The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-25

cover their siies n,l t,,.s -i,.n f.,
fhem. ~ tIink II s,rs ia So 80
DR. Iaydrn in his ,y-,Io.,fra r.,.,-r
uftLrir ,.v nIrr,frTn II ILEGLEp ,rt.r..
3, That ~ Ira-t rIr-hird Of liz
area lr-linYtrd NJ GHwD -uu,r,, uyil,-
Wv HIM nv .I,,,It .,,r1 80. .mii,-
/, covered Win r[rru,mt ,i,ir,. inL.r
Ur i.2~O. uru acres. Now rhe rrXI
uur-,iou urf-r- INV. = mis- rimhrr =,
6c maize nyaia,h!co A. !,",,, rnur To-
six rucrrtE- i'm fbr wear rb,-e .IrrTin-
.ptrllo F,urcne rud SYuib Funk Of
Ghrvpurr. are quite Lir~h rio I,,--
could be cut uuii TRANSPORTED To the
sides of tE,~4. streams during the dry
season, and when the srr,,,r,- re-
high. in the. ~Jrirr OF tre yotr they
cuuld hr lahtn down into the Nil
>uuIi River with a guuI decree aC
safety and ease.
Tire BIurk Hills, which TErar in
ihC distance md derive their unmr
lru,r. their dark aud gloomy nrar.l~-
uucc, contains mn ireNnuu~t!hlr GuHu-
iiiy Of tho finest timber. mostly i,inC.
wnich will duuhilr-, r-maiu undf,-
turbcd for many years to come"
General Custer, who visited the
hills last summer, i'm his export also
speaks gluwiugIy OF the supply of
timber. md .lys: .' he timber
found consisted Of many varieties,
principally 81 line, oak and elm.
Tho pine is or suitable dimensions
for b,ing worked into lumber, ard is
met with in abundance on every
hillside"
Cot. Iur~ylIIo, Of Gen. ShCridun's
staff, who nrcompLniUd the cxpedi-
tiOn, also GorrOburltcs III. statement
ittal a great abundance Of timber
exist in the bills.
The fertility Of the soil in the
Black Hills wus noticed by Lieut..
valleys in that region, ne SAYS in his
report Of that year: " In these noun
tain formations which border the
great plains on the west are H. be
found beautiful flowing streams, and
small rlch Valleys covered over Wi;h
me grass Tor hay, and susceptible oi
cultivation by means Of irrigation.
nv 'It'"et i"i IutI ana Iuiho'T'
limestone una G"oh stone I"F huiII-
~ IT. "c m,i' " u,u.'i..
ynIn,hia ~G|mnttiing and fv,;ti,omi
GomLt ,,o nI U' c,, .u,H,ii
VIII ~ u,,,t,nri'u "'rn
m,II, 3, ''"'0 IN''''''''o"' nc
Tr s r,,u.o y
,,- = r. - crr, =" To
nam of r]nising .mgf.innt mrn,iitiaS
Of 1t .'T .n71,nraII,I O.. aan
-, inb".Li, W. - ~ "a
Ill, ,rI .
iL"ir GoH,os r. o,,,rr,TIn rrno
dan, Lcrn from std. - a. o,n If
tLn ,~,,tr,n,f,n G,,,mrnL ,hs nnnoO
an,r LII ~ III, -
racn,,' r. sa,,ia- -, tho
Mi, - lii. A. L;. - IT,
n,nILar y ,,,nt - III o m,O
Lo takon rrnrn ,ho Iii Thn nraot
u,,,t ~ s,,i,,hL, ,,;Itiro mn 81
rrIinb u''ni"S ~ a. a.
,rowtb ~ liz - iii 80 Lo taI,
Sarn -
ne a'Tn sly 1InT 'Ie7e ScltIeIhehts
~ .'lc nincN LlIi!S coulltry, chIiilot
nc AK !'u''uI" :" t'lt H',He event as
'i'"St ia lit MlAS,T9IpPl F"!Iey' pu'
nus "'rGn" S'e"''S upon INC r"IS-
ing Oh 9l"'N'
Gen. W. +. klynoldS, who made n
typographical survey or this region
IN IN)"-"O, says, IN speaking OF 1t in
his report, Iatr !: "Ihr Who'll" re-
Rion OF ia" Slack HIS IS unquCN-
li"nah!E ur-tincd, at no distant date,
to afford h"mrs for Il THRIVING popu-
lHti"n. In" mountains Will furnish
II sufficient supply of pine lumber for
ordinary uses, and although timber
Is very. scarce in the region as II
whole from Fort Pierre to the Pow
der ltlNerl, yet the Black Hills Will
itIlS SuLP.E .niS Ereae ueliGIfnGS III
tLIc uLa,,Ieta lnl",Su' uuy9't5iS.
- ! ~, MI
~ ~ - rno PIG
my tn,n., "'iu INN ne sNtI.ed ine
~ - "l" ""n'i S'Ht y nie Hai
t,,'CsIir" ,,lil - ms J"uaaFl a.