The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1961 Page: 31 of 43
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enne Is Start
SUNDAY, JUNC It. l«él
Wyoming's
Capital City
Is T rip'sJHub
HOSPITABLE INDIANS
Visitors Are Welcome
Book Offers
r
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A new. revised, enlarged edition
e' r roin« Maps, U.S.A. >i just
off the press for peak-season vaca
Don camping.
The aew edition locate* and
describes over 3.MQ campgrounds,
including hundreds of new camp-
ing areas and facilities, Jrom New
York to California —^Hawaii to
Alaska. Public Md private camp-
grounds, as well as overnight
roadside parka are
Thia documented
faofetao a complete series of com-
prehensive. alphabetically
rabeed state maps, which
rately pinpoint each campground.
tcec -unying tort gives the
keyed number and name of eack
campground, • breakdown of toat-
I -id trsilee-sitea. location or
headquarters, nearest highways,
and available accommodations —
By EDWARD COLLIER
The free and friendly way
8fe that symbolizes the Cowboy
State is all tied op in a colorful,
compact bundle in Wyoming's cap-
ital city of Cheyenne. /
Rodeos are a dime a doten in
the Great Open Spaces,' But the
"teddy of 'em all" is Cheyenne's
Frontier Days, now in its 63th
consecutive year (July 25-30).
. Some 89,009 of the gay-in-heart ¡
Invade this little city of 35,000 the
last week of, every July; most of
than never sleep during the Fron-
tier Nights celebration that follows
the spm-' jofting afternoons When
Afinca' top rodeo performers
compete for rat purses in bull"
ging. bronc and Brahma bull rid
rag, calf roping and chuck wagon.
Roman horse, harness and Italian
pony relay races.
Old-time western false fronts
adorn the very modern
buildings and citisens enjoy the op-
pora unity to deck themselves out
in cowboy attire. Frontier Days
with a flamboyant parade
bears no resemblance to an
apple blossom festival, except the
beauty of its girls.
The floats recreate the flavor of
pioneer days with broad humor
and a bold touch, to the delight of
both camera faas and spectators.
Sioux '«*«■' in full regatta, add
to the informal pageantry.
fuch as water, electricity, sanitary
facilities, fishings boating and
many other*. *
Published by Glenn aM
Rhodes, international authorities
on. camping, the guide
ta>ns new sections, off
information on budget
reservations, packing,
cooking and driving.
"piral bound, this coi .
re.Vrence book, comes postpaid for
fltt. Address Camptog Maps,
U S A. Box M2P-5, Upper Moot-
clair 1 N. J.
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Many U.S. Towns
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Many towns have
Atom them are: Camden, N. Y„
-The Capital of RadW; Globe,
érii., " the Capital City of The
ounty With A Copper Bottom";
Central City, Coí , T*Tbe Richest
Square Mifo on Earth"; Broo-
lyn, N. Y. "The Bedroom of New
York"; and Duluth Minn., "T1
Old M«id Cite, looking Under Hi
W <! Evary wight for An Ocean
farmi Very Small
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Mhm uiiMl AUiálMlMktal AMMil
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Kir coat of farm hoitiehi.id o
rm smaller than N scrao (JR
a' re Is 111.0 square yards). Alwit
M l per cent ftava farms of 30
aerea lo one hectare.
ijtw myff
But any day of the year Chey-
enne is a fascinating town. There
is a movement afoot, abetted by
the straight-faced managing edi-
tor of the Wyoming State Tribune,
to replace the conventional gold
dome of die state capítol with a
heroic size cowboy hat.
la the meantime, «be cupttol's
pretty reception let will guide any
all up into *e dome lor a
.1*1 -a .t i
iijiccxiv mnmma • ino * con *
nam panorama. To the south is
Langa Peak in Colorado, I the
matt Laramie and the Snowy
Range, to the east Nebraaka and
to the north Warren Air (MJesde
* ~ Air
with
DHBH tuo
in the handonmr
Here is a
Wy
Irons; frontier
yokes from
bull trains; handmade tools
the pioneers; and the Chey-
e-Deadwond Stage Coach col-
lection repleto with'treasure box,
and handcuffs and leg Irons
by the shotgun messengers.
The dlapláya of Wyoming min-
erals and isaajpnrlmn staais are
siceptiónai; green, black, olive
and gray ¡tm; agates of rare
swirls and geometric beauty in
flak, purple, turn and *gray;
aug* amethyst casta — one al*
most as big aa a volley ball and
resembling a blown up geOda coat-
ed «rith purple and gray on the
Intrigued
Drive
Magic Circle west out of
Cheyenne V a Joyous drive, for
U.S. 30 has Mm 'leer' at a four
lane freeway as It effortlessly
traverses mi 1,111 fuU pass. From
are spectacular
the
In the clear air you catch dis-
nt glimpses of lone cowpunch
ers. Four huadrod yarda from the
Mghwfiy are fantastic pitas of
wMthOfpeumM Mwtdarii
irrs Mm* jttrém tmtm
m
mm
of wytffliift«,
i/Miíf'-nr
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metre
MAUaltáS aaJ . koMulllul MM Snte
fhsUnd
CmWpuW, NirvUnVifiC wV IWHr
scaped oóator atoll known at
Pasture,
of
are ultramodern
and rod mad-
CAMERAS VITAL IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Photographing Scenery Is Favorite Tourist Pleasure
stone, taken from the university's
m quarries. In the Geology
Building's museum a 75-foot long
Brontosaurus skeleton has oeen as
Laramie has other prides Here,
in a barroom in 1«70, sat the na-
tioa'a first all-woman jury. Three
i later , they reassembled and
their photograph taken In a
theater to commemorate the his-
toric event la connect 10a with Wy-
oming having pioneered in adopt-
ing woman's suffrage.
