The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
wyomIng. Its CIIm 'tc, Resources
and AIIrnctions

and Attractions
The discovery Of rich gold mines
In the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general al
tCntiOn to u Territory. and letters
of inquiry in relation to the climate,
Resources, etc. Of our young common
wealth reach this ullire daily. As
we have not the time to pen Il reply
to each correspondent, we will AT
tempt To answer their queries cnliec-
lively by giviuga general esUfn Of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm.
menss extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what j. true
eli the climate uf the valley and
plains would not be rue of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, AID 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
fectly healthy, the air il dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
lttilNt III bEut tNNhlH iltlt- W y olil-
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 aud far ]pleaSantcr
than those.of Illinois or Pcnnsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable siepth in the valleys, and
WheuIit does a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii 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 o surpassed
for fertility and prOductiven' -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich dppus-
its of gold, silver, copper, irun, 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 il when the gov
ernment takes measures to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development Of Our mia.
iTg interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on n scale that viii surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to 81, 900 SQUARE
miles, are uudcrIuid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that n perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty with Us.
Timber Of good quality is found in
nearly ullpa"tS of Wyoming. cun~i-t-
ing mainly of pine, cedar, htmiOck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOckme 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 pla,caux
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 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 al.
her gold and silver mines, rich rs
they are. 1t is certain that the ppCu-
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 uD
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. 1t
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 lands not avaIlabie for other pur-
poses.
We know Of no business, open to
all corners, which ItfprS 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. IA 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
rom 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 be-
some a leading interest.