The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-18
oonuEHuIAL Jon PRINTING
wyoming. Its ClIm ste, Resources
and Attractions

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 common
wealth reach this OtiCe daily. As
we have not Ihe time {" pen Il reply
to each correspondent, we viii AT
Tempt TO answer their queries cOlieC-
tfveiv hv giving Il general reSuuu of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for our I, rritury.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming IS a Territory of i'm
pense extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also Il
mountainous region and what l. true
OF the climate of the valley and
plains would not he true of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference 10
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t j. per
fecily healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ngue occur here. Wyum-
ing is free from the extremes Oi heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
nture being the same "a hat of OHIO
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far p~lr;tsauter
than hose of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any tom
siderable iepth in the valleys, aad
when il does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il of in a day or two,
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
nECpIrprrS
The special resources of Wyoming
are stOck-raising, mining and, in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when irrigated are o surpassed
for fertility and prOduCtiven, -. AS
to mining, Wyoming has rich depns-
its of gold, silver, copper, irun, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed han those of the older
Territories, owing tn 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 reservation in
Dakota, the development of our min
ing interests, especially in the Black
Hills add Big Horn mountains, will
be on II scale that will surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 square
miles, arc undrrlaid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that IL perpetual supply
of cheap Guel is n certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpart Is of Wyoming. consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlock,
and COttOn-wOud.
GRAZING-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a 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 ahuHd-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder aud the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys Than on
the elevated aud exposed ~plnteaux
further south. Good waite. is abumd-
ant in Wyoming and the climate j.
such that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and Tn, in
crease is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry OF Wyoming il of more i'm
pDI' ante ~ ltI llllItIllIilll@ lndD ali
her gUII and silver mines, rirn u~
they are. 1t is certain that the prcu
Cujitr Kind of grass found here ul Dur
plains aul hill sides Is more un-
tritiOuS thar Ohiu tiuIuthy or the
best blue grass OF kpulucNN. Tui~
bunch or grumma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
In June and then cures where il
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
sutumn 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 I'M
limited grazing throughout he year
on lanuS not avaIluble for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, 0prn to
all corners, which ptfrrs such solid in
ducementS aS stock missing in Wyo
ming. With good management the
risks are few and the rpturnS are
large. Men long engaged in the bus.
ineSS assure Us that the profits exec q
four per cent Il month, thus dOub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it Is
desirable to start with II nerd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
In this Territory, is destined to be-
some leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.