Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Basin, Hanna, Powder River: rental, natural gas, ranked)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

First, here's your answer.

Scouts of the Plains, written in 1872 by dime novelist Ned Buntline (reportedly in four hours), focused on the exploits of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and other scouts. The play produced in New York starred Cody.

But I found an uh oh. The question on the brewery is disputable. There's nothing to change now, it's too late. Just wanted the record set straight.

The answer found said, "John T. Huff ... from 1873". But, in researching this question, I run across a different brewery that was dated earlier.

The state’s first brewery was established in Green River (pop. 11,808)
in 1872 by Adam Braun. Known as the Green River Brewery, its name was
changed to the Sweetwater Brewing Co. in 1899 by new owner Hugo
Gaensslen. Sweetwater beer won medals at the 1904 and 1905 World’s
Fairs.

It is disputable, as per the earlier discussions about the first brewery. Atlantic City claims to have had the first one in 1868.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

It is disputable, as per the earlier discussions about the first brewery. Atlantic City claims to have had the first one in 1868.

Well, knowing the people in Wyoming, there was probably about 50 of them going about then. But only the ones on the main trail were noticed.

Sheridan had a brewery years ago. I need to hunt up some info on it. Was right across from the library where the water park is now. It operated until 1984 or so and then shut down. Don't know when they started.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Well, knowing the people in Wyoming, there was probably about 50 of them going about then. But only the ones on the main trail were noticed.

Sheridan had a brewery years ago. I need to hunt up some info on it. Was right across from the library where the water park is now. It operated until 1984 or so and then shut down. Don't know when they started.

You are correct on both of my questions, so now it's your turn.

RE: the Sheridan brewery, here is a bit of interersting info. on it.

S.Beer

I used to live just a few houses down from the old brewery back in the early 80's. The building was in pretty bad shape at that time.

[ElkHunter]

Thanks for that link. Did you know, a couple that live in Washington, started a Micro Brewery chain called, "Big Horn Beer." Their logo in all of the pubs is a neon light that shows the Big Horn Mountains. Amazingly enough, they started in about 1983.

But here's the queston. A few pages back, somebody mentioned the "One Shot Antelope Hunt" in Lander.

What service do the Shoshone Indians provide for the hunters in the competition?

[WyoNewk]

"...1953 when they came out with a great new product, pop in flat top cans, first in the United States...."

VERY interesting! I knew about Sheridan Beer but never heard about the canned pop.



"An impressive Shoshone Indian ceremony featuring "The Legend of the Hunt" is held in the evening, when each One Shot hunter is made a blood brother of the tribe, given an Indian name and a sacred Indian medicine bag, and has his bullet blessed for the next morning's hunt."

One Shot

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

"...1953 when they came out with a great new product, pop in flat top cans, first in the United States...."

VERY interesting! I knew about Sheridan Beer but never heard about the canned pop.



"An impressive Shoshone Indian ceremony featuring "The Legend of the Hunt" is held in the evening, when each One Shot hunter is made a blood brother of the tribe, given an Indian name and a sacred Indian medicine bag, and has his bullet blessed for the next morning's hunt."

One Shot

Ahh, was looking for, "The blessing of the bullet." Great job.

Your turn.

[WyoNewk]

I found that first, then discovered the other things they did so figured I'd better include them as well.


Here's one that surprised me when I learned of it. Which Wyoming river contains the widest variety of native fish species? One hint for now: It's not one you'd expect.

[CptnRn]

I have not found a definitive answer but I'm guessing it is the Snake River.

[WyoNewk]

Nope. That wouldn't have surprised me. This is one you'd NOT expect.

Hint #2: I just read it in Sunday's Gillette News-Record.

[CptnRn]

I was going to guess the Belle Fourche River, but first I searched for the Gillette News-Record and found the article.

The correct answer is the Powder River.

The Gillette News-Record: Today (http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2009/12/06/news/today/news04.txt - broken link)

Those detailed statistics again confirmed the Powder River hosts the greatest assemblage of native fish — with 19 species representing five families — in the state.

I got a chuckle out of the comment:

The glance you get from the Interstate 90 bridge of the Powder River’s bronze water doesn’t generate many thoughts of fish, let alone a thriving fish community.

“Too thick to drink, too thin to plow,” goes the legendary saying attributed to early homesteaders along the river.