The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-26
WYOMING GRAZING LANDS.

Commencing 1T the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides of
the Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
enne, the grazing is excellent and the
team are numerous. From Chey-
enne to the north and northwest,
clear to the Montana boundary line,
are inuumcrable valleys, the most
beautiful the eye yer beheld thes3
valleys are GENERALLY watered by one
or o streams Of the purest water.
From Cheyenne west, the Union
Pacific Railroad ascends until Mt
Sherman it Is at aD-altitude of g3S2
feet, and even to this summit there
Is good grazing, esl eCiully for sheep,
the iuul-hilis seeming a very paradise
for them.
Not lar west Of Sherman the Lara
mic Plains commence, n bread. fer
tile valley, lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Moan. aims
proper. Here we find the fnrss
grazing country in the world a val
ley about fifty miles broad and over
a hundred miles long, watcred by
wO rivers. The stock grower has
taken possession of this immense eX-
panse of country, and his many herds
are visible on every hillside. Horses,
sheep and cattle are being counted by
the thousands ON these plains; all
who are engaged in stock growing
there are pruapering and their tiocks
and herds are increasing. Laramie
City the centre Of attraction of the
Laramie Plains. II beautiful town,
located ON the banks of the river
bearing the anne name, is the head
quarters of the StOCkmen of this
section. Here most of the stock
kings reside and eXpend in per-
mauent improvements the honest but
ample earnings of their calling.
lfguiug farther west, we find next
in Carbon County, near Rawlins and
Fort Steele, excellent grazing lands.
In the vicinity of the latter place,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
ctunot lie cXcelled. From forty to
diiy miles south Of Rawlius the val
lcyS of the Snake River form the
most desirable grazing grounds. This
country lies between The Wahsstch
and Snowy Range Of mountains, at
IN altitude of about $500 feet, and is
watered by The Snake River, Savior's
Fork and the Big Muddy and its
several branches. We find there
valleys from two to seven miles wide,
with Nc and wood in abundance.
In travelling through this region we
have encamped in magnificent groves
of pine, oak and ash.
Leaving the Platte, the grazing is
found only in patches up to Green
River, 1888 miles west of Cheyenne,
where at no great distance from the
railroad, and in a safe country, the
grazing lands reappear and continue
westward through the Territory to
Utah, interrupted occasionally by
large, barren districts. The valleys
of the Green River and its tributa-
rieS, Blacks and Hams Forks, form
fine grazing lands. All through this
region, westward beyond the thriv-
ing town of Evanston, the great coal
and timber region of Wyoming,
many large and small streams mean
dering through the valleys, increase
the fertility of the soil. In the Wind
River valley. in a northerly direction
/ from Green River, a large extent OF
grazing and arabic lands has, by a
recent treaty with the ShoshOne In
dians, become available to the white
settler.
We trust that all persons in
tending to engage in stOckraisinG,
will visit our Territory and thorough
Iy investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location.