Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Cody, Wilson, Cokeville: toxic, young, cable)

[Zearxx]

Could it be petroglyphs? Maybe in Thermopolis at Legend Rock?

[Claim Jumper]

Originally Posted by Zearxx

Could it be petroglyphs? Maybe in Thermopolis at Legend Rock?

Either your a good guesser or
I need harder questions!< yea, I guess its this one
ok your turn Zearxx
you got it right!

[Zearxx]

Claim Jumper. Your question was sort of easy with the help of google. For my next question will be a little bit harder, so people will have to research more to find it. I am going fishing tomorrow and I want it to take a while to get answered.

This place also shares its name with a poet.
What is this place in Wyoming and what "pack" inhabits it?

This poet wrote a poem where one of the main characters is sad because the monster eats all of his food, and his wife complains to much to the point where he tries to ignore her for three days.

[Zearxx]

sorry this may be too hard. The characters name is Hrothgar and the packs name is the Washakie wolf pack. The place is about 10 miles NW of Dubois

[Zearxx]

the poets first name is rathflaed he wrote a version of beowulf

[CptnRn]

Poem: BEOWULF by Rathflaed DuNoir <-- I found this before your last clue.

Dunoir Wyoming: The DuNoir (DO . nore) refers to the general area drained by DuNoir Creek, The DuNoir has long been the core of the range of the Washakie wolf pack.

http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/alphabetic/dunoir.htm

[CptnRn]

I'm pretty sure I got that right, so here is the next question.

A Wyoming expression regarding a river, was very popular during World War 1 and is often repeated by a UW football couch. What is the expression, what does it mean and who first said it (provide his nickname and his given name)?

[jody_wy]

The first story on the origin of the phrase comes to us courtesy of Wyoming Tales and Trails website at www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.

Powder River has been described as being "a mile wide and an inch deep." Yet because of the war cry of cowboys, picked up by American troops, "Powder River, Let `er Buck," the river has gained a fame well beyond its size. According to Lander cattleman, Edward J. Farlow (1861-1951), author of "Powder River, Let `er Buck" (Annals of Wyoming, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1939) and Wind River Adventures: My Life in Frontier Wyoming, the expression originated with a cattle drive along Powder River to Casper. An excerpt from Mr. Farlow's article "Powder River, Let `er Buck" follows.

Some hands trailing cows to the railroad at Casper in the autumn of 1893 bedded down near the headwaters of Powder River, near the present Hiland, Wyoming, one night. They talked about crossing Powder River repeatedly the next morning, and spoke of getting their swimming horses. The next morning one cowboy, Missouri Bill Shultz, changed horses to get a good swimmer. Making their various crossings, they discovered that in the fall at that place, Powder River was just deep enough to wet a horse's hoof, and had barely enough energy to trickle from one hole to another.

When they got to Casper, Missouri Bill toasted the hands like this: "Boys, come and have a drink on me. I've crossed Powder River" They had the drinks, then a few more and were getting pretty sociable. When Missouri Bill again ordered he said to the boys, "Have another drink on me, I've swum Powder River," this time with a distinct emphasis on the words Powder River. "Yes, sir, by God, Powder River," with a little stronger emphasis. When the drinks were all set up he said, "Well, here's to Powder River, Let `er Buck!"

Soon he grew louder and was heard to say, "Powder River is coming upeeyeeep! -- Yes sir, Powder River is rising," and soon after with a yip and a yell, he pulls out his old six-gun and throwed a few shots through the ceiling and yelled, "Powder River is up, come an' have `nother drink." Bang! Bang! "Yeow, I'm a wolf and it's my night to howl. Powder River is out of `er banks. I'm wild and woolly and full o' fleas and never been curried below the knees!"

Bill was loaded for bear, and that is the first time I ever heard the slogan, and from there it went around the world.

The second story on the use of the phrase came about during World War II. This story is courtesy of the book "Thunder in the Appennines: The Story of the 361st Infantry Regiment in Italy" - by Roy Livengood. This is a detailed history of the 361st Regiment of the 91st Division. Drawing from several sources, it tells the story of the hard fighting in the Appennines. Appendix contains a list of veterans of the 361st Association as of 1978. Published by the 361st Association in 1981.
It was at Camp White, in the heart of the Rogue River Valley in Oregon, that the 361st Infantry Regiment of the 91st Infantry Division was reactivated on 15 August, 1942 after 23 years on the inactive rolls of the United States Army. The 361st, as part of the 91st Division, had served its country well during the First World War. It was one of the best units in the A.E.F. During the last months of the war, it had met and defeated the best of the German Army in the Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne and Ypres-Lys campaigns. In the 39 days it was in combat, it was credited with having permanently gained fifteen and one half miles of enemy territory. In a war where little real estate changed hands, this was a major accomplishment. After the armistice, the Regiment patrolled the Franco-Belgian border for a short period. It was here that the division adopted a green fir tree as its insignia and gave itself the battle cry, "Powder River, Let `er Buck!" The fir tree symbolized the Northwestern United States, for the personnel of the division had come from seven western states. By the time the division arrived back home, the battle cry had become official.

[CptnRn]

You got it Jody. Your turn.

The phrase "Powder River, Let ‘er Buck," is a commonly used expression of resolve ("we’re going to go out and do this task successfully, whatever the obstacles." ), it has historical roots in Wyoming.

Powder River, Let ‘er Buck: Famous World War Slogan Came from Lips of One Missouri Bill,”

“Missouri Bill’s name was William Shultz

More of the story here: New Page 1

[jody_wy]

what was the newspaper name in Dillon Wyoming from 1902-1903.... what happened to the editor also ?