The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-05

The discovery Of rich gold mines
IN the Black Hills of Northwestern
1 wyoming has directed general at
tention TO o Territory, and letters
| Il Inquiry in relation TO the climate,
resources, etc. Of our young common
sealth reach this Office daily As
re have not the time to pen a reply
. each correspondent we will at
gmPt to answer their queries collec-
hvely by giving a general sumo of
shat may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIIATE- HEALTHFCLNESs.
Wyoming Is a Territory of i'm
mense extent and hence must have a
variety OF climate. II is also a
mountainous region and what is true
Of the climate Sof the valley and
plains would not lie true OF the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference TO
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
| without hesitation, there is not a
j finer climate in the world. 1t Is per-
4 fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and hracing; there is no. malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wyom-
ing IS free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same as that of Ohio
and Indiana Our winters are
usually warmer and far ~pleasanter
than those of Illinois or Peunsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any SON.
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when il does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il of in a day or two,
90 that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCE
The special 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, 81. 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
hostile Indians in the richest mining
districts of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presence of our
red brethren, hat 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 a scale that will surprise Cthe
most sanguine-
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 30, ZOO square
miles are underlaid with the finest
coal TO be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so hat a perpetual supply
Of cheap fuel is n certainty with US.
Timber Of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hemlock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PRoFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, il is generally
admitted by Western stOcknlen 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 vic
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed plhieaux
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 OF Wyoming Is of more i'm
Drtance to her inhabitants than al.
Ter gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
euliar 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 graInma 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, 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 offers such solid in
dueements as s~tock-raising in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
Risks are few and the returns are
largo Men long engaged in the bus
10 iAa IN pitllS GAGCn
iour per cent. a month, thus doub-
ing the capital in two years. TO
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
gueceed well. The bushes of wool
owing, although now in its infancy
ms Territory, is destined to be-
N a leading interest.
H INDIAN QUESTION.
The Indians in Wyoming are
Known as Treaty Indians" living
M reservation away from white
sttlements. The northeastern part
~ wyoming is yet neutral ground,
me ioux Indians being permitted
~ treaty stipulations to hunt over
n.e same. 1t is expected that Con-
seSs next winter will abrogate the
f1sting treaty and confine these