Transcribed by JRice
BY J. F. CRAWFORD.
Carbon county was organized in November, 1869. It then included all that portion of the Territory of Wyoming lying between a point one-half mile east of Aurora station, on the Union Pacific railroad, and the one hundred and seventh degree and thirty minutes west longitude, on the west, and the north and south boundaries of the territory. Sheridan, Johnson and Natrona counties on the north have been organized out of territory taken from the northern portion of the county, and its area has been reduced from 22,000 square miles to 11,061 square miles.
RAWLINS
is on the Union Pacific railroad, and is the county seat of Carbon county. Altitude, about 7,000 feet. It has a population of about 2,500, is the western terminus of the east and west mountain divisions of the road, and has roundhouses and extensive machine shops. It is a distributing point for an outlying country, both north and south of the railroad. Daily and tri-weekly stages leave here for points north and south. The new State Penitentiary, costing $100,000, is located here, and it also has a substantial stone court house, a fine public school building, which cost, respectively, $50,000 and $35,000. It is incorporated, and its city indebtedness is $35,000.
SARATOGA
is situated on the North Platte river, twenty- eight miles south of Fort Steele, in the center of a beautiful valley; population, about 400. Has a flouring mill, public library, two hotels, and good representation of merchandising establishments. Takes its name from the hot mineral springs of water formed there, the waters of which possess wonderful curative properties. It has a daily mail from Fort Steele, the nearest railroad point, and is the distributing mail point for the towns of Encampment, Collins, Bennett, Mead, French and Pearl, Colorado, and is an outfitting point for the Grand Encampment mines.
FORT STEELE.—
This town is situate on the site of the old fort known as Fort Fred Steele, on the North Platte river, at the point where that stream is crossed by the Union Pacific railroad. Has about 200 inhabitants. It has a system of water works, owned by private parties.
ENCAMPMENT.—
This is a town of recent origin, brought forth by the prospects of the new gold fields discovered in the Grand Encampment district. It is situated on the Grand Encampment river, some twenty miles south of Saratoga.
CARBON is located on the Union Pacific railroad, in the eastern part of the county, is a coal mining town of about 800 inhabitants. It is incorporated, and is supported chiefly by the coal industry.
MEDICINE BOW.—
This town lies on the eastern boundary of the county, on the line of the Union Pacific railroad, and contains about 200 inhabitants.
HANNA.—
This is a coal mining town in the northeastern part of the county, reached by a spur from the Union Pacific road, which branches off at Allen junction, three miles east of Medicine Bow. It has several hundred inhabitants, who are exclusively engaged in coal mining.
DOGGETT is situated on the banks of the Grand Encampment river, twenty miles south of Saratoga, and is supported by the adjacent mining and stock raising country. All 'kinds of business are represented.
Other towns of lesser note are Baggs, Dixon and Gilman, all situated in the extreme southern portion of the county. Source:The State of Wyoming By Wyoming Secretary of State,
OBIT:
Mrs. Ora Kerr of Carbon, sister of Mrs. Hattie McCord of this city, died at Carbon on February 2. Her funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kerr was taken with la grippe about a month ago, by which was developed pneumonia, the cause of her death. The relatives have the sympathy of all their friends. – The Daily Boomerang, Laramie, Wyoming Territory, Tuesday, 04 February 1890. Transcribed by James D. VanDerMark
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