Tungsten finds reported near Encampment district
The Record notes tungsten possibly present in the Encampment district after assay of Silver Plume ore samples from Wood Mountain. Some samples show over 40 percent tungsten while others from a different vein show none. More samples will be sent to Denver for testing and progress will be reported to readers. Peter Olson of Evanston recalls finding tungsten nearby six years ago, with wolframite and scheelite as principal ore.
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Wood Mountain
Denver
Jore
Peter Olson
Evanston
Picture Show Resumes Operation at City Hall
After a months lapse due to the electric light system closure the picture show will be resumed at the city hall on Saturday night. Manager Parkison aims to improve service and plans future shows twice weekly, with present programming limited to Saturdays. Six reels of films will provide about two hours of entertainment with good music.
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Parkison
Try New Alfalfa Seed From Bingham Ranch Visit
Henry Flohr visited the Record office after reaching Bingham ranch last Saturday. In town he received 160 pounds of alfalfa seed, promising hardier growth and higher yields. He plans irrigation trials and dry farming methods. Mr Blorb, a leading Encampment Valley agricultural dealer, expects to homestead 320 acres soon.
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Henry Flohr
Bingham Ranch
Record Office
Grand Master Dickinson visits Encampment Lodge No 19
On Tuesday night last week Encampment lodge No. 19 A F and A M hosted Most Worshipful Grand Master W H Dickinson whose Wyoming jurisdiction spans the state. He praised the lodge for owning its hall despite hard years and spoke to about twenty members. The Hasters Star ladies hosted a banquet, Dickinson spoke to the ladies, and a reception, dancing, and music followed, marking a profitable visit.
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A. F
A. M
W. H. Dickinson
Lander
Wyoming
Hasters 'Star
Lodge
Dickinson
Order of the Astern Star
Ladies Meeting At Encampment Farmers Institute
Owing to bad weather the Encampment city hall farmers institute sessions Friday afternoon and evening drew fewer attendees though many farmers and ranchers traveled long distances. Participants showed eagerness to learn as difficult regional problems were discussed, with positive expectation of benefit. A Saturday ladies’ meeting in the Presbyterian room featured Miss Henrietta of the Laramie state agricultural college, plus speakers Prof Faville E F Burton and A E Bowman from the same college.
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Farmers’ Institute
Henrietta
State Agricultural College At
Laramie
Prof
Faville
E. F. Burton
A. E. Bowman
Forest notes on Harney forest fires and joint cabin project
Three forest fires in the Harney area prompt patrol guard at Harney Peak lookout. Forest service and state game department plan a joint cabin at Trappers Lake near the White River hatchery site. Secretary of Agriculture approves adding parts of Colorado National Forest into Rocky Mountain National Park per H R bill 10124. Denver district forester notes forests under jurisdiction led six western districts in cattle and horse grazing in 1915, second in sheep and goats. District 4 tops in sheep grazing in Utah and southern Idaho.
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Harney Forest
Black Hills
South Dakota
Harney Peak Lookout Observatory
Forest Service
State Game Department
Trappers’ Lake
White River Forest
Secretary of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado National Forest
Denver
Utah
Idaho
Winter Trip Report By Mr Leake And Wife
Mr Leake and his wife, who spent the winter in southern California, returned home last week and report a very mild winter there. They say the visit was enjoyed immensely.
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Mr. Leake
Caloado
Homes for the Homeless in the Encampment Valley
Abundant free land on 820 to 320 acre tracts near Encampment promises a perpetual income under the dry farming act. Land can be entered after state relinquishment, with irrigation possible from mountain streams. Mountains offer moist soil for potatoes cabbage and roots, plus berries and hay. Free land, timber, and pure air attract settlers to Encampment's opportunities.
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S. G. Hopkins
Cheyenne
United States
Josiah's Courtship staged at City Hall Encampment
Beaver Creek youths presented Josiah's Courtship a four act comedy at City Hall Encampment last Saturday. The production drew a large crowd with strong performance from all, interspersed with farce and recitations. Leake Bros orchestra aided the evening with a well attended dance and late midnight supper by Suttles restaurant followed by dancing through the night. A caucus at City Hall next Saturday at 7 80 p m will nominate city office candidates for the coming year.
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Josiah
Beaver Creek
Leake Bros
Suttles
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City Hall
Ladies
Homes For
Encampment Valley
City
Leake Bros. Orchestra
Hayden National Forest
Sandstone Creek
Big Creek
Spring Creek
Lonke
Carbon County
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