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CHAPTER I. - WYOMING - A GENERAL VIEW |
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- Topography
- Rivers and Lakes
- Forests
- Game and Fish
- Remarkable Scenery
- Climate
- Precipitation
- Classification of Lands
- Mineral Resources
- Producitons
- Industrial Development
- Irrigation and Dry Farming |
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CHAPTER II. - WYOMING'S PRE-HISTORIC RACES |
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- Recent Archaeological Discoveries
- Scientific Explorations
- Ancient Aboriginal Quarries
- The So-Called "Spanish Diggins"
- Ancient System of Mining
- Description of Stone Implements
- Shop and Village Sites
- Later Quarries Found
- Should Be a National Park
- Theories of the Antiquity of the Specimens
- Cave Dwellings
- The Medicine Wheels in the Big Horn Mountains
- Discoveries in Bridger Basin
- Story of the Pre-Historic Animals and the Great Fossil Fields of Wyoming |
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CHAPTER III. - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK |
45 |
- First Inhabitants
- Indian Trails
- Origin of the Name "Yellowstone"
- General Description, Surface, Watercourses, etc.
- Geology
- The Geysers
- John Colter
- Jim Bridger
- Exploring Expeditions
- Act of Dedication
- Management of the Park
- An Animal Sanctuary
- Birds and Fish |
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CHAPTER IV. - INDIAN HISTORY |
59 |
- Evidences of an Ancient Civilization
- The Indian Race
- Tribal Distribution at the Close of the Fifteenth Century
- Wyoming Tribes
- The Arapaho
- Tradition of the Flood
- The Cheyenne
- The Crow
- The Shoshone
- Chief Washakie
- Other Tribes
- Foreign Policy Toward the Indians
- The United States Policy
- Adoption of the Treaty System
- Treaty of Fort Laramie
- Boundaries of Tribal Domains
- Treaty with the Sioux
- The Crow Treaty
- Cheyenne and Arapaho Treaty
- Treaty of Fort Bridger
- Wind River Reservation |
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CHAPTER V. - WYOMING UNDER VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS |
75 |
- First Claimed by Spain
- e Soto's Expedition
- French Explorations
- Marquette and Joliet
- La Salle's Expeditions
- The Mexican Cession
- Annexation of Texas
- Oregon Boundary Dispute
- Nebraska
- Territory of Dakota
- Idaho
- Recapitulaton |
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CHAPTER VI. - THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE |
84 |
- La Salle's Claim to the Country Drained by the
Mississippi
- Controversy Over the NAvigation of the Mississippi River
- Treaty of Madrid
- Napoleon and Tallelyrand
- Secret Treaty of San Ildefonso
- Retrocession of Louisiana to France
- Sentiment in the United States
- Jefferson's Deplomacy
- Livingston and Monroe
- Purchase of Louisiana
- Full Text of the Treaty of Paris
- Ceremony of Transfer
- The Temporary Government
- Division of the Province |
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CHAPTER VII - THE FUR TRADERS |
93 |
- Beginning of the Fur Trade
- The French the Pioneers
- Free Traders and Trappers
- Influence of the Trader and Trapper on the Development of the West
- The Hudson's Bay Company
- The North-West Company
- The American Fur Company
- The Pacific Fur Company
- Manuel Lisa
- The Missouri Fur Company
- Hunt's Expedition
- Return of the Astorians
- Rocky Mountain Fur Company
- Smith, Jackson & Sublette
- Sketches of Noted Trappers
- Columbia Fur Company
- The Mackinaw Company
- Trading Posts in Wyoming |
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CHAPTER VIII - EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATIONS |
109 |
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CHAPTER IX. - MORMONS AND ARGONAUTS |
124 |
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CHAPTER X. - STORIES OF THE PIONEERS |
134 |
- Fish as Brain Food
- A Mountain Trip in 1879
- A Frontier Mining Camp
- Story of the Lost Cabin Gold Placers
- John Hunton and Old Fort Laramie
- Other Pioneers of Note
- Frank Grouard, the Famous Scout
- Sacajawea, the Indian Girl Pathfinder
- Caspar Collins and Old Platte Bridge
