The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-13
wyoming. It's CHM tie, Resources
aud Attractions
Resources

wyoming. Its CHM tie, Resources
aud Attractions.
The discovery Of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tontion to Our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources etc. Of our young common
wealth reach this Office daily. As
we have not the time to pen a reply
To each correspondent, we VIII at
temut TO answer their queries cnllec-
lively by giving a general resume OF
what may he consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
wyoming Is a Territory Of i'm
ulenss extent and hence must have IL
variety Of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what Is true
Of the climate Of the valley and
plains would not be true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
SAlly, and with special reference 10
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-
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; 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
Rture being the same as that Of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pi~easautcr
than those of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
siderable cepth in the valleys, and
when il does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii Off in a day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources Of Wyoming
are stock raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and productiven, s.. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich drpos-
its of gold, silver, copper, irun, 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 in
Dakota, the development Of our min
ing Interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on II scale hat will surprise the
most %sanguine.
Immense tracts of Our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 suuarc
miles, arc undertake with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that II perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty with US.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly alIparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hemlock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PR0FIT5 OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckmen of
experience hat Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abumd-
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~lateaux
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 or Wyoming is of more i'm
portance TO her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich rs
they are. 1t IS certain that the prcu-
culiar kind of grass found here n 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 up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
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. It
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 lanus not avaIIabIe for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which ItfprS such solid in
ducement5 as stock-raising in Wvo-
ming. With good management tho
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus.
mess assure US that the profits exceed
four per cent. II month, thus dovb-
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 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-