Show WYOMING A stretch of dusky barren plain hemmed in by mountains ghim grim and c cold coid ida it thus to wearied limb and and brain was viewed by seekers seeders after aften gold to them as aa pitiless as fate v As they crept to the golden gate the schoolboy school boy droning oer his hia book in study of hla his count rys chart was told therein to never look toshito for Tor white hito mans land or busy marj mart and on hla his at atlas atias ii thumbed and worn appeared this desert land forlorn A railway spans tho the ho desert belt and climbs the mountains jagged side I 1 before it savage sway away doth melt from prairies broad to ocean tide and high up in the continent are new made homes filled with content and lol iol as midas miser king beseeching bese ching gods in days of old IV was wab given the power whence anything he touched turned instantly to gold so by the weight of labors wand v transfigured Trans figured is the desert land upon the plains the black her herds s swarm the genial sunshine tails ralls from eastern workshop field and farm armed men attack her mountain walls and earth yields up the key that unlocks her nez vainly hidden treasure box from babyhood wyoming leaps i strong limbed and vigorous in her might and jealously her freedom keeps in watch andward and ward on mountain 1 in height we hail the land of all our love minerva from the brain of jove hon horl A T babbitt was the next speaker he said that while the air was so crisp and cold their hearts were at almost a boiling point over the warm manner in which they had been received here he told amusing stories of the assembly at cheyenne hon hou 11 E ta deschemaker maker followed with a few sew remarks hon F S richards of the utah council in answer to a call spoke at some length he closed by chankin thanking 9 the gentlemen fro tro from in wyoming for sor the honor oi of this visit hon abram abrama hatch followed with a few remarks hon mahlon mahion SIah lon ion chance of ohio a guest of the wyoming party was called for and made ave a lvery amusing and dlo dio eloquent quent s speech bech in ahiel which american patriotism a abounded judge emerson was called out and offered the apology that the business of the judiciary was after the legislate Leg legislature islat ure had adjourned adlour ned and hence he felt out of place but took pleasure in welcoming our visitors and referred to some of the advantages resulting from such visits and closed by extending a heart hearty welcome welcome on the part of the judiciary secretary thomas followed with remarks in keeping with what had already been said spoke of the beauty of our city its progress etc of giving ving ying some statistics on the subject of education etc mr warren again spoke his theme being that of woman suffrage which is exciting the attention of the assembly at td wyoming oming and called for a vote on the subject babbitt followed in a feare few tew remarks on the subject snow was called out as the oldest livi living ng pioneer r of Uta hand he gave a partial history of the past ast and made a humorous speech which elicited loud and prolonged applause councilor hammond moved to print 1 1000 in extra copies ot the minutes ot ol ti this joint session I for distribution motion carried 1 on motion atla atia at lam iam m the joint session adjourned rev dr crofter pronounced the benediction |