Identifier: handymanualofuse01conk (find matches)
Title: Handy manual of useful information and world's atlas, for mechanics, merchants, editors, lawyers ... and all classes of workers in every department of human effort; also a compilation of facts for ready reference on 2,000 subjects, being an epitome of matters historical, statistical, biographical, political, geographical, and of general interest. A universal hand-book for ready reference
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Conklin, George W., comp
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago, Laird & Lee
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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d fur-bearing animalsnumerous, iron ore abundant, mainly red hematite. Copper, lead,plumbago and petroleum found, gold in the Sweetwater countryand near Laramie City, valuable deposits of soda in valley of theSweetwater. Coal abundant and of good quality at Evanston,Carbon, Rock Springs and other points. Climate cold, severe inmountains, milder in valleys. Healthful, air pure, dry and brac-ing. Rainfall, 15 inches. Temperature averages, summer 66 deg.,winter 18 deg., ranges from 31 deg. below to 80 deg. above. Julywarmest month, January coldest, latter averages 10 deg. Chief Cities.—Cheyenne (capital), pop. 4,500, Laramie City,pop. 3,800. Chief Industries.—Grazing, mining and agriculture, but littleis done in manufacturing. Salaries of Territorial Officers. Governor $2,600 Secretary 1,800 Treasurer. .$800 and com. Auditor 1,000 Superintendent of Public Inst 400 Librarian 400 Chief Justice 3,000 Two Associate Justices 3,000 Senators and Representatives $4 a day and 20 cents mileage
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438 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Named for Columbus. Fixed as seat of U. S. government 1790by act of Congress. Formed out of Washington Co., Md. (64 sq.miles). Government removed to District 1800. Captured byBritish 1814, and capitol, executive mansion and congressionallibrary burned. Governed by Congress till 1871, when a legislativebody of 33 (11 appointed by the president and 22 elected) wascreated. Executive officers still appointed by president. Officersappointed are paid by the United States, those elected by the Dis-trict. Citizens of District have no vote for national officers.Schools superior. Legal interest 6 per cent, by contract 10, moreforfeits entire interest. Population, 1880, 177,638. Miles railroad,18. Surface made up of flats and hills. Similar in all features andproducts to Southern Maryland. Cities.—Washington (capitalU.S.), pop. 147,307, Georgetown, pop. 12,5700 THE WHITE HOUSE AT WASHINGTON, D. C. The White House, at Washington, D, C, is 170 feet long by 86feet wide.

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