What to see in America . Wyoming 365. A Bunch of Range Horses alkali, in whichmineral our Wyo-ming farms arevery rich. The climateis erratic andpeculiar. Thealtitude is be-tween seven thousand and eight thousand feet above highwater mark, so that during the winter it does not snow much,we being above snow^ line ; but in the summer the snow cloudsrise above us, and then the surprised and indignant agri-culturist is caught in the middle of a July day with a terrificfall of snow. He is virtually compelled to wear his snowshoesall through his haying season. This is annoying andfatiguing. The snows
What to see in America . Wyoming 365. A Bunch of Range Horses alkali, in whichmineral our Wyo-ming farms arevery rich. The climateis erratic andpeculiar. Thealtitude is be-tween seven thousand and eight thousand feet above highwater mark, so that during the winter it does not snow much,we being above snow^ line ; but in the summer the snow cloudsrise above us, and then the surprised and indignant agri-culturist is caught in the middle of a July day with a terrificfall of snow. He is virtually compelled to wear his snowshoesall through his haying season. This is annoying andfatiguing. The snowshoes make his progress , he tangles his feet up in the windrows and falls onhis nose. Again, the early frosts make close connectionswith the late spring blizzards, so that there is only time for ahurried lunch between. Aside from these little drawbacks, and the fact thatnothing grows without irrigation except white oak clothespinsand promissory notes drawing interest, the prospect for the agricultural future ofWyomin
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