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Jackson's Hole lies at an altitude of approx- 

 imately six thousand feet above the sea, and this 

 high altitude confines its agricultural develop- 

 ment mainly to hay and grain production, 

 which makes it naturally a cattle and horse 

 country, though sufficient of the hardier veg- 

 etables are grown for home consumption. Stock 

 being the mainstay of the ranchmen, it is their 

 custom to maintain as many cattle and horses 

 as their ranches will support. The nearest 

 railroad at present is ninety miles from Jack- 

 son, and during the winter there is but one out- 

 let — over Teton Pass. According to the 1910 

 census the population of what is spoken of as 

 the Jackson's Hole country totaled 889. 



Mr. Leek lives three miles below Jackson on 

 his ranch of four hundred acres. He came to 

 Jackson's Hole twenty-three years ago and was 

 therefore among the first of the settlers and has 

 ever since been intimately associated with its 

 history and development. 



During the succeeding days I saw much of 

 the lower valley, as Mr. Leek's guest and under 

 his guidance, and met and interviewed many 

 of the people, following this with a complete 

 view of the upper valley and finally visiting 

 the Gros Ventre region, where it is proposed 

 to establish a game refuge and winter range. 



