Show THE STATE OF WYOMING NG 7 aich IN IM cokl ip 01 orl ol 01 I 1 STOCK AUD AND ORES gold and silver alanes produce well triumphs at tho borlan tion and stock tat albina tits that wyoming ily orning in point mint of oc mineral wealth Is a at AL t no distant day to front at ank among her rioter plater no nn man fit at all acquainted with her ber r ro will attempt to deny she sh pos lies posses every cement to compel tills this condition on an ilis ilia globe globa lit id the paine fame area of land and cin can an all e equal jun I 1 variety of mineral products ho be f found her coal lands landa alone exceed lit in area the ilia cattle slate of oc pennsylvania and are arc doubtless xin approached ki ji extent anywhere in the Ave western storn hemisphere this of itself is 13 sufficient clent to insure her future prosperity but it la Is only one among a a score ca r a which must combine ultimately to make wyoming the grea greatest lest of the great soda coal olli oil iron gold tin silver gypsum mica and asbestos are a few of her parEes minni and they are arc anund Irth in quantities practically inexhaustible CI chief let among them in my any opinion are ar the imil longe deposits of oc oil sodo find and iron and from those in time tho the bally state must mufit surety surely reap her greatest financial harvit soda in natural dp do posits and of to make it anything more than a curiosity is unknown outside of wyoming in this respect ond arid in tho the extent rund aid excellence or of tier her iron deposits if in no other she stands standi unparalleled la in the tha sisterhood of states stages IROT FIELDS the hartville and Sern inott iron fields are a revelation to tho the iron men and are unsurpassed in the united states both in quality and quantity blood rod red hematite ore IM 14 found here in quantities almost incredible to one acquainted with tho the minca only by top u tat ion tho the veins tn in two tu or three frista instances attain a width of ago feet and can be traced for miles large tracts of the ore are have been patented pd by various individuals and several wealthy syndicates and sonk rome thing like has brig been expended in the purchase and d development or claims and lit in treatment of like eh ory IT tho the deposits are controlled pi by a ton of 0 capitol alts who mho hive urge large interests in the burlington and it ft bian I 1 h ali up lip the north rinn matto river Is now now 11 aimle 11 bv that comp company Y NN with 1 fr thu thi a fro rd I 1 the mines will h pring into I 1 in cd I 1 a prominent and n attract tract to our borni hom or a flood of oc population alon front tho the L castern la a st stern a ru states the surveys for this railway have been matle made arid and the probability n of f its the cominar year hai ban assumed A tang tangibility that placeit oil farelly beyond the realm of do doubt u bt the enol molls outlay of capital in the hart v tile camp lias has clinched this proposition SODA DEPOSITS the natural ando deposits in albany carbon and nations counties have attracted widespread attention and A secured the investment of considerable capital by outside people they are a priceless poso poss slon and in this direction tire the fears fear no competition for site lies has no rival she has A a monopoly y of the soda bu business iness and may rest on that the ast deposits or of limestone and glass sand which the state Is 13 known to possess addad to the soda it unite ito to create a field offering most moat alai returns for an investment in glass manufactories manu factories and fit the a promoters of such enterprises will not bo be slow to avail themselves of such incomparable tunings even as I 1 write negotiations between r na itte itcan r A capitalists and t the he citizens of lair to are in progress looking to the la ashment of a bottle and glass factory at that point abich Is to employ not less than men and with with a monthly payroll of tills this city offers ou cis unequal facilities for such a plant for fat within a radius of fouteen fout ten tenn miles kilps tire fire to be found every ingredient necessary in the manufacture of all kinds of plas glass sand lime and soda arid and twenty miles are arc extensive coal fields probably tin no other obber city in the world could offer error such inducements within twenty filoi of laramie ore are deposits cl pota of sulphate Fl phit phate or of soda having an aggregate area of acres can faich u wealth t till B this remain longpre and