The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-25
Wyoming. Its Climate, Resources
and Attractions.

Wyoming. Its CIIm nte, Resources
and Attraction.
The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tention to II Territory, and letters
of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of our 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 culleC-
lively by giving II general resume Of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. uEALTHFCLNEs5.
Wyoming is a Territory of i'm
menss extent and hence must have q
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what is true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not he true of the
higher elevations; but, spenking gen
orally, and with special reference 10
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not q
finer climate i'm the world. 1t is per-
feC;ly healthy. the air is dry, pure
and braciug; there is no malaria and
hence no aguc occurs here. WyOIn-
ing is free from the extremes OF neat
and. cold, the yearly average temper
allure being the same Us that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far ~pleLsantcr
than those of Illinois OF PpnusSiva.
nin. Snow rarely falls 90 any uOn-
siderable Jcpth in the valleys, and
when ii does, q warm sun or wiud
usually takes il Off in a day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
Tho special resources of Wyoming
are stock raisiug, 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 uf the ul ier
Territories, owing 10 the presence of
hostile Iudiaus in the richest mining
districts of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presence Of our
red brethren, that is when tine GOV.
eminent takes measures 10 keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development Of Our min
ing interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Hnrn mpUutuin7, Will
be on a scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 sUIare
miles, arc undprlIid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that a perpcIuN! surutv
of cheap fuel is n certainty VITA Us.
Timber OF good Quality Is found in
nearly allparts Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hCmlOck,
and cOttOn-WOOd.
GRAZING PROFITS or CATTLE
RAISING.
As q grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckmen of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more aGund-
n and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in u sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed ~plateaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such hat herds of all kinds Of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and tbs 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
portanCc to her inhabitants than at.
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the necu-
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. It
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 uvalluble for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, omen to
all corners, which Iffers such solid in
ducements as stock-raising in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged. in the bus
mess 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 lesa aud
succeed well. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
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