The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-31

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Wyoming has directed general at
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
IF inquiry i'm relation tn the climate,
resources, etc. Of VI young cnmmun-
wealth reach this ulliCe daily As
we have not the time TO pen a reply
to each correspondent, we viii nj
tempt to answer their queries culiec-
lively by giving q general resume of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for-Our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
meHse extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what j. true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not lie true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference Ia
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say.
without hesitation, there Is Uot d
finer climate in the world. IT is per
fec.ly healthy, the air i dry, pure
and bruciug; there IS no malaria aud
hence no 1gue occurs here. WyuIu-
ing Is free from the extremes Oi. neat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being The same ~ THAT Of OHIO
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer aud far plcasauter
than those Of Iliiuui> or P~ennsytva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable .epth in the valleys, aud
when it does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii oil ia a day or two,
so that cattle have abuudaGr grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources 0f Wyoming
are stock raising. mining aad, IN
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are.abuuutuItin all the valley
and when irrigated are not SURPASSED
for fertility aud p~rnductiveut -. As
to mining, Wyoming ha- rich depes-
its of gnli, silver, cuppcr, ir.n, lead,
and coal. Our mines are. of course,
less developed Than thO~c Of the al Ter
Territories, owing u 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
eminent takes measures to Keep them
on their permanent reservations in
Dakota, the development uf0ur min
ing interests, especially ia the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, VIII
W ~ a Ht"l' AllhA " IA sui "a tIt' INC
most slnguiup.
Immense tracts Of our Territory
ESTIMATED 10 cover 3D,'tIO square
miles, are Unlrrlaid with the iiup-t
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, - that II perpetual supply
Of cheap fuel Is n certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly a!ipa +, Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hrmiUck,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western Stnckmcn of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. lis superiority CONSISTS mainly
in this, that the grass i ahuud-
ant and Of better quality. the win
tiers are mlIder and the snow ftlIS
less in Il sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed plnrraux
further south. Good wuter i ubuud-
ant in Wyoming and the climate i,
such that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
rease IS remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in.
dustry uf Wyoming Is of more tHf=
-portalce - be- inhgas AifTttam Than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich a.
they are. 1t is cartuiu that the pecu
culiar kind Of TrsS~ found here ON our
plains and hill sides Is more nu-
tritiuqs than OHIO Timothy or the
best blue grass OF Kentucky. This
bunch or gramua grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
in lima lttl flhf, fg1pa- 1,.I,p. IL
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. Il
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers The foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing IN
limited grazing throughout the year
on lanu5 not avaIIHble for other pur
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which rtiprS 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 exc" q
four per cent. Il month, thuS duub.
ling the capital in two years. TO
reap all the advantages Of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terpriaing mans attention, it i
desirable to start with "A herd costing
from Ave to ten thousand dollars
Many, However, hegiu with less and
succeed we'll. The busiucs Of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
in this Territory, i destined 10 ne
some a leading interest,
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
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