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an American flag, cheered the President as he mounted a platform to address them.

The Tabernacle was visited, and when Governor Wells introduced the President, 11,000 people arose to their feet and cheered wildly for a minute. The President spoke eulogistically of the Utah pioneers, who, he said, came not to exploit the land and then go somewhere else, but to build homes.

Luncheon was taken at the residence of Senator Kearns. President Joseph E. Smith of the Mormon Church, Senator Smoot, Governor Wells, Congressman Powell and a few personal friends of the President made up the party.

At Ogden one of the largest crowds ever collected in the city saw the President, many of them having come from the northern counties of the state. Members of the G. A. R. and Spanish War veterans acted as a guard of honor in the procession, which included many railroad employes. He made a few remarks to 5,000 children, assembled in Lester Park, and, at a pavilion in the

public square, was formally welcomed by Mayor Glassman, and spoke briefly to the crowd.

At Evanston, Wyo., there were 5,000 people at the station. The President was introduced by Senator Clark, and said a few words to them.

The train passed Rawlins during the night, the President being cheered by the assembled people.

Laramie was reached at 7:30 a. m., May 30, and the President was driven to the University of Wyoming, where he made a short address.

Senator Warren, on behalf of the citizens of Cheyenne, presented him with a beautiful saddle blanket, bridle and spurs, and, at 9 o'clock, the President mounted his horse and started on a sixty miles ride to Cheyenne. He was accompanied by Surgeon General Rixey, U. S. Senator Warren, Capt. Seth Bullock, U. S. Marshal Hadsell, 'Deputy Marshal Joseph Lefors, William Daly, Jr., Otto Gramm, N. K. Boswell, R. S. Van Tassel, G. A. Porter, A. W. Barber and W. L. Parks.

The ride to Van Tassel's ranch, 31 miles, occu

pied four hours and five minutes. After dinner at Mr. Van Tassel's and a short rest, the party. resumed the journey at 2 o'clock. A stop was made at Fort Russell, where the President was joined by Governor Chatterton and his staff. Citizens of Douglas furnished him with a handsome horse on which he rode from Fort Russell to Cheyenne, which was reached on schedule time without a mishap. All the organizations of the city turned out to give the President a warm reception, and in the crowd were hundreds who had come from Utah and Colorado to participate. In slouch hat, riding boots, spurs and gauntlets, he rode direct to a speaker's stand in the city square where he faced 20,000 enthusiastic and cheering people. His speech was addressed particularly to the Civil War veterans.

Sunday, May 31, the President attended the First Methodist Church where special services were held, the Rev. Mr. Forsythe preaching on "Strenuousness." At the close of the sermon, the President lunched at the residence of former

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From Stereograph, copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

IN WYOMING

"Honor to all good Citizens, but honor most of all to the men who, first in the world, marked out that earliest of highways, the spotted

line, the blazed trail."

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