ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING, MINERAL RESOURCES. A COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ITS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION, GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND MINERALOGICAL RICHNESS, ALSO THE CITY OF LARAMIE AS A BASE OF SUPPLY, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF SOME OF ITS LEADING AND MOST ENTERPRISING BUSINESS HOUSES AND FIRMS

[Wyoming]: [Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange]

Published by The Republican Book and Job Print, Laramie, 1896

51pp., including full-page map, several illustrations from photographs, and advertisements. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, a few small chips at extremities. Text lightly tanned, some dampstaining along the bottom throughout. Overall very good. A scarce promotional pamphlet for Albany County, Wyoming, encouraging the development of the region's mineral resources, published on behalf of the Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange. Includes descriptions of the various mines then in operation and a brief section on the city of Laramie, its industries, schools, and bank. Among the illustrations are photographic images of different mines, including the Albany placers, the Douglas Consolidated placers, the Spring Creek placer, the Keystone mine and mill, and Lincoln gulch; and an image of gold samples taken from the Douglas placers. The full-page maps is of the Douglas Placer District, and the advertisements are for businesses in the Laramie area. Quite scarce in the trade. HOWES A104. LINGENFELTER WY:298. Seller Inventory # WRCAM59024

Bibliographic Details

Title: ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING, MINERAL RESOURCES. A...
Publisher: The Republican Book and Job Print, Laramie
Publication Date: 1896