The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-10
wyoming. It's CIim 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
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 n reply
to each correspondent, we VIII at
temut TO answer their queries coIlec-
Iiyeiy by giving IL general resume Oh
what may be cOnsi ,tently and truth
fully claimed for our Territory
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory of i'm
mense extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what i true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would 0 he true of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference To
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-
fes;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and braciug; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyOin-
ing is free rom 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 n far "plpaSanter
than those of Illinois or PenuSylVa-
mia. Snow rarely falls to amy con-
siderable depth in the valleys, and
when il does, n 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 resources 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 dcpOs-
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, hat is when the 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 Horn mountains, will
be on II scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to y $4,000 square
miles, are uudprIaid with the finest
Goa to be found west of thr RGcky
Mountains, 50 that a perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty with Us.
Tinlhpr tF U,i,l rrtIity l.. G,,,,I Il,
nearly allpa. Is Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, humlUck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS n grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stOcknen 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 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
pQrtance TO her inhabitants than ali.
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the puCu.
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
unch 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. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the wear
on lands not available for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, omen to
all corners, which 'tfers such solid in
ducetnentS as stock-raising in WyO-
ming. With good the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus.
mess assure us that the profits exceed
fou per cent. n 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 i've 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-