The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-27

Commencing ct The southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides uF
the Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
Cnne, the grazing is excellent and the
Steams are numerous. From Chey-
enHe to the north and northwest,
clear TO the Montana boundary line,
are inuumeruhle valleys, the most
beautiful the eye ever beheld these
valleys are generally wat9Ted by one
OF more streams Of the purest water.
From Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad ascends until at
Sherman it Is at an altitude of S342
feet, and eve To this summit there
Is gOou gruZing, esi eCially for sheep,
the foothills seeming a very paradise
for them.
Not far west of Sherman the Lara-
mic Plains commence, a broad. feJ-
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Noun; sfns
proper. Here we find the finest
grazing country i'm the world +; a val
ley about City miles broad and over
II hundred miles long, watered by
va rivers. The stock grower has
taken POSSESSION of this immense eX-
pause of country, ahd his many herds
are visible on every hillside. Horses,
sheep and cattle are being counted by
the thousands On these plains; all
who are engaged in stock growing
there are prnapering and their flOckS
and herds are increasing. Laramie
City, the centre Of attraction of tho
Laramie Plains, n beautiful town,
located on the banks of the river
bearing the same name, is the head
QusTteTs Of the stOCkmen OF this
section. Here most of the stock
kings reside and eXpend in per-
manent Improvements the honest but
ample earnings of their calling.
Ii going farther west, we find next
in Carbon County, near RawliRs and
Fort Steele. excellent grazing fznds-
In the vicinity of the latter pfacp,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
cannot be cXceIled. From forty ia
fifty miles south of Rawlins the val
legs of the Snake River form tbs
most desirable grazing grounds. This
country lies between the Nahsatch
and Snowy Range of mosnIainsp Mt
an altitude of about 356O feet. and Is
watered by the Snake River, Savior'S
Fork and the Big Muddy and its
several branches. We find there
valleys from two to seven miles wiGtr,
with wafer and wood in abundance.
In travelling through this region we
have enCamped in magnificent groves
of pine, oak and ash.
Leaving the Platte, the grazing Is
found only in patches up TO Green
River, 1893 miles west of Cheyenne,
where at no great distance from the
railroad, and in & safe country, the
! gmzing lands reappear and continue
westward through the Territory to
Utah, interrupted occasionally by
large, barren districts. The valleys
of the Green River and its tributa-
ries, Blacks and Hams Forks. form
fine grazing lands. All tAyougk this
region, westward beyond the thriv-
ing town of Evanston, the great coal
and timber region of Wyoming
many large and small streams near
dPring through the valleys, increase
the fertility of the soil. In the Wind
. River valley IN a n%ortherly direction
frnm Green River, a lHrgeaeXtent OF
( grazing and arabic lands has, by IL
! recent treaty with the ShnshOnc In
di2ns, become available TO the White
: settler.
We trust that ali persons In
tending to engage in stock raising,
will visit our Territory and thorough
: ~ Investigate lis advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their Dcation-