The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-05
oonnERcIAL JOB PRINTING
wyoming. Its CHM tic, Resources
and Attractions

and Attractions.
The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general nj
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of u young common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not The time To pen a rePiy
10 each correspondence, we VIII al
kmpt IN answer their queries cOllcc-
lively by giving a general esutn OF
what may be COnsi ,tPntly and truth
FULLY claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
wyoming is a Territory of i'm
alcnse extent and hence must have n
variety of climnte. 1t is Also II
mountainous region and what l. true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not he true of the
higher elevations; hut, 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
finer climate in the world. 1t is per
feg;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyOIn-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same rs that of OHIO
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far ~pleasanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when it does, n warn sun or wind
usually takes il off in a day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
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' s.. AS
to mining, Wyoming has rich depOs-
its of gold, silver, copper, iron, 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, thai is when the gov
eminent takes measures to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development # our min
ing Interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on u scale that will surprise the
most Sauguinc.
Immense tracts OF our Territory
ESTIMATED to UVe $4,000 square
mileS) are underlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that II perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty with US.
Timber of good quality is found in
YNanrI.. alI1,, IT. ,f \N,-lp,f,yr ,,nsfgH
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlOck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As n grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckmeu Of
experience hat Wyoming has 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 tbund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds Of all kinds OF stock
keep perfectly healthy, and tbs in
east 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 aS
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
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
sutumu or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
cover 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 nfferS such solid in
ducements as stock raising in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Mel 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 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
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The cuisines of WOOL
growing, although now in its infancy
IN this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.
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