- Luke Voorhees and Early Stage Coach Days
- Ben Holliday in a Hold Up
- Stories of a Pioneer Preacher
- The Cowboy's Prayer |
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CHAPTER XI. - TERRITORIAL HISTORY |
161 |
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CHAPTER XII - ADMISSION TO THE UNION |
185 |
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CHAPTER XIII - WOMAN SUFFRAGE |
197 |
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CHAPTER XIV. - STATE GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED |
213 |
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CHAPTER XV. - FROM RICHARDS TO BROOKS |
225 |
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CHAPTER XVI - FROM BROOKS TO HAUX |
242 |
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CHAPTER XVII - STATE INSTITUTIONS |
263 |
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CHAPTER XVIII - EARLY MILITARY HISTORY |
274 |
- First United States Troops in Wyoming
- First Military Posts
- The Oregon Battalion
- Early Indian Troubles
- Protecting the Overland
- Raids Along the Platte
- Powder River Expedition
- Affair at Platte Bridge
- The Bozeman Road
- The Fetterman Massacre
- Red Cloud's Defeat
- The Troops Withdrawn
- Sioux Raids on Wind River
- Campaign of 1876
- Custer's Last Fight
- Peace at Last |
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CHAPTER XIX - SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR |
289 |
- Spain's Opression of Cuba
- The Ten Years' War
- Revolution of 1895
- The Maine
- Congress Declares War
- President McKinley's Call for Volunteers
- Wyoming's Response
- The Infantry Battalion
- Roster of Each of the Companies
- In the Philippines
- The Wyoming Battery
- Torrey's Rough Riders
- Camp Cuba Libre
- Soldieres' Monument |
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CHAPTER XX - FORTS AND MILITARY POSTS |
305 |
- Early Trading Posts
- Fort Laramie
- Fremont's Description
- Parkman's First Glimpses
- General Kearney and the Indians
- Early Explorers
- The Fort Established
- Tide of Emigration
- Expeditions and Treaties
- The Romance of AH-HO-AP-PA
- Unique Burial Ceremonies
- The Sequel
- Forts Bridger, Walbach, Halleck, Casper, Reno, Sanders, Philip Kearny,
Fetterman, Fred Steele, Washakie, Stambaugh, McKinney,
Mackenzie
- Forts in Adjoining States |
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CHAPTER XXI. - EARLY TRANSPORTATION METHODS |
325 |
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CHAPTER XXII. - HISTORY OF WYOMING RAILROADS |
340 |
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CHAPTER XXIII. - AGRICULTURE IN WYOMING |
352 |
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CHAPTER XXIV. - THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY |
363 |
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CHAPTER XXV - MINERAL RESOURCES |
376 |
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CHAPTER XXVI. - FINANCIAL HISTORY |
412 |
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CHAPTER XXVII. - HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN WYOMING |
428 |
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CHAPTER XXVIII. - THE WYOMING PRESS |
450 |
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CHAPTER XXIX. - BENCH AND BAR OF WYOMING |
462 |
- Origin of Civil Law
- Purpose of the Courts
- Tendency of Criticise
- The Lawyer as a Citizen
- Territorial Courts
- Mention of Early Judges
- Under the Constitution
- The Supreme Court
- District Courts
- List of Judges
- Municipal Courts
- United States Courts
- The Wyoming a Few Noted Cases
- The Race Horse Case |
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CHAPTER XXX. - RELIGION IN WYOMING |
476 |
- Beginnings of Missionary Work in Wyoming
- The Catholic Church
- The Episcopal Chuch
- The Congregational Church
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- The Baptist Church
- The Presbyterian |
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CHAPTER XXXI. - THE COUNTIES OF WYOMING |
503 |
- The Twenty-One Counties
- Albany
- Bighorn
- Campbell
- Carbon
- Converse
- Crook
- Fremont
- Goshen
- Hot Springs
- Johnson
- Laramie
- Lincoln
- Natrona
