The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-30

IN the Didck HIS Oh NuElIMt1ttI3l
Wyoming has directed general at
tention TO our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation TO the climate,
resources, etc. of our young common
wealth reach this 0hice daily. As
we have not the time TO pen a reply
70 each correspondents, we will at
tempt to answer their queries collcc-
lively by giving "A general resume Of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our T~erritory-
CLIMATE HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming Is a Territory Of i'm
mense extent and hence must have a
variety Of climate. 1t Is also a
mountainous regiun and what Is true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not be 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-
fectly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wyom-
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 and far pleasanter
than those OF Illinois or P~ennsylva-
MIA Snow rarely falls TO any con-
siderable depth in the valleys, aud
when IL does, n warm sun or wind
usually takes 1t off in a day or two, /
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round. 7
RESOURCES.
The special resources of Wyoming
are stock-raising, mining and. in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundantin all the valleys (
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and prOductivent s.. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depos-
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 i'm
Dakota, the development of our min
Ing interests, especially i'm the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains. will
be on a scale that will surprise the
most sanguine-
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to ave- 10000 square
miles arc underlaid with the finest
coal TO be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that q perpetual supply
OF cheap fuel Is a certainty with US.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpIrts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemiock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
Asa grazing region, 1t is generally
admitted by Western stockmen OF
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
In this, that the grass is more abund-
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
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock-growing in
dustry OF Wyoming is of more iin-
portance to her inhabitants than al,
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t IS certain that the necu-
cullar kind of grass found here on our
plains and hill-sides is more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts upi
RQrlU in the Gnrinu Tnnnhne main SF,- ]
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 I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on lands not available for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners which itfers such solid in
ducements as stock-raiSing in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the. bus
iness assure u that the profits exceed !
four per cent. a month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. To
reap all the advantages of the bust
moss and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with a herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The bushes of wool
growing, although now In its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
The AIndians in Wyoming are
known as Treaty Indians,D living
on a reservation away from white /
settlements. The northeastern part
of Wyoming IS yet neutral ground,
the ioux Indians being permitted
by treaty stipnlations to hunt over
the same. 1t is expected that Con-
greSs next winter will abrogate the
existing treaty and couhne these