Show Big Land Purchase in Wyoming LAIU1tm August 21The largest individual individ-ual transaction in Teal estate that ever took place in Wyoming been completed Samuel Sam-uel Haas and OraT3awley two wealthy cattlemen tlemen and Melville C Brown a prominent attorney of this Territory purchased a look of land in Albany county embracing 157000 acres which includes tho famous Hatton ranch of 40000 acres together with all personal property This purchase takes in all railroad land in the Black Hills east of the track and will give the syndicate control of nearly 100000 acres of government govern-ment land which owing to the topography of the ground could not be reclaimed under the Desert Land Act These gentlemen will form a company and stock the ranch with I cattle horses and sheep The consideration paid was 483000 The land craze started here a year ago has not abated and phenomenal phenom-enal prices are asked and received for lands that a few years ago were considered barren and worthless In many instances ranches have been sold in excess of the prices asked I for valuable farming lands in the east The land known as the Laramie plains is a rich alluvial deposit covered with a thin growth of vegetation but when irrigated produces excellent crops of rich nutritious grasses Whether these lands at the prices paid will prove a profitable investment is a question for the future to determine In addition to this English capitalists have purchased blocks of from 20000 to 75000 acres and a colony of wealthy Englishmen are engaged hero in ranching The railway company owns each alternate section twenty miles each side of the track through this Territory Terri-tory and this great interest is in process of I absorption by powerful syndicates I |