The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-20
Wyoming. Its elm lte, x
and Auraenons.
Resources

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 c0mmun-
wealth reach this ufiite daily. As
we have not The time to pen a reply
to each cOrrrspDndcnI, we wall at
tempt To answer their queries coIiec-
lively by giving II general resume of
what NAV be ruuSi .tPHtlv and truth
fully claimed for our II rritOry.
CLIMATE. HEALTuFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory OF i'm
meuss extent and hence must have II
variety of climate. 1t il also n
mountainous region and what j. truC
OF the climate of the valley and
plains would not lie rue of the
higher p~iPvatiun~; INIT, speaking gen.
erally. ahd with special reference Ia
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
fec:ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and braciiIg; there is no malaria and
hence no Hgue occurs here. Wyum-
ing Is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
ature being The same as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plpasanter
than those OF Illinois or Penusylvu
Bia. Snow rarely fails to any con
siderable .epth in the valleys, aud
when IL does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il of in Il day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
the year rpund.
RESOURCES.
The special resources of Wyoming
are tock- raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and p~rOducliven, -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich drpns
its of gnl !, silver, copper, iron, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the nller
Territories, owing la 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
erniu"nt takrS measures To keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the ~develupnIent ur our min
. illlCit@A-s f-lNNlstllN III tlit lDliitk
Hill and Big Horn nIuuutain-, will
be- nm II scale iiIut VIII surprise the
most Sauguiue.
Immense tracts of oar Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 square
miles, are uudrrluil with the finest
coal TO be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so hat Il perpetual supply
of cheap fuel * II certainty with US.
Tfmher az goUd quality is found in
nearly alipa Is IF Wynmiug, consist.
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlOck,
aud cOttOn-wUod.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, it Is generally
admitted by Western stockmuu OF
experience that Wyoming mas no
equal. Its superiority CONSISTS mainly
in this, II II The gra~S is more abuud.
ant and of better quality. the win
tPrs are milder and the snow fails
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed p%latpaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate j.
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 OF Wyoming is of more i'm
pOrtance To- her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich a.
they are. 1t is certain that the prru
culiar kind of grass found here on our
plains and hill sides Is more nu-
trltlouS than OHIO iinIuthy OF the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
htInE.h !, Orat,hVN1 rr.-, t--,. 49,
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 thp year
mn lanuS not uvaIIable for other Dur-
poses.
We know of no business, open 10
all corners, which 'tfprs such solid in
JUDGEMENTS ~ stock raising in WvO
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the hu.
ineSS assure Us that the profits exec q
four per cent. II month, thus dnuh
ling the capital in two years. To
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth AN ON
terprising mans attention, it j.
deSirshie to start with Il herd costing
from five 10 ten Thousand dollars
Many. however, hegin with less and
succeed well. The husines of wool
growing, although now In its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to tie
some n leading interest. f.s
II INDIAN QUESTION.