WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. GRAND ENCAMPMENT III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Walcott, Saratoga and Encampment Stage in front of the New Bohn Hotel, 1907 At the time, there were two hotels in town, Mrs. A. B. Kinsella's Copper State Hotel and the New Bohn. The New Bohn hotel was operated by Miss Mary A. Bohn. Miss Bohn came to Encampment from Cripple Creek where she had operated the Bohn House restuarant. COAL CAMPS, MONARCH--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Wyoming Coal Co. Tipple, Monarch, Wyoming, 1907. Monarch, about 10 miles north of Sheridan, was founded in 1903 when the Chicago, Burlington and Qunicy reached the area. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. GRAND ENCAMPMENT III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Walcott, Saratoga and Encampment Stage in front of the New Bohn Hotel, 1907 At the time, there were two hotels in town, Mrs. A. B. Kinsella's Copper State Hotel and the New Bohn. The New Bohn hotel was operated by Miss Mary A. Bohn. Miss Bohn came to Encampment from Cripple Creek where she had operated the Bohn House restuarant. COAL CAMPS, MONARCH--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Wyoming Coal Co. Tipple, Monarch, Wyoming, 1907. Monarch, about 10 miles north of Sheridan, was founded in 1903 when the Chicago, Burlington and Qunicy reached the area. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. STAGELINES - WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Stage service to Wyoming started in the late 1850's. The first effort was by the Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company. Service, however, was discontinued with the Mormon War. Another effort was made by Hockaday & Legget, who went broke before service could be started. Thereafter, in June 1858, William Russell commenced service using new CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. CUMBERLAND--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Cumberland, Wyoming, undated. *. Cumberland. originally called "Little Muddy, was 17 miles south of Kemmerer on the Uinta County line. It consisted of four camps, Cumberland No. 1, Cumberland No. 2, South Cumberland, and Cumberland Gap. Coal camps in the Rocky Mountain West consisted of Company owned towns ("closed towns") in which everything TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." SARATOGA, WYOMING PHOTOS III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Ft. Steele and Saratoga Stage in fron of Gustave Jensen's Hardware, approx. 1895. Gustave "Gus" Jensen (1860-1917) moved to Saratoga in 1891. He was an immediate sucess in the hardware business selling hardware, furniture, farm implements and mining supplies. Ultlimately Jensen bought out the stock of the Saratoga Merchantile

Co.

BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID IV--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Continued from preceding page. From Wyoming Tales and Trails. This page: Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid in Chile and Bolivia, Robbery of the Banco de Antofagasta, Robbery of the Aramayo, Francke y Cia. payroll, the deaths of Butch and Sundance in

San Vicente.

CHEYENNE, THE PLAINS HOTEL--WYOMINGTALESANDTRAILS The Club under the leadership of Thomas Heaney openly advocated the construction of a new hotel. The Plains Hotel was designed by Cheyenne's leading architect, William R. Dubois in the latest Edwardian style. In 1911, the Hotel opened its doors to rave notices. The Edwarding Era of Architecture ran from 1901 to World War I. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

