The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-04
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wyoming. It's CIImrte, Rcsourccs
aud Attractions

aud Attractions.
The discovery of ricn gold mines
In the Black Ii'Is at NurtNWe,! pru
Wyoming In, directed general at
tcntiOn to our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation To the climate,
resources, etc. of Il young common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not the time [ % pen a reply
to each correspondent, we will at
Tempt TO answer their queries cOlleC-
lively by giving II general resume of
what may be cOnsi ,tputly and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
mense extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what j. true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would rot he true Of the
higher elevations; but, speaking gen
emily, and with special reference To
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t Is peT-
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and braeing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wyom-
ing is free from the extremes OF neat
and cold, the yearly average temper
allure being the same a. thai of OHIO
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pIeasanter
than those of Illinois or Pe%nusylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con-
~siderable iepth in the valleys, and
when ii does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii off in a day or two,
~ that pattIa no va ahun1ap nj urazinU
the year round.
~ RESOURCES.
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 not surpassed
for fertility and p~rOductiven' 81. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depos.
its of gold, silver, copper, irUn, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the older
Territories, owing to 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 row
eminent takes measures To keep them
on their permanent reservation in
bAAFNFANa IN - ~ = ~ III NANNANT
irg interests, especially i'm the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on a scale that will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover 10000 square
miles, are underlnid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, SO that a perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty with us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allparts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemIock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZISG-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stock men Of
experiences that Wyoming has no
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abund-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
les in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed pIateaux
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds Of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and the in
NiNupO Ii ''ilt h'''lN ldliitl anu CtT-
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry OF Wyoming is of more i'm
pOrtance To her inhabitants than all
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pecu-
culiar kind Of grass found here on our
plains and hill-Sides is more nu-
tritious than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gramma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
in June and then cures where it
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 un-
limited grazing throughout the year
on Ianus not available for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which ,tfers 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 exceed
four per cent. "A month, thus doub-
ling the capital in two years. TO
reap all the advantages of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with a herd costing
from Ave 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 "A ln3dinu iptnraCt