- Niobrara
- Park
- Platte
- Sheridan
- Sweetwater
- Uinta
- Wshakie
- Weston
- Historical Sketch of Each
- Date of Organization
- Boundaries
- Early Settlers
- Topography
- Resources
- Transportation Facilities
- Population and Wealth, etc. |
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CHAPTER XXXII. - THE STORY OF CHEYENNE |
548 |
- How the City was Located
- General Dodge's Account
- The First Settlers
- Organizing a Government
- The First Election
- A New Charter
- Vigilance Committee
- Early Justice
- "Judge" Bean
- Early Business Interests
- Cheyenne Rangers
- When Ten Years Old
- The Postoffice
- Public Utilities
- twentieth Century Cheyenne |
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CHAPTER XXXIII. - CITIES AND TOWNS |
562 |
- Afton
- Baggs
- Basin
- Big Piney
- Buffalo
- Burns
- Byron
- Cambria
- Casper
- Cody
- Cokeville
- Cowley
- Dayton
- Diamondville
- Dietz
- Dixon
- Douglas
- Dubois
- Elk Mountain
- Encampment
- Evanston
- Gillette
- Glenrock
- Granger
- Green River
- Greybull
- Guernsey
- Gunn
- Hanna
- Hartville
- Hudson
- Jackson
- Kaycee
- Kemmerer
- Lander
- Laramie
- Lovell
- Lusk
- Lyman
- Manderson
- Manville
- Medicine Bow
- Meeteetse
- Moorcroft
- Newcastle
- Pine Bluffs
- Powell
- Rawlins
- Riverton
- Rock River
- Rock Springs
- Saratoga
- Sheridan
- Shoshoni
- Sublet
- Sundance
- Superior
- Thermopolis
- Torrington
- Upton
- Wheatland
- Worland
- Other Towns |
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CHAPTER XXXIV. - MISCELLANEOUS HISTORY |
613 |
- Cattlemen's Invasion of 1892
- War on the Rustlers
- Organizing the Raid
- Capture of the Invaders
- Exploring the Grand Canyon
- Gen. W. H. Ashley
- Maj. J. W. Powell
- James White
- Miscellaneous Expeditions
- Kolb Brothers
- "Doc" Middleton
- Melbourne the Rain Maker
- Explosion at Rock Springs
- Execution of Tom Horn
- An Indian's Curse
- Some Early Prices
- Frontier Days Celebration |
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CHAPTER XXXV. - STATISTICS AND CHRONOLOGY |
637 |
- First Accurate Knowledge of the Great West
- Wyoming Fifty Years Old
- Census Reports From 1870 to 1915
- Population by Counties
- Faults of the State Census
- In The Cities
- Public Officials
- List of Leading Events in Wyoming History |
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- ILLUSTRATIONS -
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PAGE |
| Wyoming State Flag |
Frontispiece |
| Little Goose Creek Falls, near
Sheridan |
16 |
| Scene in Big Horn Mountains |
19 |
| Cloud Peak, Big Horn Range |
19 |
| Castle Rock, Green River |
21 |
| Teakettle Rock and Sugar Bowl,
Green River |
21 |
| Devil's Garden, Meeteetse |
25 |
| Natural Bridge, Clear Fork,
Green River |
25 |
| "The Club Sandwich" on Rock
Creek |
29 |
| Upper Quartzite Stratum showing
Jasper Nodules |
33 |
| "Spanish Diggins" |
35 |
| Old Faithful, Yellowstone Park |
47 |
| Castle Geyser, Yellowstone Park |
49 |
| Firehole River Falls,
Yellowstone Park |
49 |
| Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone
Park |
51 |
| Yellowstone Canyon, from
Inspiration Point |
51 |
| Cascade Geyser, Yellowstone Park |
55 |
| Yellowstone Falls |
55 |
| Two Moons |
58 |
| Medicine Crow |
63 |
| Jim Baker |
105 |
| John Hunton |
143 |
| State Capitol |
183 |
| Tablet to mark Site where the
Council of the First Territorial Legislature of
Wyoming convened |
199 |
| Governor's Mansion |
235 |
| Wyoming State Hospital, Sheridan |
267 |
| Wyoming State Penitentiary,
Rawlins |
267 |
| Fort Kearny Monument |
285 |
| Old Fort Laramie |
304 |
| Old Fort Laramie, 1899 |
307 |
| "Mike" Henry, of Douglas |
309 |
| Monument marking the Old Oregon
Trail at Torrington |
327 |
| George Gardner and O. P. Hanna |
331 |
| Last Black Hills Coach leaving
Cheyenne |
335 |
| Last Stage out of Saratoga |
335 |
| Union Pacific Station, Cheyenne |
343 |
| Union Pacific and St. John's
Hospitals, Cheyenne |
343 |
| Dry Farm Crop of Potatoes,
Golden Prairie, near Cheynne |
355 |
| Dry Farm Wheat Crop, near
Cheyenne |
355 |
| Sheep on the Range near Buffalo |
367 |
| Home of the Corriedales |
367 |
| Wyoming Corriedale Sheep
Company's Corriedales |
369 |
| Champion Corriedales |
371 |
