 8upplDuring supplyDuring
During the past year marked progrett progrettwas progeew progeewwas
was made in developing several oilfields Oil Oilfields onfields
fields in Wyoming In the Salt Creek Creekfields Creekfields Creekfields
fields northwest of Casper in Natrona Natronacounty NabonaI
i I county new wells were brought in and andI a andthe nd ndt
I t the refinery at Casper was worked workedovertime wQJkedofrtime workedovertime
overtime In the Pope Agie fields near neatLander nearLander nearLander
Lander several additional wells were werebrought weaebrought werebrought
brought in In thd th Douglas fields inonverae in inConverse InConverae
Converse onverae county count operations were continued con continued continued ¬
tinued and In the Uinta county oount ftaMs ftaMsseveral fhlklaspveral fleldaseveral
several producing wells were added to tothe Wthe 0 0the
the list In Big Horn county oil and andgas andgas andgas
gas were struck in several places near nearGarland nearGarland nearGarland
Garland and in Crook county addition additional
al < 11 wells were brought in Like coat coatoil 1 1oil
J oil is found in almost every county in inthe Inthe inthe
the state and some > me day the oil industry industryI induat induati
I will be one of the states chief wealth wealthj wealthproducers wealthproducers
I IImPortant
j producers producersImportant
I Important Railroad Building Buildingi Building Buildingi
i The railroads are doing their share ahaietoward sharef shuetoward
f toward bringing prosperity and in increased Inreased ¬ t treased
reased population to the state Dur During1 Durthe During ¬
ing1 the year there was a total of 19S 19Smiles 19Smiles 108miles
miles of new road constructed in the thestate theI t tslate
I slate This mileage was divided p pI lie liei pe petween
i I tween the Union Pacific branch lines linesand linesand linesand
and double tracking spurs to coal ooalmines coalmines coalmines
mines etc During the coining year yearthe Y8l1rthe yearthe
the Laramie Hahns Peak Pacific Pacificwill Pacl Pacificwill c cwill
will be extended into Colorado the Saratoga Sar Saratoga Saratoga ¬
atoga Encampment built during the theyep theyep theyer
yep from Walcott alcott on the Union Pa Paul Pacific PaulI i ific ¬
fic to Saratoga will be extended exteud to toj toI toGrand
j I Grand Encampment and possibly Into IntoI
I I Colorado The Burlington will extend extendits extendits extendits
its WorlandKirbyThermopolis on intothe into intothe intothe
the interior of the state and will build bulkanother buildanother buildanother
another line northwesterly into Mon Mentana Montana Montana ¬
tana from the TalucaCody branch The TheWyoming TheWyoming TheWyoming
I Wyoming Short Line company will willbuild willbuild willbuild
build from rom Greybull to the eastern edgeof edge edgeof edgeof
of the Yellowstone Park the Chicago ChicagoMilwaukee ChicagoMilwaukee ChhgoMilwaukee
Milwaukee St Paul is to extend from fromSouth fromSouth fromSouth
South Dakota to Buffalo Wyo and theColorado the theColorado theColorndo
Colorado Southern contemplates anextension an anextension anextension
extension of its CheyenneOrin Junction
The bonded indebtedness of Wyoming Wyomingis
is 180000 and this is being paid p kI off offat ofta offa1
at a the rate of 20000 per year The an annual aonual annual ¬
nual income of the state government is iaabout isabout isabout
about 700000 as follows followsGeneral followsGenera followsGeneral
General tax 3fT7tt 2tTMtSale 91774134 91774134Sale t tSale
Sale of lands donated by con congress congress congress ¬
gress 1 14B13M 14B13MInterest 14BtS 1 1Interelilt 1 1Interest
Interest on land funda 18718 i 7i1 O OLease WLease t4Lease >
Lease of land donated by con congress COfIgress eongross ¬
gress 1S48SI 1J4 341113 341113State S183 S183State B BState
State game licenses 1 16rN Mf MfForest 15 IiiForest 15Forest
Forest reserves 15091 11 16 > 011 eo eoSheep 0 0Sheep 0Sheep
Sheep inspection and indem indemnity Indemnity indemnity ¬
nity fund 12MKM 12MKMInheritance 1M fd fdInheritance fRInheritance
Inheritance tax 1380 l 1301 1301Escheated > 1 1Escheated lEscheated
Escheated estates e tates 195 1 01 Sf SfInterest 515 515Interest S SInterest
Interest on deposits state statemoneys statemoneys statemoneys
moneys Mtt 211 tIJ 41From 41 41From UFrom
From all other sources 3M94 W WTax 57TaC i7Tax
Tax on coal output 1SO90 00Valuation 00 00Valuation 00Valuation
Valuation of all property for forassessment foraBBe foraseeasment
assessment aBBe flment 6441947798 6441947798Increase 64419J718Increase 6441017715Increase
Increase over 1906 J195JT6 314697511 314697511Bank 11 11Bank 11Bank
Bank deposits September call15000000 00 00Increase 00Increasf 00Increase
Increase over 1906 50060009 50060009Per 500900 00Per 00 00Pel
Per capita deposits 110 IIOW IIOWIncrease CO COIncrease 0 0Increase
Increase over 1908 13 00 i im m
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