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teusive water-power afforded by the inouutain streams, the inexbaustible 

 coal measures, aud the amouut aud variety of raw material at hand, it 

 seems more than probable that the manufactures of the region will rap- 

 idly increase in number and importance. In view of the great produc- 

 tion of wool here, it is difficult to understand why cloth and woolen fac- 

 tories have not already been established. 



STONE AND MARBLE. 



Extensive and valuable stone quarries have been developed and 

 worked wherever building operations have created a demand for stone. 

 The existence of many elegant and substantial public buildings, busi- 

 ness blocks and residences, constructed of this material, attest the extent 

 and value of this industry. Fine marble quarries of great extent have 

 also been discovered at various points, and are receiving due attention 

 aud development. 



POPULATION A^T> YALITES. 



An estimate, based mainly upou official reports, of the present popu- 

 lation of Colorado and the Territories under consideration is, in round 

 numbers, as follows : 



Idaho, 97,250 ; Montana, 130,000; Wyoming, 85,000 ; Colorado, 250,- 

 000; New Mexico, 148,000 ; Utah, 196,600; total, 906,850. The prin- 

 cipal towns and their population are as follows : 



Idaho.—Boise Citv, 3,000; Hailey, 2,500; Ketchum, 2,000; Paris, 

 1,000. 



Montana.—Kelen^, 10,000 ; Butte City, 15,000 ; Missoula, 2,500 ; Boze- 

 man, 2,500; Fort Benton, Billings, and Miles City, about 1,500 each. 



Wyoming. — Cheyenne, 7,700; Laramie, 5,100; Eawlins, 1,500; Evans- 

 ton, 1,800; Eock Springs, 1,200; Douglas, 1,200; Carbon, 1,000. 



Co^ora^o.— Denver, 62,000; Pueblo, 12,500; Lead ville, 11,000 ; Col- 

 orado Springs, 5,800. 



New Mexico. — Santa Fe, 7,000 ; Albuquerque, 10,000. 



CT^a/L— Salt Lake City, 20,768. 



The following are the assessed valuations for the year 1887 of real 

 and i)ersonal property, exclusive of mines : 



Idaho $20,741,192.00 



Montana 60,200,000.00 



Wyoming 32,089,613.00 



Colorado 136, 322, 313. 00 



New Mexico 63,000,000.00 



Utah = 35,865,000.00 



More detailed statements can be given as follows: 



Note. — For the purpose of comparison, the estimates of the numbers and value of 

 farm animals, January 1, 1887, made by the Statistician of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, are appended to the assessed valuations, 

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