The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-24
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wyoming. Its CIIn rte, Resources
and Attractions.

and Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
inthe Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntion to our Territory, and letters
Of inquiryein relation To the climate,
resources, etc. of our young common
wealth reach This office daily. As
we have not the time Ia pen n reply
to each correspondents, we VIII at
tempt to answer their queries cnllcC-
lively by giving u general resume of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. uEALTHFCLNESs.
Wyoming is n Territory of i'm
mems extent and hence must have II
variety of climate. 1t is atsn n
mountainous region and what i true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not lie rue of the
higher elevations; but, speaking gen
orally, ahd with special reference Ia
the portions already settled aud the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t is per
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and hracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyoIn-
ing IS free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer aud far plralanter
than those of Illinois or Penusylva
mia. Snow rarely falls to any CON
siderable .epth in the valleys, aud
when ii does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il off IN Il day or two,
so that catHe have abundant grazing
the year rJHnd.
RESOURCES.
The special of Wyoming
are stock raising, mining AMI. in
some p]OrtiuaS, agriculture. Farm
lands are ahunduntin ali the valleys
and when irrigated are NOT SURPASSED
for fertility and prnductivrn' -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depus
its of gold, silver, copper, IEs,n, lead,
aud coal. Onr mines are, of course,
less developed than those uf the older
Territories, owing Ia the presence at
hostile Indians in the richest miaing
districts Of this Territory. When We
are relieved from the presence nf our
red brethren, thai is when the guV-
ernment takes measures tn keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development of our mia
lux iilAOINTNE,t @lNtiNllN III Ntlf IltitNN
Hills and Big Horn mnuulaiH-, will
be ON Il scale that Will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of u Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 3U,UUO square
miles, are underlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that II perpetual supply
of cheap fuel j. u certainty with "a.
Timber Of good quality is found III
nearly allpa l. of Wyoming, consist
Ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hcnIiuck,
and cotton wool.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CArTLE
Raising.
AS n grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stockmen OF
experience that Wyoming mas M
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 p~Iateaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate i
such hat herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
crease is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing IN
dustry OF Wyoming is Of more i'm
portance TO her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines. r.cG a.
they are. 1t is certain hat the lrru
cullar kind of grass found here on our
plains and hill sides IL more mu-
-triti0us than OHIO timuthy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch ur gramma grass starts up
HATlV in the SIhFintr r1AflnZ tnltt1 ri a.
in June and then cures where it
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing un-
limited grazing throughout the year
on lanuS not avaIIable for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which rtfer5 such solid in
ducements as stock raising in Wyn-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
iness aSsure US that the profits exec d
four per cent. a month, thus dOub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terpriSing mans attention., it j.
desirable to start with IA herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars
Many, however. begin with less aud
succeed well. The buSinpS of wool
growing. although now in its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.