They arrived on Saturday morning. We took them to the Carbon County Museum where we were all entertained by the saga of “Big Nose” George. “Big Nose” was an infamous outlaw who was lynched by a mob in Rawlins, WY. He was a very inept train robber. He was convicted of killing two railroad detectives and sentenced to hang. He escaped but with his usual ineptness was captured within days. The local townsfolk did not trust the authorities to carry out the sentence so they took the matter in to their own hands. But it took three tries to hang poor “Big Nose”. The Rawlins took possession of his corpse. His skull, less the cap which the coroner removed, is on display in this museum along with a pair of shoes the coroner had made from “Big Nose” George’s skin.
On Sunday we all went to Encampment, WY which was founded in the late 1800’s when a large lode of copper was discovered. The mining operation lasted only 10 years. Today Encampment, with a population of about 240 souls, has a museum that recounts those days.
The two story outhouse was constructed because in the wintertime the lower level was covered with snow.
Regards
John & Mary
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Look! It is almost spring in Wyoming
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