| Laramie Boy, Grand Champion |
373 |
| Midwest Refinery, Casper |
383 |
| Standard Refinery, Casper |
383 |
| The Big Muddy, near Casper |
387 |
| In the Big Muddy Field |
387 |
| Central Coal and Coke Company's
No. 2 Mine, Rock Springs |
391 |
| Mine No. 3 of the Bear River
Coal Company, Inc., at Evanston |
391 |
| Carneyville, One of the Coal
Camps |
395 |
| Dietz, Home of "Sheridan Coal" |
395 |
| First National Bank, Cheyenne |
419 |
| The Stock Growers National Bank,
Cheyenne |
419 |
| High School Building, Cheyenne |
429 |
| Central School, Cheyenne |
429 |
| Schools of Casper |
433 |
| Catholic Academy, Cheyenne |
433 |
| High School, Kemmerer |
437 |
| High School, Sheridan |
437 |
| High School, Newcastle |
439 |
| High School, Evanston |
439 |
| State University of Wyoming,
Laramie |
445 |
| Women's Hall, University of
Wyoming, Laramie |
477 |
| St. Mary's Cathedral and
Bishop's Residence, Cheyenne |
477 |
| Catholic Church, Laramie |
479 |
| St. Patrick's Church, Kemmerer |
481 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Church,
Rawlins |
481 |
| St. Matthew's Cathedral, Laramie |
483 |
| Presbyterian Church, Laramie |
483 |
| Episcopal Church, Evanston |
485 |
| Catholic Church, Evanston |
485 |
| St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
Sheridan |
487 |
| Presbyterian Church, Cheyenne |
491 |
| Churches of Casper |
491 |
| Baptist Church, Evanston |
495 |
| Presbyterian Church, Evanston |
495 |
| Baptist Church, Laramie |
499 |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church
and Parsonage, Laramie |
499 |
| Baptist Church, Cheyenne |
501 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church,
Cheyenne |
501 |
| Postoffice, Laramie |
505 |
| Albany County Courthouse |
505 |
| Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
H. Homer |
507 |
| John Owens |
509 |
| Carbon County Pioneers |
513 |
| Crook County Courthouse |
517 |
| F. S. King Ranch, near Cheyenne |
525 |
| Original Homestead of F. S. King |
527 |
| National Homestead of F. S. King |
527 |
| Natrona County Courthouse |
531 |
| Postoffice, Casper |
531 |
| Sheridan County Courthouse |
539 |
| Uinta County Courthouse |
543 |
| Postoffice, Evanston |
543 |
| Weston County Courthouse |
547 |
| Bird's eye View of Newcastle |
547 |
| Commercial Club, Cheyenne |
549 |
| Plains Hotel, Cheyenne |
549 |
| Masonic Temple, Cheyenne |
553 |
| Elks' Home, Cheyenne |
553 |
| Senator Warren's Residence,
Cheyenne |
557 |
| Carnegie Public Library,
Cheyenne |
559 |
| Postoffice and Laramie County
Courthouse, Cheyenne |
559 |
| Bird's eye View of Casper |
565 |
| Carnegie Library, Casper |
567 |
| Masonic Temple, Casper |
567 |
| Main Street, Casper |
569 |
| Cody in 1897 |
569 |
| Colonel William F. Cody |
571 |
| View of Evanston |
573 |
| Douglas in 1886 |
573 |
| Public Library, Evanston |
575 |
| Masonic Temple, Evanston |
575 |
| First Boys leave Green River for
the World War |
579 |
| Marshall Day, Kemmerer |
583 |
| Bird's eye View of Kemmerer |
583 |
| Laramie in 1870 |
585 |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital,
Laramie |
587 |
| Carnegie Library, Laramie |
587 |
| Masonic Temple, Laramie |
589 |
| Elks' Home, Laramie |
589 |
| Residence of Edward Ivinson,
Laramie |
591 |
| Holliday Building, Laramie |
593 |
| Daily Parade at Fort Russell |
595 |
| City Library, Newcastle |
595 |
| Company A Armory Building,
Newcastle |
595 |
| Bird's eye View of Rawlins |
597 |
| Osborne Block, Rawlins |
597 |
| Postoffice, Rawlins |
597 |
| Residence of Charles H. Anderson |
598 |
| West Pine Street, Rawlins |
598 |
| Elks' Home, Rawlins |
599 |
| Masonic Temple, Rawlins |
599 |
| South Front Street, Rock Springs |
601 |
| North Front Street, Rock Springs |
601 |
| Postoffice and Masonic Temple,
Rock Springs |
603 |
| School at Rock Springs |
603 |
| Views of Sheridan |
605 |
| Sheridan Sugar Factory, Sheridan |
607 |
| View of Main Street, Sheridan,
in 1887 |
607 |
| Elks' Home, Sheridan |
609 |
| Home of United States Senator
John B. Kendrick, Sheridan |
609 |
| "Frontier Days" Celebration at
Cheyenne |
629 |
| "Frontier Days" Celebration at
Cheyenne |
631 |
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