Basin Wyoming Becomes Center of Big Horn County Growth
Basin in Big Horn county marks rapid settlement and development with a new county seat chosen twelve years ago, irrigation on the way via the Big Horn county canal, and plans for water, electricity, and booming land values as the region is described as a land of perpetual sunshine and rich soils.
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Basin
Wyo
Ble Horn Basin
John Colter
Wyoming
Big Horn
Big Horn River
Cloud Peak
Medicine Mountain
Big Horn Range
Shell Creek
Paint Rock
Medicine Lodge
No Wood
Greybull
Big Horn County
Colter
Shedd-Sizer company promotes Big Horn basin settlement plan
The Shedd-Sizer Colonisation Company, holding exclusive rights to canal lands, has settled about half of 30000 acres and plans to place hundreds more families this spring and summer. Lands priced 30 to 40 dollars per acre with water rights, on ten year terms under the Carey act. Basin Wyoming and Ashland Nebraska offices promote a booming flood of settlers, rail access, and abundant natural resources. The climate is characterized as exceptionally favorable with mild wind and light snowfall.
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Shedd-Sizer Colonisation Company
Alberta
Big Horn Basin
Basin
Wyo
Ashland
Neb
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Shedd-Sizer Company
Medicine Wheel Canal Company
Porcupine Creek
Big Mutains
Canon
Find
Saanpesa
Siie
Palht Rock
Burlington Railroad
Substantial Little City Raised in a Blooming Section
The piece describes a growing settlement in a desert area with brick and stone buildings. It notes the yearly rains and spring planting traditions. Principal crops include wheat oats alfalfa potatoes and various vegetables with some early orchards nearby yielding fruit.
Basin Towns Prosper On Agriculture And Rail Line Growth
Readable passages show Basin thriving with high yields in oats and sugar beet claims, plus strong alfalfa and potato outputs. The Big Horn County Bank under W. J. Booth touts stability, while merchants like G. E. Brigham and J. Bheumshaw lead Basin’s flourishing commerce. Basin becomes a Burlington division point with new rail schedules, and the Big Horn County Fair Association plans a larger September fair with $1,500 raised for premiums and improved exhibits and entertainment.
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Frannie-Kirby Branch
America
Sheep Canon
Burlington
City of Basin
Throckmorton &Anderson
J. Bheumshaw
Oldtime Landerites
Pasin
J. R. Goodrich
Mountain View Hotel
Barney Rogers
Toluca
Kirby
M. O. Barnes
Washington
Fye & Lapash
W. Seventeenth St
B. Frank
Vgg UL
Cheyenne, Wyo
Boechner Jewelry CO
Davidson
Mrs VS. Glafcke
Coor's
J. J. Astle
Prop
Cheyenne
The
Cheyenne Creamery
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