The hand-book of Wyoming and guide to the Black Hills and Big Horn regions . lation was but 619,000, most ofwhom were residents of the Pacific coast. In 1870 the popula-tion had doubled. In 1876, seven years after the opening of thePacific railroad, see how wonderful the change. The populationof the far western States and Territories had again increased fortyper cent, and the Far West now includes this immense field reached REMINISCENCES, ETC. 249 only by this railroad. Population in 1875, 1,524,703; area ofsquare miles, 1,445,332; area of square acres, 1,332,744,755. Theentire capital now inv
The hand-book of Wyoming and guide to the Black Hills and Big Horn regions . lation was but 619,000, most ofwhom were residents of the Pacific coast. In 1870 the popula-tion had doubled. In 1876, seven years after the opening of thePacific railroad, see how wonderful the change. The populationof the far western States and Territories had again increased fortyper cent, and the Far West now includes this immense field reached REMINISCENCES, ETC. 249 only by this railroad. Population in 1875, 1,524,703; area ofsquare miles, 1,445,332; area of square acres, 1,332,744,755. Theentire capital now invested in railroad enterprises in this vast re-gion now exceeds $750,000,000. Over three hundred towns andstations have arisen on the great trans-continental route and itsbranches. The annual receipts exceed $30,000,000 a year, andthe number of passengers, both through and local, exceeds 1,000,-000. The tide of pleasure travel has turned westward, andEurope clasps hands with China and Japan across our have seven short years turned the travel of the world. 17. GOOD TIMES! BETTER TIMES! THE BEST TIMES FREE FOR ONE YEAR! THE CINCINNATI WEEKLY TIMES. The Times is in the Thirty-third year of its existence, with a National Characterand influence second to no other paper. Its patrons are of all parties in politics, all sectsin religion, all classes in society, and of every State and Territory on the AmericanContinent. Its contents are adapted to the wants and tastes of all. Its Editorials on all questions that affect the welfare of the people or the nation, arecandid and liberal in tone, brief and racy in style, and not intentionally offensive to anyclass of readers. Its Letters from the People, describing the merits of their several localities asplaces of residence, especially in the South and Far West, are invaluable to persons look-ing out for new homes. An Original Story, and a variety of Sketches and Essays from popular writers, aregiven in every number. Its Market
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