The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-22
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wyoming. Its Climate, Resources
and Attraction.
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wyoming. Its Climate, Resources
and Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
tn the Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntion to Our Territory, and letters
of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of our yOuuE common
wealth reach this office daily. rs
we have not the time to pen a reply
30 each correspondent, we viii at
tempt to answer their queries coliec-
lively by giving a general resume OF
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNE S5.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
menss extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what j. true
Of the climate Of the valley and
plains would not he true of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference to
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t is per-
fecily healthy, the air is dry, pure
and braciug; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyOin-
ing is free from the extremes Oi heut
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same rs that OF Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far %pleasanter
than those of Illinois or PenusyIva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable depth in the valleys, aud
when it does. a warm sun or wind
usually takes 1t off in a day or two,
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special esourccs of Wyoming
are stock raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are ahundanrin all the valleys
andTwhen irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and prOductivcn, s.. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich drpuS.
its of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the older
Territories, owing to the presence of
hostile Indians in the richest mining
districts of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presence of our
red brethren, that is when the gov
eminent takes measures to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota the development Of our min.
irg interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on II scale that Will surprise the
most sanguinC.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover $4,000 suulrU
miles, arc undcrhaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, St that ii perpetual supply
of cheap fupl is a certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is fOurd in
nearly allpurts Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hcmlock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS q grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckmpn OF
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abuud-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed plateaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such That herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
crease is remarkably rapid and GER
nninion th hanS nave expressed the
Gptn-Ut INA me stock IN
Tosag Wyolnlig IS OF more nm
Por ely -" i'et iIllla".1HmtS IMAM ali
tbavs go r oi.HGI niIueS, rich as
c,,Iisr Lid Celt4tn lLIC me n'cu-
nIains and " ? : touIu 'ereo VI our
tritinns fhop 0hin Is more nu-
hest hIne Grass ~ Ktnamntt"ntany u me