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CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same GRAND ENCAMPMENT III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Walcott, Saratoga and Encampment Stage in front of the New Bohn Hotel, 1907 At the time, there were two hotels in town, Mrs. A. B. Kinsella's Copper State Hotel and the New Bohn. The New Bohn hotel was operated by Miss Mary A. Bohn. Miss Bohn came to Encampment from Cripple Creek where she had operated the Bohn House restuarant. THE OREGON TRAIL III, WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS With the threat of war in the East, the Oregon Trail took on a new importance as the route of communications between California and the rest of the United States. Thus, the Pony Express was instituted. The details were laid out in an announcement in the New York Tribune: TO SAN FRANCISCO IN EIGHT DAYS. BY THE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA. CUMBERLAND--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Cumberland, Wyoming, undated. *. Cumberland. originally called "Little Muddy, was 17 miles south of Kemmerer on the Uinta County line. It consisted of four camps, Cumberland No. 1, Cumberland No. 2, South Cumberland, and Cumberland Gap. Coal camps in the Rocky Mountain West consisted of Company owned towns ("closed towns") in which everything BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS, SECOND STREET CONTINUED Laramie Historic Photos, Second Street continued -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same GRAND ENCAMPMENT III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Walcott, Saratoga and Encampment Stage in front of the New Bohn Hotel, 1907 At the time, there were two hotels in town, Mrs. A. B. Kinsella's Copper State Hotel and the New Bohn. The New Bohn hotel was operated by Miss Mary A. Bohn. Miss Bohn came to Encampment from Cripple Creek where she had operated the Bohn House restuarant. THE OREGON TRAIL III, WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS With the threat of war in the East, the Oregon Trail took on a new importance as the route of communications between California and the rest of the United States. Thus, the Pony Express was instituted. The details were laid out in an announcement in the New York Tribune: TO SAN FRANCISCO IN EIGHT DAYS. BY THE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA. CUMBERLAND--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Cumberland, Wyoming, undated. *. Cumberland. originally called "Little Muddy, was 17 miles south of Kemmerer on the Uinta County line. It consisted of four camps, Cumberland No. 1, Cumberland No. 2, South Cumberland, and Cumberland Gap. Coal camps in the Rocky Mountain West consisted of Company owned towns ("closed towns") in which everything BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS, SECOND STREET CONTINUED Laramie Historic Photos, Second Street continued -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. GRAND ENCAMPMENT III -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Walcott, Saratoga and Encampment Stage in front of the New Bohn Hotel, 1907 At the time, there were two hotels in town, Mrs. A. B. Kinsella's Copper State Hotel and the New Bohn. The New Bohn hotel was operated by Miss Mary A. Bohn. Miss Bohn came to Encampment from Cripple Creek where she had operated the Bohn House restuarant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. CASPER MOUNTAIN -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Mountain, Winter, 1930's. Fred Patee (1859-1937) first briefly appeared in Casper about May 1910 overseeing possible development of the claims by the United States Mining & Fiberizing Company on Casper Mountain. The company was apparently unrelated to the Minium companies. It was described by Mining Investor, July 22, 1912,

magazine in

DUBOIS III-WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Dubois III-Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid . From Wyoming Tales and Trails. This page: The Hole-in-the-Wall, origin of names Butch Cassidy and Sundance

Kid, Tom McCarty.

TOM HORN CONTINUED--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS He was a celebrated army scout, Indian fighter and cattle detective. He was the scout in charge of the party that captured Geronimo and was chief of scouts under General Miles in his Porto Rico campaign. In 1892 Horn participated in the raid against the cattle rustlers of Johnston county, Wyoming. CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS The Temple was designed by Casper architect Lavier C. Belen Shaffer (1880-1965) and constructed in 1914 at a cost of approximately $40,000. Casper Lodge NO. 15 received its dispensation on August 26, 1893 and was chatered on December 5, 1893. The Lodge originally met above D. A. Robertson's saloon and later in the Odd Fellows building

then

WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

COAL CAMPS, DIETZ --WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps, Dietz --Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS-DUBOIS It took from April 10 until July 16 to get from St. Louis to the Wind River Basin, making 15 to 25 miles a day. Additionally there is evidence that Andrew Henry and William Ashley's company had its winter camp in the area in 1823-24 as did Jedediah Smith in 1829. Dubois, Approx. 1913. The area around present-day Dubois was first settled in

the

SUNRISE, WYOMING--WYOMIG TALES AND TRAILS Sunrise, Wyoming, 1908. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company was an amalgamation of various coal and Iron Companies to form a vertically integrated steel company. The company controlled all phases of the production of steel. It owned the iron ore mines, the coal companies, the foundry, the railroad that brought the coal and ore to the

foundry.

LUSK HISTORICAL PHOTOS Lusk, approx. 1940. Photo by William P. Sanborn Spencer Hospital, on the left in the photo, operated by Dr. Walter E. Reckling, Sr., was the last privately owned hospital in the state. Lusk, 1940's. Snyder's been replaced with Midwest Furniture Company and beyond the Midwest Hardware. Rogers has been replaced with the Palace Drugstore. BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID IV--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Continued from preceding page. From Wyoming Tales and Trails. This page: Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid in Chile and Bolivia, Robbery of the Banco de Antofagasta, Robbery of the Aramayo, Francke y Cia. payroll, the deaths of Butch and Sundance in

San Vicente.

