The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-25
wyoming. It's CIIm1tc, Resources
and Nt,rnrtTops

wyoming. It's CIIm1tc, Resources
and Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
Ia the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntiun To our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate,
Resources, etc. of uur young common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not the time To pen a reply
to each correspondent, we will at
tempt to answer their queries cOllec-
lively by giving Il general resume of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming IS a Territory of i'm
mems extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t is also IA
mountainous region and what j. true
of the climate OF the valley and
plains would not he true Of the
higher elevations; but, speaking gen.
orally, ahd with special reference To
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hes. i;ttlon, there is not a
finer climate ~ ih" world. II j. per
fec;ly healthy, The cir is dry, pure
and bEU"ing; therv IS no E'JIor'J and
hence NJ .guc occurs mere. "yUln-
ing is free Irp:u trA s~f.Ieu'rs a.. heat
and cold, che y'gtriE average TEMPER
ature being thc sg3u, n ihut of CHio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plcaSantcr
than those of Illinois or Penusylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
siderable epth in the valleys, aud
when it does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il off in Il day or two,
so that cattle nave abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources OF Wyoming
are stock raising, mining and. in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant ia all the valleys
and when irrigated are not SURPASSED
for fertility and prnductivru, -. As
to mluing, Wyoming has rich depus
its of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of cuursp,
less developed than thnSc of the 81 Ter
Territories, owing tn 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 tokcep them
on their permanent reservation in
Ddhllt. lllt tltN equipment fl our illlll-
irg Interests, especially IN the Black
Hills and Big Horn mnuniain-, viii
be on Il scale that Will surprise the
most sanguiue.
Immense tracts Of our Territory
Estimated Ia cover 10000 square
miles, are uudrrlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, : o that II 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, hemIUck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western st0ckmen of
experience thar 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 ~pInteauX
further south. Good watef is abumd-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, aud the in
crease Is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion thar the stock growing in
duStry az Wyoming j. of more i'm
pur'ance To her inhabitants than al.
thav r If j. cnrt,in Ibnt tba n
cuIi.r Kind or rr,ss frrnI bnrn - -
nIajns and hilI sides - n,nrn nm.
tritinns than Ohin tirnmtbv mr. tho
hest blup praSs of K~puIurkv This
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