Lex Anteinternet: Today In Wyoming's History: January 1. New Years Day

Monday, January 1, 2018

Today In Wyoming's History: January 1. New Years Day

Today In Wyoming's History: January 1. New Years Day:

1918 Oil and gas pipeline commences operation from the Salt Creek field to Casper. The first such pipeline in the Casper region. Attribution: On This Day .com

I've been told, and indeed I've seen the photos, that my father in law's great grandfather worked on hauling material to the Salt Creek fields during their construction. And this by mule team. Photographs of locals hauling equipment from Casper to Salt Creek by mule are really impressive. It's interesting to note that early on, it was mule power, not heavy truck power, that supported the petroleum industry.

The Salt Creek field remains in production today.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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