CHEYENNE, THE PLAINS HOTEL--WYOMINGTALESANDTRAILS The Club under the leadership of Thomas Heaney openly advocated the construction of a new hotel. The Plains Hotel was designed by Cheyenne's leading architect, William R. Dubois in the latest Edwardian style. In 1911, the Hotel opened its doors to rave notices. The Edwarding Era of Architecture ran from 1901 to World War I. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

COAL CAMPS, DIETZ --WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps, Dietz --Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS-DUBOIS It took from April 10 until July 16 to get from St. Louis to the Wind River Basin, making 15 to 25 miles a day. Additionally there is evidence that Andrew Henry and William Ashley's company had its winter camp in the area in 1823-24 as did Jedediah Smith in 1829. Dubois, Approx. 1913. The area around present-day Dubois was first settled in

the

SUNRISE, WYOMING--WYOMIG TALES AND TRAILS Sunrise, Wyoming, 1908. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company was an amalgamation of various coal and Iron Companies to form a vertically integrated steel company. The company controlled all phases of the production of steel. It owned the iron ore mines, the coal companies, the foundry, the railroad that brought the coal and ore to the

foundry.

LUSK HISTORICAL PHOTOS Lusk, approx. 1940. Photo by William P. Sanborn Spencer Hospital, on the left in the photo, operated by Dr. Walter E. Reckling, Sr., was the last privately owned hospital in the state. Lusk, 1940's. Snyder's been replaced with Midwest Furniture Company and beyond the Midwest Hardware. Rogers has been replaced with the Palace Drugstore. BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID IV--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Continued from preceding page. From Wyoming Tales and Trails. This page: Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid in Chile and Bolivia, Robbery of the Banco de Antofagasta, Robbery of the Aramayo, Francke y Cia. payroll, the deaths of Butch and Sundance in

San Vicente.

CHEYENNE, THE PLAINS HOTEL--WYOMINGTALESANDTRAILS The Club under the leadership of Thomas Heaney openly advocated the construction of a new hotel. The Plains Hotel was designed by Cheyenne's leading architect, William R. Dubois in the latest Edwardian style. In 1911, the Hotel opened its doors to rave notices. The Edwarding Era of Architecture ran from 1901 to World War I. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. JIREH COLLEGE, PRAIRIE VIEW -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Jireh College, Prairie View -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Students arriving at Wilkinson Hall, Jireh College, artwork based on photo. Wilkinson Hall was named in honor of Levi J. Wilkinson (1825-1914), a Cynthiana, Indiana, pilanthropist. Wilkinson donated to the College some 62 acres of land as well as $5,200 used to establish the college. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS Billy the Kid died in a house that had formerly belonged to Maxwell. Lander, Wyoming, 1907, Freemont Hotel at right in photo. Fremont forebade the keeping of any journal other than that kept by Fremont himself. Insofar as most of the men were concerned, this was a needless order since most, such as Carson, were illiterate. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

CATTLE TRAILS DALTON TRAIL-- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS cattle trails Dalton Trail-- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

COAL CAMPS, DIETZ --WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps, Dietz --Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson

HISTORIC WIND RIVER BASIN PHOTOS-DUBOIS It took from April 10 until July 16 to get from St. Louis to the Wind River Basin, making 15 to 25 miles a day. Additionally there is evidence that Andrew Henry and William Ashley's company had its winter camp in the area in 1823-24 as did Jedediah Smith in 1829. Dubois, Approx. 1913. The area around present-day Dubois was first settled in

the

SUNRISE, WYOMING--WYOMIG TALES AND TRAILS Sunrise, Wyoming, 1908. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company was an amalgamation of various coal and Iron Companies to form a vertically integrated steel company. The company controlled all phases of the production of steel. It owned the iron ore mines, the coal companies, the foundry, the railroad that brought the coal and ore to the

foundry.

LUSK HISTORICAL PHOTOS Lusk, approx. 1940. Photo by William P. Sanborn Spencer Hospital, on the left in the photo, operated by Dr. Walter E. Reckling, Sr., was the last privately owned hospital in the state. Lusk, 1940's. Snyder's been replaced with Midwest Furniture Company and beyond the Midwest Hardware. Rogers has been replaced with the Palace Drugstore. BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID IV--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Continued from preceding page. From Wyoming Tales and Trails. This page: Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid in Chile and Bolivia, Robbery of the Banco de Antofagasta, Robbery of the Aramayo, Francke y Cia. payroll, the deaths of Butch and Sundance in

San Vicente.

