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

in the Black Hills Of NOrthWt,rru
Wyoming has directed gClicTl, at
fcntiOn to our Territory, ana letter.
of Inquiry in relation TO the cimd;r,
resources, etc. Of UUr young common
wealth reach this office daily. A.
we have not the time 10 zen Il reply
ito each correspondent, We Will al
tempt 10 answer their queries cjli"c-
lively by giving a general resume u!
: what may be consistently and truth
yralIy claimed for our-ferritory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNrss.
Wyomlaz IS a Territory i'm
mems extent and hence must tl@se q
kSvariety of c,fmufe- 1t Is also a
& mountainous region and what Is true
of the climate of the valley and
slams would not he true of the
Fhigher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference 10
the portions already settled and the
iportion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there IS not a
finer climate in the world. 1t Is per
I fec;Iy healthy, the air IS dry, pure
and braciug; there IS no niaiaria and
! hence no ague occurs here. Wyom-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
III btlliE ~ t'AAA 49, N'.N w Da-+F
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pIpasanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsyivu-
7g;a- Snow rarely falls to any con-
srabIe depth in the valleys, and
zen it does, a warm sun or wind
sually takes it Off in a day or two,
) that cattle have abundant grazing
he year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources Of Wyoming
ire stock raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in ali the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and ~prOduciiven, So As
to mining, Wyoming ha, rich depOs-
its of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the older
Gerritories, owing to the presence Of
hostile Indians in the richest mining
Districts Of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presehce of our
rid brethren, thHt Is when the gov
eminent takes measures To keep them
IN 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 the
most Sanguinp.
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GRAZING-PROFITS or CATTIE
RAISING.
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1uulitteu ~ Me9yGln 9;oCN'tlC' oI
oApe lGtCo lllHt oii.'!S mas 10
equni - upSl'oiit9 ?"ii9lol9 ni"!IlI5
III ms tlt"T tlt sl"97 i? more ""u.;u-
tars orc miiTor ami thG nn,t, rIis
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and expOsed p~lalpaux
further SOUTH. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climatc 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
portane to her inhabitants than nj!
her COLL and silver mines, rich AS
they ae. 1t is certain that the pecu-
culiar znd of grass found here n our
plains and hiIl-sidcs is more nv
trition7 than Ohio timothy or the
best bue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts up
early n the spring, reaches maturity
stand,s retaining all its nutritiye