New-York tribune., 1871-05-05
WYOMING.
"a. ESttor Of The TrtbUne.

fneA
- % ,rcration IN New-York City. Several gentlemen
,o the SOUTH while speaking III behalf OF their local.
,,os made some statements with reference TO the Tar
west 70 which cannot fully assent aud viii take TINS
oppcrtunity give through your Journal an authentic
exhibit OF the and attractions OF this Tar
Western country. its topography, its mineral, pastoral
ard agricultural wealth.
wyoming Territory-organized by act OF Congress
Juy o. 1ses between the 2Tth and Sith meTidans OF
longitude west from Washington, and the lst and 4oh
degrees OF north latitude and an area OF sSSo
souare milcs or upward Of 100000 Of acres IL has Nc
braska and Dakota on the east Colorado and Utah on
the south Utah and Iddho the west and Montana on
Che north. The southeastern part or the
Territory is watere& by the North Fork OF
tho Platte River and It's tributaries, among
which are the Laramie and sweetwater Rivers
The northeastern section is drained by the Cheyenne
River flowing east into the Missouri In the southwest
We have the Green River and its numerous auents, and
IN the northwest the Big Horn, Powder and Yellowstone
EeTs GSyi9 Wyompa E% e o% soo to 1000 feet The
altitude Of Pine Bluffs at the eastern oouhuaty s tt o
feet cheyenne the capital Of the Territory COLO ees'
Laramie CITY, 7,123 feet.
The air here is so light and pure, so charged WIN
oxycen as to he most aeTeeableto all persons conis
here from the Northern and Eastern States. bNen w.
smpyes II far find speedy reet ettF more
the increased action of the lungs renders th snaty
ba 9@d bnt tte snow here Compared with the amount
that falls in the states along tins Lar little and sheep
t IN Irjrtcr We hay very little extremely
% Fahrenheit during the hottest do9 & and exhSTatng
evenings and mornings are awas f onr climate is the
frequency of strong winds in the ran ao t nor do hev
Will Vwoto Sst sScompany heavy storms: on the con-
tyaTI bev soon give place to delightful sunshine uuu W
warm and pleasant weather.
MINERALS.
Tho minerals found in Wyoming are principally gold
copper iron paint ore, and coal. Gold Is mined
a, rcout in the Sweetwater country, near south Fass
81 Atlantic CITY, II is also found on the northeast and
Scst side of Medicine Bow Mountain Copper and paint
%, az rrouced in Carbon County, near RaWlins sprluSs
iron o9 Tbe ceISbTaed Iron Mountain near Cheyenne,
prsents the in the condition Of magnetic ro-stone
influences the magnetic needle and is far snpeot & IN
Ts mountain rises 1900 feet above the valley, is
about mile long, and several hundred feet vide beng
% d ma : of ifon-stone free from rock earth Of any
Ind OuT Territory has coal in abundance fnd in
AL sections and 10 has been ascertained tha our co ue
pots cover area OF $1,000 square miles tlGs pal
ing even Pennsylvania in extent Our coal ets tOOu
degree Of heat leaves scarcely any ash ana IN qu& & Is
equal 90 the bitumnous Goals found elseWnef9 nh1Sr @
has yet been discovered In our territory. lt WI. @ u
g. I'm ~ oco,i1ies % number of "prospecting; parties
propose 10 investigate the matter next summer ana
M S 2T or s the 6borne Teitoy Of Utah where
many silver mines have been discovered during the past
year.
The traveller crossing the continent the railroad Of
Zen obtains the idea that Territory has timber of
ANY amount that the mountains covered with few
pines only There is greater error. We have many
millions acres of pine cedar fir, spruce ana hemock'
oNS streams 10 the railroad Our forests nexhausti
wealth 10 our people and 10 the Union Pacific Railroad
GRAZING AND sToCK-RAIsISG.
Our advantages and facilities for stockraisng are un-
rvaed and have only to be extensively advertised to
DC largely improved. The short, nutricious grass OF
our plains and hlsdes will make our territory one OF
the most dcsrab ble stock growing regions OF the cOnt
nent. Cattle feed and fatten upon it. both Winter and
Summer without other fodder or shelter. sheep also
like the cattle require shelter except what is fur
Ger Of the country and the dry climate are extremely
favorable TO sheePraiSng ana wool-growing Ihe Union
Pacific Railroad has placed within easy reach Of east
ern markets and cattle buyers having become aequaint
us daily to buy our surplus stock, and thus saved
the trouble Of shipping stock to eastern ctes a our own
to engage n while the necessary connected
with are small the returns are snre & ana me @ mi
Investment Is there another branch Of business In any
of the walks of life that can make so good an exhibit
RAILROADS.
We have nearly 800 miles of railway in our territory
md there are two other railroad projects pending, which
will add 200 miles TO the same. The Union
Pacific Railway crosses Wyoming near its southern
boundary line. and has 4sO miles of track within
its Limits This road rstcass in all respects, and in
many particulars is far superior 10 the roads east OF
obsii9ns 10 those who first conceived the practicable
ity of this railway and aferward risked an enormous
Riroad connects Cheyenne with Greeley and Denver in
Colorado Atthe letter place il forms "a junction with
the Kansas Pacific Railway. This road was completed
sI,ut wear since and has greatly benefited the people
iana RsiIroad Company, and the Green River and Ye
lOwstOue Railroad Company have lately been orGulLed
cOmnl nee and end and the two enterprises are in the
hands OF the most influential OF the West. They
w open 10 the settler the most valuable portion OF our
territory, mat would otherwise remain wilderness ior
C"ner these roads would soon built, aud prove Of
immense value TO Wyoming and Montana.
AGRICULTURE.
The soil Of plains valleys is well adapted TO
Of xvIa
cabbage turnps, hcets, and onions Deep plOwng and
irrigation necessary. Under proper cultivation farm
can productive in this region than one OF
the sane size IN the East Ihe farmer leels sure OF
good crop every year, being free from excessive rams
and bUrniug drOuths Irrigation IA not an expensive
All c6r, connected with Il should hot cost more than
The absolute certainty of the result and the
enormously increased product make irrigation most
CITIES AND TowSs.
Cheyenne is the political capital Of Wyoming; IT has
about 25eO inhabitants. We have here number of good
bnsuess houses, a national bank six churches, three
newspaper lodge OF Good Teplars, Board of Trade,
and Colonization Society The city Is growing rap
sdiv and il destined on account of its location at the
baSe of the Rocky Mountains and the resources IN It's
vicinity become the great railroad center west OF Chl
easo Laramie anne S t e TI uf from Cherenpe and has 9oo
inhabitants. Only three years old, this town is far IN
advance in everything that makes thriving and pros
Tsrons community OF all the towns in this Territory.
Tney have four fine churches public graded school, an
TspnieT and banking house. TO visitor this city
appear like OF the quiet but thrifty and enter
rIsce he sees in this section Of the country. Along
The line of the railroad we find the towns OF Wyo-
ming Carbon. Rawlins, Bryan, and Carter, prlncl-
paily built up by the mining interests. The town or
Evanston is located near the great soaI mines OF tne
Rocky Mountain Coal COMPANY, ana HeNes & Ell ~ u; IN III
porance from these mines mere the i31 iis rU VI rI @
,sI gef Is snnpes lG%Se of e from tie mines at Evanston
smth Pass Hamilton. and Atlantic Cltles are lhlana
,"f The ceebratcd Sweet water Gold Mines. The growth
and future importance of these lplaces depend III some