The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-19

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Commencing at the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides of
the Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
enne, the grazing is excellent aud the
steaHIs are numerous. From Chey-
eine to the north and northwest.
clear to the Montana boundary line,
are iunuIuCrUble valleys, the most
beautiful the eye eve beheld ; theS,
valleys are generally wutered by one
or more streams Of the purest water.
ON Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad asccuds until ut
Sherman il Is at an altitude of S}I2
feet, and even to his sumui there
Is good grazing, Is. ecialIy for sheep,
II i"Ot-hills seeming Il very paradise
for them.
Not far west of Sherman the Lara
mic Plains commence, a broad. fer
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Mountains
proper. Here we find the finest
grazing country in the world a VAL
ley about fifty miles broad and over
a hundred miles long, waterCd by
two rivers. The stock grower has
taken POSSESSION OF this immense ex-
paAse Of country, and his many herds
are visible on every hillside. Horses,
sheep and cattle are being counted by
the thousands on these plains; nil
who are engaged in stork growing
there are pruspering and their fiock5
and herds are increasing. Laramie
: city, thC centre Of attraction of the
Laramie Plains. II beautiful town,
located on the banks of the river
bearing the same name, il the head
quarters Of the stockmen of this
section. Here NEST 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 DexE
in Carbon County near Rawlins and
Fort Steele, excellent grazing lands.
In the vicinity of the latter pIare,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
cannot be eXcelled. From forty to
fifty miles south of Rawlins the wall
leys of the Snake River form the
most desirable grazing grounds. Fhis
country lies between the Wahsatch
and Snowy Range of mountains, at
an altitude of about 5000 feet, and is
watered by the Snake River, 5aviorF5
Fork and the Big Muddy and its
several branches. We find there
valleys from two to seven miles wide,
with water 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, 1873 miles west of Cheyenne,
where at no great distance from the
railrOad, and in a safe country, the
grazing 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 through this
region, westward beyond the thriv-
ing town of Evanston, the great coal
and timber region NJ Wyoming,
many large and small streams mean
dering through the valleys, increase
the fertility of the soil. In the Wind
River valley, in n northerly direction
from Green River, a large extent Of
grazing and arabic lands has, 10y "A
recent treaty with the Shnshnne In
dians, become available TO the white
settler.
We trust that all persons in
tending to engage in stockraising,
will visit 0ur Territory and thorough
ly investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location.