. The Pacific tourist . ccompanied with sucli goodthings as he will need in his trips thereafter inthe new hunting-grounds. The lilack Jlills of Wi/ominff, and theMedirine Boiv Manf/e.—In going west, thefirst range of real mountains the traveler meetswith are what are called the Black Hills of About 18 miles north-east from Laramie is IronMountain, on the head of Chugwater Creek. Itis said to be nearly pure, and will some day bedeveloped. There has been talk of a railroadfrom Cheyenne with a branch to this mountain,but nothing has been done yet. In searchingfor a route for the Union Pacific Ra
. The Pacific tourist . ccompanied with sucli goodthings as he will need in his trips thereafter inthe new hunting-grounds. The lilack Jlills of Wi/ominff, and theMedirine Boiv Manf/e.—In going west, thefirst range of real mountains the traveler meetswith are what are called the Black Hills of About 18 miles north-east from Laramie is IronMountain, on the head of Chugwater Creek. Itis said to be nearly pure, and will some day bedeveloped. There has been talk of a railroadfrom Cheyenne with a branch to this mountain,but nothing has been done yet. In searchingfor a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, a par-tial survey of the Laramie Canon was made, butit was found to be impracticable for a , however, has grand scenery, and will becomea place of resort, by tourists, as soon as the In-dian question is settled. The Black Hills virtu-ally connect with the Medicine Bow Range atboth extremities, bearing to the left around thecircle of the North Platte, and to the right south TMM ^si€m€ WQW^IBW. 89. MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS, FROM MEDICINE BOW RIVER. of Sherman. The canons of both the Laramieand Platte Rivers are rugged and grand. Lara-mie Peak has an elevation of 10,000 feet, andlies in plain view off to the right from Lookoutto Medicine Bow Stations. Crossing the Black Hills, the road strikes theLaramie Plains, and then the Medicine BowRange rises grandly before you. At LaramieCity—the road running north—you look westand behold Sheep Mountain in front, whose sum-mit is 10,000 feet above the sea; to the left ofthis is Mt. Agassiz, so named in honor of thedistinguished scientist who gave his life to thecause he loved so well. To the right of Sheep Mountain, which is in the Medicine Bow Range,you discover what seems to be a large depressionin the mountains. This is where the Little Lara-mie River heads, and across it, to the right, stillother peaks of this range lift their snowy range is now on your left until you passaround its northern bend and
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