. The state of Wyoming, a book of reliable information published by authority of the eighth Legislature . ymous throughout the west with coal of exceptionalquality. The output is 2,000,000 tons per annum. There are vast areas of undeveloped coal lands in thecounty, principally to the north of the railroad, much of whichon being prospected shows excellent coal in veins from threeto twelve feet thick. The Red Desert, lying in the eastern half of Sweetwatercounty and the western portion of Carbon County, was longthought to be absolutely valueless, but in recent years it hasproved of great worth a
. The state of Wyoming, a book of reliable information published by authority of the eighth Legislature . ymous throughout the west with coal of exceptionalquality. The output is 2,000,000 tons per annum. There are vast areas of undeveloped coal lands in thecounty, principally to the north of the railroad, much of whichon being prospected shows excellent coal in veins from threeto twelve feet thick. The Red Desert, lying in the eastern half of Sweetwatercounty and the western portion of Carbon County, was longthought to be absolutely valueless, but in recent years it hasproved of great worth as the winter range of many thousandsof sheep. There are no streams to provide water for sheep insummer, but just as soon as the winter snows arrive the sheepthrive thereon wonderfully well and the desert is transformedinto a scene of animation. This range, aside from the railroadlands, is without charge to the flockmaster. The United States land office for this county is located atEvanston, except for a few townships in the eastern portionof the county, which are in the Cheyenne land office
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