lit in cotrona and corbon carbon counties cp unties we have deposits of sulphate aul phate and carbonate of hoda even these GOLD COLD AND SILVER Wyo production of gald ind and silver allver has of noce necessity 4 ity been limited the fare metals are h here ere 4 however beyond question and it only tarna inq for capital I 1 to come thi thin gAvay way in sufficient quantities to erect the proper to treat the ores here hen has boen con the th mia big stumbling blint block in the post past and will continue to ba so 50 lit in ilia iho future until requisite appliances jil ances lances for treat izig refractory alpa aho ahall babp been ef cured the expenditure of limited quantities of ninne yand the consequent ineader and inadequate obtained to lo aora the ores have contrary to general opinion to 10 suited most disastrously to the welfare of our state lew few mines baie ha been made to pay and widespread incredulity ul I 1 ty arid and lack of faith in our rnino mineral ral resources Is the natural result the douglas cheek and other mines have extensive veins of gold orf bro which under tinder proper treatment would yield fortunes to the owners sad and make camps of world renown insufficient capital and a sorrowful sorro awful lack of good honest prospecting have kept WY orning in tho the background for a time but tills this condition cannot hold much jonker jocher t her resources ale aie gradually dawning upon tho the world and must soon attract A avast population DS FAIR TRIUMPHS iler her exhibit aa tile the columbian E exposition apo S was vas a revelation to the world end and did dad mete to bring her wealth and 1 before tile the country the than anil all that has been done in ill tho lie past twenty na live year abaid after award was waa given our state stale arid and the iho world woi id saw and was ain aLed she received not a N w hit more than her splendid resources resource a deserved Strang to roy nay bile bhe mado made a lost rp re inar kable car tiring ot off the flim first prize fur for wheat arid and f for or the 91 eat st yield of potatoes per acre liar oats also alart gre 0 elvad an her wealth of oil wa wat t alko alho mild and emphatic endorsement by off of first irae against the marld cs as did alno her ter tin such stich a splendid elloA ving for a state stat 00 oo young voting speaks volumes vo for our pos pet and compete compe the belief that ehst wyoming V has haa every feature to bring her to the front and her namo name a 2 syro synonym nira for wealth mild prosperity this rauch much tor for her mineral resources let us look at her stock stoc k pastoral P stor a I 1 a and nd agricultural features STOCK RAISING previous to the advent of the fencing craze our stage WAS said to be the greatest on the continent nent for stock block growing and at that mat time we vve stood high in this respect res today to day ilay however the number of cattle within our borders Is somewhat loss less than at that tint 7 an anil I 1 it 11 costs coata more to raise A a steer than formerly tile the number of olwen biln ep however var hns brig largely anrrea wd still lit in till thy face ot at this allig the first in stuk alad ads tu the be hurlda folk IlMiS AILI AH a vust r of caule I ae meal lias liar no sup superior prior lit lii the th ilous tills source at al arf abent nt come tile klales greet re jv emie veRil calve ituala oan title 9 of anut mutton t and wool 0 o wapl to lo un lin J olmous ex 1 cut the yearly early income the th himbing of hoiles OR 0 IN ing to elie in 1 pierna iva iv a lit fit byoir 4 lii rono gone b kaita somewhat Annio what hut but ix IN h ha iii ii n i moans incan von ven now an unimportant fat tor rot lit in ahe ell h antrin yut m of i t ath tito the immense crimen x flold lit in every sunru r rr am n probably ably unnur PIL AVd mild and afford sufficient trail grand for 1 liella of s and cattle A and no matter manor to lo what wyo WY 0 mining milling In teresta may irrow hr her stock must ever be h one of her chief industries for nature hiu hits given verv foil feature tulle necea ary to the ho aupp rl or herds in in ucil cally unlimited numbers in our nur attitude altitude gron orally Is against us however N v heat oat cats barley potatoes and the emall m all g arder garder thlire and falp aap ed in quantities PIT per none acre rarely in the iho nort northern bern portion of 0 tile state in n altitudes of rogn ON to feet vinall fruit melons and the like grow meet HOI in hatm store c tv RO t H 1 