The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-11
wyoming Its elm ate, Resources
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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 10 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 I
tempt to answer their queries c0llec-
lively by giving a general 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 q
variety of climate. IL is ais q
mountainous region and what j. true
Of the climate Of the valley and
plains would not be true OF the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
eraliy, AID with special references In
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitationr there is not n
finer climate in the world II j. per
feciIy 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 a that of Ohio
and Indiana Our winters are
usually warmer and far %pieasanier
than those OF Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia Snow rarely falls to any CON
siderable depth in the valleys, aud
when il docs. a warm sun or wind
usually takes IL of in a day or two,
so that cattle have %abundInt grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES
The special NJ 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 depus-
Its of gold, silver, copper, irVn, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the older
Territories, owing 10 the presence of
hostile Indians in the richest mining
districts Of this Territory. When we
are relieved from the presence of our
red brethryh, that is when the gov
ernmeat fakes measures TO keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota. the development of our min
ing interests, especially in the Black
~ Az oAE AtA AtibbAiAtAilNs Vii 1
be on a scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED TO cUver $4,000 square
milesl are underlaid with the finest
coal TO be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, 50 that a 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, hemlock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING-PRoFIrs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stock men 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
ters are milder and the snow falls
les in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated aud exposed plnIcaux
further south. Good wates j. abund-
ant in Wyoming aud the Climate i,
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 1
NAAAtO AAAAA AAN IN SAb ~ u
dustry of Wyoming is Of more i'm
portance tn her Inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich a.
they are. 1t Is certain that the ppcu-
culiar kind of grass found here IN our
plains and hiil-sides l. more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma 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 tina
nature has anywhere provided. II
not only groWs in the valleys, but
covers the foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, nus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on IN not avaIIable for other puT-
poses.
We know of NJ business, open TO
all corners, which rffers such solid in
ducenentS as s~tOck-raisiDg in Wyo-
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
lness assure Us that the profits exceed
four per cent a month, thus dO1b-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make il fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with a herd costing
from five TO ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
gucceed well. The bushes of wool
owing, although now in its infancy
n this Territory, is destined to be-
ONE a leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
The Indians in Wyoming are
known as 'eTreaty Indians" living
on observation away from white
settlements. The northeastern part
Of Wyoming is yet neutral ground,
me ioux Indians being permitted
ny treaty stipulations to hunt over
me same. It's expected that Con-