The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-22

In the Black Hills of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
sf inquiry in relation to the climate,
Resources, etc. of our young chiumnu-
wealth reach this uiiict daily. "a
we have not the time to pen Il reply
to each correspondent, wa viii at
tempt to answer their queries culicr-
lively by giving Il general Of
what may be ruusi ,tpUtly and truth
fully claimed for our T,rriiOry.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNEsS.
Wyoming is d Territory Of i'm
meuse extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t IS also "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 n
finer climate in The world. 1t Is per-
fec:ly healthy, the air il dry, pure
and bruciug; there Is no malaria and
hence no agun occurs here. WyuuI-
ing is free from the extremes oi heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
sture being the same rs that OF Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plea4autrr
than those of Illinois or Penusylva-
Hin. Snow rarely falls To any con-
siderable lepth in the valleys, and
when 1t does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il off in a day or two,
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources of Wyoming
are s~tOck-raising, mining aud, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and prOductivrn' -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich deppS
its of gold, silver, copper, ir"n, 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
eTnTurnt takes measures tukppp them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota the development Of our min
irg interests especially in the Black
Hills aud Big lIurH mountains, will
be ON It ~cll" that Will surprise the
most SangulHP.
Immense tracts OF our Territory
ESTIMATED To cover 10000 square
miles are uuderIaid with the finest
coal 10 be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 81 that IA perpetual supply
of cheap fuvl is II certainty with u.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly alIpa'ts of Wyoming. consist
Ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlUck,
and COttOn-WOUu.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
A. a grazing region, ii is generally
admitted by Western stnckmem Of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. It's superiority consists mainly
in this, that The grass is more abuGd
ant n of better quality. the win
ters are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated aud exposed plaIpauX
further Snuth. Good vale j. nbuuh
ant in Wyoming and the cliInute j.
Sucl that herds of NIL Kinds of stock
keep PERFECTLY healthy, and tn, in
crease is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have Expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in.
duStry OF Wyoming j. Of more inn
pOrfanr" to her inhabitants thea al.
her g0l,i and silver mines. rich -
they are. II j. CnrTiju Intf the urrYI
culihr Kind of grass tuuud here q oar
plains and hill sides Is more ma.
triti0us than Ohio Timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch nr grumma grass starts UP
early in the spring, reaches maturiti
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 vaIIeys, bur
cover the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing uu
limited grazing throughout the wear
on lanuS not avaIIabIe for other pur.
poses.
We know of NJ business, open 10
all corners, which ptfprS such solid in
ducementS as stock raising i'm Wyo
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
ineSS assure Us hat the profits exec &
four per cent. Il month, thus dOuh
ling the capital in two years. ru
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it j.
desirable to start with "A 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 IA leading interest.
H INDIAN QUESTION.
The Indians In Wyoming are