The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-03
~cowMRHCIAL JOB PRIN
oF EyEHI KIND
It's elm ate, Resources
and TRACTION


The discovery of rich gold mines
In the Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntion I our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation To the climate
resources etc. Of our young common
wealth reach this Office daily. AH
we have not the time to zen a rcp!E
b each correspondent, we VII! az
tempt to answer their queries coffee
lively by giving a general resume o.
what may be consistently and truth
ruIIy claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. uEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming is II Territory Of i'm
nense extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what Is true
Of the climate of the valley aad
plains would not lie true of the
higher elevations; but, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference 10
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
hner climate in the world. 1t is per
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no Hgue occur here. WyOn-
ing Is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
sture being the same as that of OHIO
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far ]pleasantcr
than those of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls To any cou-
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when il does, q warm sun or wind
usually takes il Off in Il day or two,
so hal 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 prOducliven, -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depos-
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
Astile 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 n scale shat will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of Il Territory
ESTIMATED to 10000 square
miles, are underIlid with the finest
coa Ia be Uuud west Of tn" Rocky
Mountains, 50 that IL perpetual supply
of cheap fuel Is IL certainty with Us.
Timber Of good quality is found in
nearly aiIpatts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemLOck,
u cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS n 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 aud exposed ~plateauN
further south. Good water is ubund-
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 all
her gold and silver mines, rich AZ
they are. 1t is certain that the peCU-
culiar kind OF grass found here on our
plains and hiil-sides is more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch Or grarnma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
In June n 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, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on LANDS nOt available for other pur-
poses.
We know Of no business, open TO
all corners, which Itfers such solid in
ducements as st~Ock-raiSin9 in WYO-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
= mess assure US that the profits exce"d
four per cent. Il month, thus dOub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of Che bust
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
some a leading interest. ~