Excerpt from Annals of Wyoming, 1943, Vol. 15 The Wyoming State Historical Department invites the presenta tion Of museum items, letters, diaries, family histories and manu scripts of Wyoming citizens. It welcomes the writings and observa tions of those familiar with important and significant events in the State's history. In all ways the Department strives to present to the people of Wyoming and the Nation a true picture of the State; The historical magazine, annals OF wyoming, is one medium through which the Department seeks to gain this objective. All communications concerning the annals should be addressed to Mrs. Gladys F. Riley, Wyoming Historical Department, Cheyenne, Wyoming. This magazine is sent free of charge to all State Historical Board members, the State Historical Advisory Board, Wyoming County Libraries and Wyoming newspapers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.