The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
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Commencing 1T the southeastern
corner of Wyoming, on both sides ot
the Union Pacific Railroad, to Chey-
enme, the grazing l. eXieIlent and the
sttHnIs are numerous. From Chey.
time to the north aud northwest
clear To the Montana boundary line.
are InHumernnie valleys, the most
beautiful the eye yer bcheld thess
valleys are generally WHtprpl by one
or more streams of the purest water.
FROM Cheyenne west, the Union
PHrItic railroad a>cends until at
Sherman it II At an altitude of S349
lcCir ana even to this summit there
Il gU"u grazing, -. rcialIy for sheep,
the l"Ot-hilis HeCnning II very paradise
for them.
Not Tar west of Sherman the Lara
mic Pains commence, n bread. fer
tile valley lying between the Black
Hills and the Rocky Noun aims
proper. Here We find the finest
grazing country in the world a val
ley uhUnI fifty milvs broad and Over
d hundred miles long, wHtcred by
wU rivers. the stock grower has
taken POSSESSION OF this immense ex-
panSe Of country, ahd his many herds
are visible on every hillside. Hur~es,
sheep aud cattle are being counted by
'AiN A''NsAA7tAAi'A1 WI Allt1t DldlilSs hlb
VIII" are engaged in StO"k growing
there are PruoPeriug and their fiOcks
and herds are Increasing. Laramie
city, the centre Of attraction of the
Laramie Plaiws. II beautiful town,
located on the banks of the river
bearing h same name, is the head
quarters of the stock men of this
section. Here most Of the stock
kings reside and CXpend in per
manent improvements the honest but
ample earnings of their calling.
If going farther west, we find next
in Carbon County, near Rawlins aud
Fort Steele, excellent grazing lands.
In the virinity of the latter place,
along the North Platte, the facilities
for raising cattle, horses and sheep
cannot be cXcelIed. From forty TO
fifty miles south Of Rawlins the val
leys of the Snake River form the
most desirable gazing grounds. This
country lies between The WnhSatch
and Snowy Range Of mountains, at
an altitude of about $500 feet, and 10
Watered by the Snake River, SaviOr's
Fork and the Big Muddy aud its
several branches. We find there
valleys from Two to seven miles wide,
with Wa or and wood. in abundance.
In travelling through this region We
have CnCamped in magnificent groves
of pine, oak and ash.
Leaving The Platte, the'grazing il
found only in patches up To Green
River, 1913 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 II nOrtherly direction
from Green River, Il large extent OF
grazing and arabic lands has, by Il
recent treaty with the ShnshDne In
dams, become available to the white
Settler.
W" trust that all persons in
tending to engage in stOckraising,
will visit our Territory and thorough
~ investigate its advantages and dis
advantages, in person or by agent,
before they determine their location.