The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-26
wyoming. Us ClInI ate, Resources
and Attractions

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
Vf inquiry in relation to the CLIMATE,
resources, etc. of our ynunE commnn-
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 a general resume Of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNESs.
Wyoming is n Territory Of i'm.
menSe extent and hence must have a
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous regiun and what j. trup
of the climate Of the valley and
plains would not he true of the
higher elevations; but, speaking gen
erRlly, and with special reference 10
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is n0t a
finer climate in the world. II Is per
fec.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 as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pIeasanter
thar those of Illinois or PennSylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when it does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii of 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 -. 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, that is when the gov
ernmens takes measures to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development of III min
ing interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on a scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts Of our Territory
ESTIMATED to 30, OK square
miles, are undcrlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that Il perpetual supply
OF cheap fuel is a certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hemIock,
n cotton wood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a 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 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 plateaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds Of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the 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
portance to her inhabitants than all
her gold and silver mines, rich a.
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
cul!ar Kind OF grass found here on our
plains and hili-sides is more nu-
trltious than ohio timothy or the
pest 6iue grass OF Kentucky. This
punch or gramma grass starts up
early IN the spring, reaches maturity