CHEYENNE, THE PLAINS HOTEL--WYOMINGTALESANDTRAILS The Club under the leadership of Thomas Heaney openly advocated the construction of a new hotel. The Plains Hotel was designed by Cheyenne's leading architect, William R. Dubois in the latest Edwardian style. In 1911, the Hotel opened its doors to rave notices. The Edwarding Era of Architecture ran from 1901 to World War I. WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." CASPER MOUNTAIN -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Mountain, Winter, 1930's. Fred Patee (1859-1937) first briefly appeared in Casper about May 1910 overseeing possible development of the claims by the United States Mining & Fiberizing Company on Casper Mountain. The company was apparently unrelated to the Minium companies. It was described by Mining Investor, July 22, 1912,

magazine in

DUBOIS PHOTOS II

Dubois, 1925 The long two story building in the photo is the Ramshorn hotel constructed in 1920 by Charles E. Shippen (c. 1857-1928) The Ramshorn had twelve rooms and was regarded as more upscale than the Stringer. The Ramshorn boasted one bathtub for each two rooms and a full bath for the use of all guests. On weekends dances were held at

the

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

DUBOIS III-WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Dubois III-Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

TORREY'S ROUGH RIDERS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Torrey's Rocky Mountain Rough Riders was one of three privately organized volunteer cavalry regiments for service in the Spanish-American War. The most famous of which was Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. A third was a regiment organized by Colonel Melvin Grigsby, the attorney general of South Dakota. Grigsby's unis awaited transportation to WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and. Rocky Mountain Life. Francis Parkman. The Virginian. A Horseman of the Plains. Owen Wister. History of Wyoming. Charles Griffin Coutant. CHEYENNE PHOTOS, 1870'S -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS. Cheyenne Photos, 1870's -- Wyoming Tales and Trails. Bird's Eye View of Cheyenne, 1870, looking northwest. In the distance is Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carling. The growth of Cheyenne as a result of its being a transportation hub is indicated by comparing the above drawing with the following illustrations, all made from approximately the same COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

War

TOM HORN IN BROWN'S HOLE--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Entrance to Brown's Hole, 1877. In the late 1890's, ranches in the Green River Valley were plagued by rustlers. To the southeast of Green River City, across the border in Colorado, was an area cut off by mountains, desert, and distance, known as "Brown's Hole" and now called "Brown's Park." CASPER MOUNTAIN -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Mountain, Winter, 1930's. Fred Patee (1859-1937) first briefly appeared in Casper about May 1910 overseeing possible development of the claims by the United States Mining & Fiberizing Company on Casper Mountain. The company was apparently unrelated to the Minium companies. It was described by Mining Investor, July 22, 1912,

magazine in

DUBOIS PHOTOS II

Dubois, 1925 The long two story building in the photo is the Ramshorn hotel constructed in 1920 by Charles E. Shippen (c. 1857-1928) The Ramshorn had twelve rooms and was regarded as more upscale than the Stringer. The Ramshorn boasted one bathtub for each two rooms and a full bath for the use of all guests. On weekends dances were held at

the

SPANISH DIGGINGS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS The Spanish Diggings themselves are an area in the Southwest corner of Niobrara County extending across the south county line into northeastern Platte County. It is an area of canyons such as Muskrat Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon and Whalen Canyon. In Whalen Canyon there are a number of caves showing signs of previous human habitation. CASPER HISTORIC PHOTOS -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Army-Air Corps Base, c. 1942. With the end of the Oil Boom things again calmed down a bit in the Sand Bar, but with World War II action in the Sand Bar increased. In 1942, the Casper Army-Air Corps Base opened nine miles west of town. In the words of the old Wilf

Carter song, it

DUBOIS III-WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Dubois III-Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

