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Title: Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi ..
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Hubbard publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e mountains aboundin minerals. Coal is very plentiful in many parts ofthe State. Gold and silver are found in the mountainranges, especially in the Black Hills, between Wyom-ing and Dakota. The climate of Wyoming varies with the altitude,being comparatively mild in the sheltered valleys andsevere in the mountains. The soil generally is highlyproductive, yielding fine crops of wheat, rye, oats, bar-ley, and potatoes. Indian corn will not yield on ac-count of the lateness of the spring and the early comingof frosts in the fall. The valleys and plains furnishthe best cattle and sheep ranges in the world. Thegrazing of cattle for beef, the breeding of horses,and the production of wool, constitute the lead-ing industries of Wyoming. The Union PacificRailroad traverses the southern portion of theState a distance of four hundred and sixty-five miles, and numerous villages have sprung upalong the line, with populations of two hundred to4,000. The schools are modeled after the very best in the
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CAPTURED BY INDIANS. 479 country, wtll supported, well taught, ficc to all, andfully attontled under a compulsory law and the influ-ence of puhlic sentiment. Churches are numerous.The principal towns of Wyoming are Cheyenne, thecapital, Laramie City, Sherman, Rawlins, Carl)on,South Pass City, Rock Springs, Green River City,Atlantic City, and Evanston. The laws of Wyomingare exceptionally liberal, conferring equal politicalprivileges upon all persons of suitable age, regardlessof sex, color or condition. To resume my journey from Cheyenne. I and mytwo comj)anions came to a halt at Sherman, havingcovered thirty-three miles on an U()-hill road. Herewe obtained hospitable quarters for the night, and inthe morning started in the direction of Skull Rocks,on the Laramie IMains. These rocks are so named fromtheir sup()osed resemblance to a human skull. Theywere in front of us when, suddenly, over a slight eleva-tion appeared a body of Indians—thirteen in number.This caused us no surprise at

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