The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-26
wYonING GRAZING LANDS

Commencing at the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides of
the Union Pucifc Railroad, 10 Chey-
enne, the grtzing is excellent and the
stehms ARE numerous. From Chey-
eHne to the north ard northwest.
clear to the Montana boundary line,
are innunerublC valleys, the most
beautiful the eye eve beheld these
valleys are generally Watered by one
or more dreams Of the purest water.
From Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad uscvnds until ut
Sherman it is at an altitude of S342
feet, and ever to this summit there
is gUou grazing, esi ecially for sheep,
The loot-hils seeming a very paradise
for them.
Not far west of Sherman the Lara
mic Plains commence, a broad. FEY
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Noun aims
proper. Here we find the finest
grnZing country in the world a val
ley about fifty miles broad and over
a hundred miles long, watcred by
two rivers. The stock grower has
taken possession OF this immense ex-
panse of country, ahd his mauy herds
are visible on every hillside. Horses,
sheep and cattle are being counted by
the thousands on these plains; NIL
who are engaged in stock growing
there are Pru,pPring and their fiUcks
md herds are increasing. Laramie
CITY, tae centre Of attraction Of the
laramie Plains, "a beautiful town.
located 0n the banks of the river
bearing the same name, is the head
quarters of the stockmen of this
section. Here most of the stock
ErHaw rn=fHn unl n-V.aVLI =
mHuGnt improvements the-hOnest but
ample earnings of their calling.
!! going farther west, We find next
in Carbon County, near RsVGns and
fort steele, excellent graZ;ng lands.
In the vicinity of the latter place,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheCp
cannot Dc eXcellcd. From forty o
fifty miles south of Rawlius the val
lcys Of the Snake River form the
most desirable grazing grounds. This
country lies between the Wahsatch
and SnoHy Range of mountains, at
an altitude of about $500 feet, and il
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 wide,
with wafer and wood in abundance.
III Ah"N NtAAE AilAONEh WIS ltSlAll VIZ
have encamped in magnificent groves
Of pine, oak and ash. H
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 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 OF 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, by a
recent treaty with the Sh0shOne In
dians, become available to the white
settler.
We trust that all persons in
tending to engage in stnckraising,
will visit our Territory and thorough
~ investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location.