TORREY'S ROUGH RIDERS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Torrey's Rocky Mountain Rough Riders was one of three privately organized volunteer cavalry regiments for service in the Spanish-American War. The most famous of which was Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. A third was a regiment organized by Colonel Melvin Grigsby, the attorney general of South Dakota. Grigsby's unis awaited transportation to WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS GENERAL INDEX Ft. Reno, Sawyer Expedition, Ft. Phil Kearney, Fetterman Massacre, John "Portugee" Phillips' Ride. Indian Wars Continued. Wagon Box and Hayfield Fights, Treaty of Fort Laramie. Indian Wars Continued. Custer's Expedition of 1874, Crook's Winter Campaign of 1876, Battle of the Rosebud. Indian Wars Continued. COAL CAMPS--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Coal Camps--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Brands Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Coal Camps Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson Johnson County

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BUILDING THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Building the Union Pacific, Nebraska, Woodcut by Alfred R. Waud, 1867. For discussion of A. R. Waud, see Yellowstone. The construction of the Railroad may be regarded as the centerpiece of Wyoming history. Indeed, the Territory's first governor, John A. Campbell, noted that Wyoming was the first territory formed as a result of a railroad. CASPER MOUNTAIN -- WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Casper Mountain, Winter, 1930's. Fred Patee (1859-1937) first briefly appeared in Casper about May 1910 overseeing possible development of the claims by the United States Mining & Fiberizing Company on Casper Mountain. The company was apparently unrelated to the Minium companies. It was described by Mining Investor, July 22, 1912,

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LARAMIE HISTORIC PHOTOS Laramie, 1870. On the left is the Baptish Church. At the top of the image are the Union Pacific shops. Laramie 1870. In the center of the image, the white square buidling is the school house. TOM HORN CONTINUED--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS He was a celebrated army scout, Indian fighter and cattle detective. He was the scout in charge of the party that captured Geronimo and was chief of scouts under General Miles in his Porto Rico campaign. In 1892 Horn participated in the raid against the cattle rustlers of Johnston county, Wyoming. FT. D. A. RUSSELL II--WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS Ft. D. A. Russell II--Wyoming Tales and Trails. Big Horn Basin Black Hills Bone Wars Buffalo Cambria Casper Cattle Drives Centennial Cheyenne Chugwater Cody Deadwood Stage Douglas Dubois Encampment Evanston Ft. Bridger Ft. Fetterman Ft. Laramie Ft. Russell Frontier Days Ghost Towns Gillette G. River F. V. Hayden Tom Horn Jackson

Johnson County

THE OREGON TRAIL III, WYOMING TALES AND TRAILS With the threat of war in the East, the Oregon Trail took on a new importance as the route of communications between California and the rest of the United States. Thus, the Pony Express was instituted. The details were laid out in an announcement in the New York Tribune: TO SAN FRANCISCO IN EIGHT DAYS. BY THE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA. LINCON HIGHWAY-WYOMING Lincoln Highway, tablet marking Telephone Canyon. At first the canyon was known as Evans Pass named for James Evans, an engineer with the Union Pacific. See Sherman . At first, the Lincoln Highway headed to Laramie from Buford by way of Tie Siding. In 1916 the highway was rerouted through the Canyon. The Canyon previously provided a route to BUTCH CASSIDY & SUNDANCE KID AT THE WS--WYOMING TALES AND A Vignette of the Johnson County War in Wyoming, Banding Iron Press, Evanston, 1955, as "a quiet, retiring cowboy." Wellman had been appointed to replace former foreman Frank Laberteaux who found himself in custody at Ft. D. A. Russell for his participation in the Johnson County War. But, as they say, "there is always a faster gun." TABLE OF CONTENTS AND GENERAL INDEX ABOUT THIS

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Big Horn Basin

Black Hills

Bone Wars

Buffalo

Cambria

Casper

Cattle Trails

Centennial

Cheyenne

Chugwater

Coal Camps

Cody

Deadwood Stage

Douglas

Dubois

Encampment

Evanston

Ft. Bridger

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Frontier Days

Fur Trade

Ghost Towns

Gillette

Grand Tetons

Green River

F. V. Hayden

Homesteading

Tom Horn

Horse Creek Band

Indian Wars

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Johnson County War

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Lusk

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Powell

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Rock Springs

Rudefeha Mine

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Sheridan

Shoshoni

Superior

Thermopolis

Upton

USS Wyoming

Wheatland

Wild Bunch

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