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History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . , biog. of, 6o6. Worthington, Congressman i±. ^.,election of, 184. Wren Thos, defeat, senatorial elec-tion, 1880, 204. Wright, A., biog. of, o/6. Wrioht, ^Vm, writings of, 9o. Wyeth, N. J., trapping exped. of,682. ., , Wynkoop, Major, recovers Ind. pris-oners, etc., 464-5. Wyoming, hist, of, 659 et seq.; boun-daries and surface, 659-71: earlyexplor. of, 672 et^eq.; settlementand prospecting for gold 694; po-lit social, and material affairs,730 et seq; railroads, 733; nameand admission of, 18b»^ -IVJ,finances of, 755; fucat.on, 61 Re-sourc

History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . , biog. of, 6o6. Worthington, Congressman i±. ^.,election of, 184. _ Wren Thos, defeat, senatorial elec-tion, 1880, 204. Wright, A., biog. of, o/6. Wrioht, ^Vm, writings of, 9o. Wyeth, N. J., trapping exped. of,682. ., , Wynkoop, Major, recovers Ind. pris-oners, etc., 464-5. Wyoming, hist, of, 659 et seq.; boun-daries and surface, 659-71: earlyexplor. of, 672 et^eq.; settlementand prospecting for gold 694; po-lit social, and material affairs,730 et seq; railroads, 733; nameand admission of, 18b»^ -IVJ,finances of, 755; fucat.on, 61 Re-sourc Stock Photo

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History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . , biog. of, 6o6. Worthington, Congressman i±. ^., election of, 184. _ Wren Thos, defeat, senatorial elec-tion, 1880, 204. Wright, A., biog. of, o/6. Wrioht, ^Vm, writings of, 9o. Wyeth, N. J., trapping exped. of, 682. ., , Wynkoop, Major, recovers Ind. pris-oners, etc., 464-5. Wyoming, hist, of, 659 et seq.; boun-daries and surface, 659-71: earlyexplor. of, 672 et^eq.; settlementand prospecting for gold 694; po-lit social, and material affairs, 730 et seq; railroads, 733; nameand admission of, 18b»^ -IVJ, finances of, 755; fucat.on, 61 Re-sources and development, 1868-86, 783 et seq. ^_ _qq Wvoraing Development CO., mO, /yy 802. Yamajabs, see Msjaves^Yates, J. E., biog. of, /9o. S28 INDEX. Yellow hills, (leacript. of, 8.Yellowstone hike, descript., 665.Yellowstone national park, map, etc., 770.Yellowstone river, ilescript., 664.Young, Brigliain, the Potosi mines, 104; in Wyoming, 1848, 694. Young L. M., mention of, 73.Youuker, J. T., biog. of, 366-7. 1 Zweck, George, biog. of, 649. 2557.

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