Interesting Facts about Wyoming

• When the Indians saw the first two white women in Wyoming, they were astonished that such pale creatures could survive the trip, and they killed the fattest dogs to prepare a feast for their guests.
• The Indian name for Bull Lake was "the lake that roars." The strange sound comes from the action of the wind on the ice.
• The prehistoric Medicine Wheel is similar to Stonehenge in England and one in the Gobi Desert. It remains a mystery to scholars.
• The first telephone poles in Wyoming made such attractive scratching posts for buffaloes that as many as 30 of the huge animals might sometimes be seen waiting their turn to rub against one.