The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-26
Wyoming. Its CIIn ate, Resources
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81 and Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
In the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of our yOuug common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not the time to pen a reply
ia each correspondents, we viii at
teulpt TO answer their queries cnllPC-
lively by giving II general resume of
what may bet,onsi~tently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTIIFULNEss.
Wyoming Is a Territory of i'm
nense extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is a:sU a
mountainous region and what j. true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not be true Of the
higher elevations; Tut, speaking gen.
orally, and with special reference In
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without HESITATION, there is not a
fiuer climate in the world. II is per-
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no Hgue occurs here. WyOIn-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
Rture being the same as hat of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far ~plpaSanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsyiva.
mia. Snow rarely falls To any CON
siderable .iepth in the valleys, and
when il does, a warn sun or wind
usually fakes il off in a day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round. ...E
-sv--r. RESOURCES.
The special resources of Wyoming
are stockrraising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not SURPASSED
for fertility and prOductivpn, -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depus.
its of gold, silver, copper, iruu, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less deYelopedthan 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
ernment takes measures tokeepthem
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 viii surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 quure
miles, aresunderlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that a perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is a certainty with US,
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hemIock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stockmpu of
experience that Wyoming mas no
equal Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abuud-
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
portance TO her inhabitants than ALI
her gold and silver mines, rich IA
they are. 1t is certain that the ppCu.
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, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing un-
limited grazing throughout the year
on lanus not available for other pur-
pO5es.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which ,fferS such solid in
ducements as stock raising in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks T few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus.
ineSs assure us that the profits exceed
four per cent. Il month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap allthe advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with IA 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 he
some a leading interest.