On July 27, 1890

The Wyoming Commonwealth of July 27, 1890 reported that “between forty-five and fifty new locations have been made in Silver Crown this season, and the assessment work on a majority of the claims has been done. There has, as a rule, been good indications.”...

On July 25, 1890

The “new town” of Iron City on the Burlington and Missouri Railroad was in the news in July 1890. Iron City, located on Iron Creek, was a railroad town that sprung up near Merino when the railroad was being built. Also called Iron Town and Irontown, it was...