Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Encampment used to have a 16 mile long tramway (the longest in the world at the time) to carry ore from mines across the Continental Divide to the smelter in Riverside.

University of Wyoming Extension
Sustainable Management of Rangeland Resources

http://www.uwyo.edu/ces/programs/ag-and-natural-resources.html

Produced by:
Ashley Garrelts - Extension Educator
David Keto - Extension Media Producer