Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Laramie, Basin, Dubois: assess, authority, expense)

[Claim Jumper]

This might have been asked before.
A very famous artist was born in this town. Name the town and artist.
Let's see if someone gets it--if not, more clues later.

[jkb826]

How about Jackson Pollack who was born in 1912 in Cody.

[Claim Jumper]

Originally Posted by jkb826

How about Jackson Pollack who was born in 1912 in Cody.

I could flunk you on a spelling violation its Pollock
you stand corrected
and you are correct
He was called or known as the dribbler...i can do that!

your turn

[jkb826]

Sorry about the spelling on that. Was in a hurry. I kind of cheated on that because it had been asked before so if you want to you can go ahead and ask another question.

[Claim Jumper]

Originally Posted by jkb826

Sorry about the spelling on that. Was in a hurry. I kind of cheated on that because it had been asked before so if you want to you can go ahead and ask another question.

no i was just teasing you its your turn
i am sure there is more than 1 famous artist from WY. That was the one i was looking for on the answer.
Good guess your turn

[jkb826]

Name the mountainman that was said to be the one that opened up South Pass as a regular route and was the first American to arrive in California from the east?

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by jkb826

Name the mountainman that was said to be the one that opened up South Pass as a regular route and was the first American to arrive in California from the east?

That wouldn't be Robert Stuart would it? He discovered South pass in 1812.

[jkb826]

That is not the name I am looking for. The one I am looking for is said to have rediscovered South Pass.

[CptnRn]

In 1824, Jedediah Smith rediscovered the pass.

South Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

South Pass, by comparison, was known only to Native Americans until 1812, when Robert Stuart and six companions from the Pacific Fur Company (the Astorians) crossed the Rockies here on their return from Astoria, Oregon:

Despite Stuart's meticulous journal of the trip, which was presented to Astor and President James Madison, and published in France, its location did not immediately become widely known, so for over a decade trappers used a longer, more northern route which included an extra mountain range and offered a shorter season for crossing. In 1824, Jedediah Smith rediscovered the pass. In 1832, Captain Benjamin Bonneville and a caravan of 110 men and 20 wagons became the first group to take wagons over the pass. In July 1836, Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding were the first pioneer women to cross South Pass. Between 1848 and 1868, it furnished the convenient crossing point for emigrants westward, most of whom followed the Sweetwater River across Wyoming to its headwaters, following the Central Route. Before the railroads offered an easier crossing in 1869, perhaps half a million would trek through South Pass.

[CptnRn]

I'm sure my answer is correct, so here is the next question:

Fill in the blanks:

Wyoming produces approximately ___% of the nations _______ ___. __ billion cubic feet a day, which would fill pathfinder Reservoir in about __ days.


Hints: The approximate water volume of Pathfinder Reservoir is 1,016,000 acre-feet



Dang, I just realized its Christmas Eve, and it would be cruel to give you a math problem on Christmas Eve. So my Christmas present to you all is the answer below. Merry Christmas Y'all!

http://www.youtube.com/user/ENOW2008.../2/hKRCeIDWNgs
Wyoming produces approx. 10% of the nations natural gas. 6 billion cubic feet a day, would fill pathfinder Reservoir in about 7 days.

Volume of Pathfinder Reservoir in Cubic Feet = 1,016,000 acre-feet x 66' x 660' = 44,256,960,000 CF (44.25 billion cubic feet)

44,256,960,000 CF / 6,000,000,000 CF/day = 7.37616 days

The right to ask the next question belongs to the first person to post one. I'm heading for Puerto Rico until after New Years!

Merry Christmas!