The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-04-05

question arises. how is this timber to
be made available? At least four to
six months in the year these streams
belle FOurChe and South Fork uf
CheyenneI are quite high. The logs
could be cut and transported to the
sides OF these streams during the dry
season, and when the streams are
high. in the spring of the year, they
could be taken down into the Mis-
-UurI River with Il gOOu degree Of
safety and ease.
The Black Hills, which appear in
the distance and derive their name
! from. their dark and gloomy appear
ance, contains an ineXnaustibIc guam
| titv Of the finest timber, mostly pine,
w~nich-will doubtless remain undis-
! turbed for many years to come"
General Custer, who visited the
hills last summer, in his report also
speaks glOwingIy of the supply Of
timber, and says: The timber
found consisted of many varieties,
principally Of pine, oak and elm.
The pine - Of suitable dimensions
for being worked iutO lumber, and i
met with in abundance on every
hillside" ~.
Col. Forsythc, of Gen Shcridnn'5
staff, who accompanied the vNTgii-
ton, also r"UrrUhuratrS the statement
that a great abundance Of timber
exist in the hills.
The fertility Of the soil in the
Black Hills was uOtiCPd by Lieut..
Warren, in 1853. Speaking Of ti!p
J 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 to be-
Iouii,i 'f'u'iiuI lowing streams anu
SH'ail I'ch NhIt'H7 .oNtIei over VIM
me grass I"r nay an" ~Nusc'pllOie "'
GMIllNalInh ny IheaI'S "I irfiGa'iHh'
rnle iiiiocI I"I lHel am" iull9rT'
ilhle7lnil'' an" g"ou stone i"r hul''i-
nGTid - he,n r,nmd IN uIan"a ~
y,In,bie Gnant,iin- md rv,ithnmi
domht Tho N.Y. ON, n,nn mi n.nr,,i
-, ,riII ha di,.,,.a.nd -
80 n,i"nto ox-a,Hin,tinn. 10
I'D =,
Tn iro s,,,o r.rort r,rtbo- nm 10
sotg. I'm, c,nllIry' tho
mans nr r~nisiHT nFi.iant nu.r,itin.
Of wrair ,,'L ,n1,.faIiny Co. iLa ,,.o,r
the i~nhuhitnnGs und LnontirrI
n,ItLyauJ 1t, -
thnir inn,ns Tbn rnr,,,E,LI rrl.
dom her. from sirL nr-. - n,n Of
] thh al F1F1I ~ loaf II Ffs- al thu g.FfrIF,FR
ami w,II in hi r,s,.nt ~, e. -,
rrrnpInpnse fhn ]srt,Iar from tho
Ni--isLinui valley far his In-s in Tho
! snaIIrr nnIount of nrrdu.rs rbat cam
he taken rrnIn he .niI Thr preot
want of suitahIe Iuiidipp p~,,tSri,I
which nn,y sn s~prinusIv reinrds thaa
growtb of fhp ,rest wfli nor hn faIt
hrrru
Pt - IN "a
u n'i'oH =, O''n.'is am ~
y, a,
.'''NS - NulPpi N"ttN "u'
~" si'""1 uF"H 'He I"la
''E
Gen. W itayhnI"s. VINO made n
l,Et"t' survey "I lHlH region
III io''9-O"' Says III spraying OF II IA
ms r"H"!'' IaGr :: In" Wh"I" re-
GO" %! the h''rN INNS i unIue@-
t''''&tE u'''li"n, III no distant date,
it" nll"T'i i"Il'' i"F 'hFIEIhG pnpu-
lallnn mountain VIII furnish
a N~uiIrl9''t supply "i pine Iumh"r for
ordinary uses ANA ~h.'h""@h IIHl""r
-, very scarce IN IN" r"EIon a. Il
Mn'It from r"tt lIHFl' L" me row.
ger l'lN'Fl = NG' III" Lack lii'IH Will
i""' ~, in% n,., oIi ',,,H =,
~. rn,l. Fam In,. amJi'Ijo|'
Lad hin, tn ILa L,rL. nr ,Ln r.,
y o,inn | ,h, - ~
@ @ ,n IN,I,'| -
~, ,.,ri L'N ,', w - I.'i9'
nm.'l,n ~ I,m.,r y."a.,'' u, "
h,,Itir,I ILL., En,w,aa, ,To
u,birh i. ri,.h ,nd car,iiia 81
ROD win a bn,~v ornu,tb ~ 80
ErTyas az ash 3S, Oh, ,Ud EI,ba.
,,arietia- nf tiTher aro n,anrinao5 =,
Lning mot with f,inTinn 80 - %
La,n7irIi strasms Of w or nrtG%,
dnw.n fr,n tbn bifIs inIn tha PpitiTao
Tsnnrahn Rntv.aan Tho f'rr,, 90 tm,
ChavCnna ynry Gn,.if"d nwidorm,s r
the evistanra Of old WAN fnrnJ VI