. The Pacific tourist . who were encamped at its base, describe witness-ing a sunset scene ot rare beauty. The sun passeddown directly behind the summit of LaramiePeak. The whole range of mountains was gildedwith a golden light, and the haziness of the atmos- water. Probably no finer specimens exist in theUnited States than are found on the lines of thisroad. We give an illustration of the one atLaramie:— Its height is about 75 feet. The base is 15feet by 25 feet. The tank for holding the wateris about half the height of the tower. The armsor wings of this machine are 25 feet in length,and the
. The Pacific tourist . who were encamped at its base, describe witness-ing a sunset scene ot rare beauty. The sun passeddown directly behind the summit of LaramiePeak. The whole range of mountains was gildedwith a golden light, and the haziness of the atmos- water. Probably no finer specimens exist in theUnited States than are found on the lines of thisroad. We give an illustration of the one atLaramie:— Its height is about 75 feet. The base is 15feet by 25 feet. The tank for holding the wateris about half the height of the tower. The armsor wings of this machine are 25 feet in length,and the fan or weather-director at the opposite endof the shaft is nearly 25 feet in length, the wholebeing balanced on this beam. In the tank is alarge hollow globe floating in the water. Thisglobe is so connected witli levers that when thewater has reached a certain height, the slats orfans are thrown in line with the wind, and themachine stops. As the water is drawn off forsupplying the locomotives, the ball faUs, and the. WINDMILL AT LAEAIMIK. phere gave to the whole scene a deeper valleys at the base of the Cotton-wood andLaramie Rivers are full of pleasant little streamsand grassy plains. Sometimes these valleys ex-pand out into beautiful oval park-like areas,which are favorite resorts of wild game, andwould be exceedingly desirable for would find here beautiful scenery,pure air and water, and a mild and extremelyhealthy climate. Cereals and roots could be easilyraised, and stock-raising could be made a sourceof wealth to them and the whole community. The Windmills of the Union PacificRailroad.—The traveler notices with interestthe ever frequent windmills which appear atevery station, and are such prominent objectsover the broad prairies. They are used for sup-plying the locomotives and station houses with machine is again put in motion. It is thus self-regulating and self-acting. The water is thrownup by a forcing pump. A curious fact may be
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