The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-23

wyoming. lis cIrm ito, Resources

wyoming. lis CIIm ttc, Re-ources
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 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 cOilec-
lively by giving Il general resume of
what may he consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
mcn~a extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t is 50 a
mountainous region and what i 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 Ia
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t i per
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ugue occurs here. Wyum-
ing is free from the extremes OIL heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the same as tih,t of Ohio
and Iudiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far p~lcaSanter
than those of Illinois or P~enusylvu-
nia. Snow rarely falls to any ON
siderable epth in the valleys, and
when il does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il of in Il day or two,
so hat cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources Of Wyoming
are stock raising, mining und, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the vali, y
and when irrigated are not SURPRISED
for fertility and produc,ivrn, -. A.
to mining, Wyoming has rich d"paS-
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, that is when the gov
eminent takes measures to keep them
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 II scale hat Will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to Y $4,000 ~Qujr.
miles, are undrrlaid with the finest
coal to be found west Of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that Il perpetual supply
of cheap fuel Is Il certainty with u.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpa Is of Wyoming, consist
Ing mainly of pine, cedar, hcmiUck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFIT OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western StOckmen Of
experience that Wyoming mas M
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, hat 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 p~Inteaux
further south. Good wuter is abumd-
ant in w yOning and the climate j.
DULL ma llNlAlo vi an Minus vi SUCK
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
crease is remarkably rapid and GER
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion hat the stock growing in
dustry OF Wyoming j. of more i'm.
pOrtanCe To her inhabitants than al,
her gull and silver mines, ricn a.
they are. 1t is certain lhutthe ppCu
Culiar kind of grass found here on Il
plains and hill sides Is more uu-
]tritiOus than Ohio timnthy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch ar granIma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
in June and then cures where ii
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 fnOt-hillS and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing uu
limited grazing throughout rhe year
on lanuS not avaIIable for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, omen 10
all corners, which ptTrrs such solid in
ducementS aS stock raising in WvO
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 exec q
four per cent. a month, thus duuh
ling the capital in two years. r.
reap all the advantages of the busi-
moss and make it fully worth an en-
tprprising mans attention, it i
desirable to start with II herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars
D., q, IntV.,-,- IA-;, ,.stI I, .--t
succeed well. The businpS of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to be
hOme a leading interest