state SP lurne quantities 0 no a ls are air tabled in that locality hut but there la IS no market for or the product owing to ati menen of railroads and consequently little encouragement to engage in farming the oal coal fields and the ihn agricultural of the northern portion of 0 the iho state slate tal t eventually J boult t sult in extensive fe fmc nt or tint e country 0 air and juala it a indal dent rable irrigation with the abundant supply of 0 water furnished bv the numerous nume roii str earns farming liml nf li Is declined dl ned to tc be the occupation of 0 it a share or oc our hon and ilia past has hag already shown that it will lie he remunerative to no small extent however since tile endless lines of fence have love been thrown ocio s the country our herds have rot not tile theop OP they formerly enjoyed of reaching rear hInR the fibert crept grazina fields ai d roaming inAm ln at t w will from one to the other i so a 11 new bbate of afra affairs irs lin lini lias i ensued must do more reci read ingin ins in the ilia inter and as aa a concomitant of this his he must have increased supply of tiny hay very few ranchman ranchmen ranch men can raise quille fent ot of tills article to bcd feed their herein ann and consequently a demand for hay bay Is created that has acca largo large number ot of the til sin aller i to rals ing hiff IL hay itai has shown itself to tie be a most moat excellent crop for it requires no pla clanging ngIng Is in more easily harvested than heat and will yield a better belter return all considered than soy ady other crop fit that L C can be grown crown in thle this fact exists the reason for the seeming apathy in the direction of tan nine lehiy la is a stavar product rind s R arpp r that rare rarely ly it ever falls alls the cereals cereal to any extent will never lye be railed in byomin Vy omin while the demand for hay rr malue nut but great rest na as her ter poy I 1 a in tills direction may be the he states St itea groat nanie finale ind revenue I 1 guht t certainly come from her mines th this is I 1 Is patent to any one tier her trad with the woi id toddy today to day ponella in coal hay wool boot and mutton in the near future mill hn he added to these theao so nonn in oil iron szold cold silver und gearri owin 1 to peculiar e willi its existing jn in tills llila sta state to only wyoming cannot fall to be bc ont con one tf of lip greatest a of glass man mail centers in fit the cho country a ceattie genci ally overlooked OIL ejk ads I 1 in the north find central portions rio illo are oil capable of yielding quant quantities atles quil lelent to supply tile the entire world for belts hero here la is to be found petroleum um tor for both lubricating and illumination it and d this product lies has no superior in the in competition with the world this oil received the alist hi at prize at the columbian in I 1 low lew of tile the ex haulon of the great pennsylvania oil field which 1 now looked upon as quite probable we have here a treasure transcending in value the flip best gold cold mines on earth with all these however the state slate does docs not lint occupy the position commercially merci ally and financially that their po pa session would scent to require and d tor for what acason two elements clements alone have operated to prevent it 11 the people with mith few exceptions until very lecent recently ly have done practically nothing I 1 to 0 P publish hot her wealth to the woi d and this fact lias has cut no small figure lit in tile the problem HOSTILE legislation tho the tarin tariff bill before congress it if pa passed zed in its ita present form ws BA r edards iron ore are arid and coal will civo Wyom lna a a serious setback for it will discourage the erection of smelters shelters sm elters and hold in abeyance yanco the development of our pur mat mineral resources this condron condl fon would obtain for not tn exceed three tarco years however for a new clec election tion it need hardly bo said amid will certainly result in the overthrow of the th patty which in doing its ita utmost to break down awn every and mining industry in thi broad land I 1 arl when that thai time comes we shall be better prepared than ever to put our products on tile the of the world the beniga hand or of ari mut i soon add the til rich friere of prosperity to our nations robe and wyoming will furnish her share of gold om trl liar her see bee to that W wa 0 OWEN laramie Lar amle wao alvo dm dec in 10 |