West oM-aramiÍTwya 130) are
the Snowy Range mountains, one
of America'a least publicized areas
of scenic grandeur. Not until late
June can the snow plows open the
drnmntic road that leads past the.
foot of Medicine Box Peak and the
mirror-like allure of Lake Marie.
Those who seek solitude will find
it here in the wilderness beauty of
virgin forests, isolated little lakes
and sparkling trout streams. En
route there are good resorts and
camj grounds; Sara
toga offers golf and a hot mineral
springs spa with a protected new
outdoor ewimming pool.
The Magic Circle turna south
and across the Colorado state line
through Watden Into North Park,
an empire of horse and ca'.iIt-
ranches, that k>oks aa if a huge
flat green plate had been Set down
in a ring of blue anow-cappeU
mountains. The lush meadows a'c
dotted by haystacks' resembling
loaves of brown bread.
At Gran by you turn north! (U S.
34) to Grand Lake, a cobalt pock-
et surrounded by towering hills.
For years this has been one of the
Centennlnl State's favorite play-
grounds, and at 8,J feet boasts
the world's highest yacht anchor
«*•
•aid in July
beaches and miles
trolla add
titer
...about travel
DEAR MR. FOSTER:
be visiting relatives in
We will. w3l be heM at the International
Buffalo.
Cup races arid regattas are
in July and August. Sandy
of horseback
,3
to
Mmmmib nmlmml Park M#r«, if)
stood of ft*** lb# (tip of ih ;
Bis, the skyline boulevard sklfK
f miles a kmg the crest,
awtf
As late as Angus! you will drive
"MR
through spots
plowedout sn
where there still are
snow banks. Far below
N. Y. Can yon suggest a one day
excursion outside the city? J. R.
ef the
la an
This
see the aew
creises
Rapids,
i the United States to Goat
! The Island and n new eb-
on the
meet a rular
ef the I alls frau the
aide. Yen enn also see
an, tbe
power
DEAR MR. FOSTER: We are
planning to tour France by rail,
but would like to make earn side
trips by car. Will we be able to
rent a car outside Paris? W. T.
You can have a ear walling
for yon In any ef IS! French
t ties by makaig arrangement
in advance through Km French
National Mimada or travel
agenta. .
PEAR MR. FOSTER: My hus-
band and 1 will be tn Duytona
Beach during July. Are there any
automobile race scheduled for
ttutt month? J. R.
The Dnytonn Firecracker 230,
race for stock cars.
Speedway trnck In Daytoaa,
JidyL
DEAR MR. POSTER: We know
that Newport, R. 1. is jkXc&, as
a summer resort, but does It have
other interest?. M. A.
many historical
Include Toure Syna-
.Dountain tops and takes spread
out like a relief map comes to life.
The route continues east to the
town of Estes Park, just outside
I he national park, and then on be-
tween the cathedral spired walls
of iba Big Tbowpsoa River rao-
pn¡ and oowa mio ilia rwh Um
. *ff MfWMl
fwwR iba wrttwify mm at flü
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mNh ftmar hmm
li while tfrifh (a'«l «"if# w-
s.uT¿v'..¿¿rr,
«¡e«t Hera for temalllog with lha
Ltiveliiid coiM-ejlatlon and a ape
rial crimson cachet. Aad for the
Mx khound there Is the Stone Age
Pair (Sept. JtOct. L)
Newport
tea. They
Hist
syi
In lite
the oldest Quaker,
meeting house-Redwood Library,
the oldest library hi the Ua'ted
Slates, and tbe White Horse
Tavern, ptOóably the oldest lav
era in operation ¡a America. You
can also see the erlginn! G lbertr
Stuart portrait ef George Wash-
ington in the Colony House,
which wan oace the Ce'oalal
capítol.
DEAR MA. FOSTER: Is there
another ferry service by which
motorists can, reach Scandinavia
from Europe without having to
go into East.Germany and cross-
ing the Baltic? L. C.
A newv ferry hns begun service -■
between KM tn "West Germany
and Oslo, Norway. The Krompins
llarold, i 7,500-ton passenger-
automobile carrier, operated by
the Jahre Úáe, sails at noon
I rom Kiel on Wednesday, Fri-
days and Sundays, reaching Oslo
at S a.m. in the next day.
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To Lay Road Dust
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1961, newspaper, June 18, 1961; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143064/m1/31/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.