The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-11

in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general hl-
tontion to our Territory, and letters
of inquiry in relation to the Climate
resources, etc. Of our young coiiIiil",'-
wealth reach this office daiIy. As
we have not the time 10 pen rep
10 each correspondent, we viii at
tempt to answer their queries collec-
tiyeiy by giving II general resume nf
what NAV be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
wyoming Is a Territory of inn
mems extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t is also n
mountainous region and what Is true
Of the climate of the valley and
pIains would not bc true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, Inc with special reference la
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
fee;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is M malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyoIn-
ing Is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being II same rs that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pleasanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when it does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il off in a day Or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special of Wyoming
are ck-rai5ing, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility aud produciiven, ~. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depos.
its of gold, silver, cnpper, 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 nf our min
irg Interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on II scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to I'VE 30, q square
miles, are undertake with the finest
Goa to be FOUND west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that IL perpetual supply /
of cheap fuel is II certainty with US.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, heml0ck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS Il grazing region, it 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 or Wyoming is of more i'm
poi W IGI lHIldDltdllS IMAM ali
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
culiar 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 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. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, n frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on landsn not available for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
All corners, which rfferS such solid in
as stOck-raising in WyO-
ming. With good management the
Tlsks are lew and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus I
mess assure us that the profits eXcerd
-FOUR per cent. II month, thus douh-
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
rom five to ten thousand dollars.
MANY, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The bushes of WOOL
growing, although now in it's infancy
IA NJ Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
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