The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-30
conmhnolAL Jos rEINrINe
wyomIng. It's CIImqte Eesoureos
and Attractions.

and Attractions.
The discovery Of rich gold nines-
in the Black Hills or Northwestern.
Wyoming has directed general at
tcntion to-auF Territory, and letters
Of inquiryin rPfatidu7to the climate,
resources, ete-of our ypfrlIg cOlnInnn-
wealth reaCh-this office daily. rs
we-haye not the time t9-Pm Il reply
to each correspondent, WE willaai1
tempttO answertheir qHerieS collcc-
lively by giving Il genefak resume Of
what may be COnsi.teuuS and truth
fully claimed for our Territory.
SCLIMATE. uEALTHFBLNEss.
Wyoming fsa Territory of i'm
mcuss extent Uurt- hence must have II
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what is true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not be true of the
orally, and with special reference TO
the portions already settled and the
portion INVITING settlement, we'say,
without hesitation, there Is not a
finer climate i'm the world. 1t is per-
fec;ly healthy, the mir is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wynn
ing is free from the extremes OF heat.
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the am as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plrasantcr
than those of Illinois or Penusylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls TO any o 10
siderable depth in. the valleys, and
when it does, n warm or wind
usually takes It of in a day or two,
SO that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special resources of. Wyoming
are stock raising, mining anti, in'
some portions, agriculture. 'h Farm
lands are abundant in all the valleys
and when Irrigated are not sdfpnssed
for fertility and producti ven' -. As.
to mining, Wyoming has rich depos-
its ofgaId, silver, copper, iron, 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. WheH we
are relieved -frem the preseRce-af nur
red brethren, that Is wheu thek gov
eminent takes measures to keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development Of our min
ing Interests, especially 10 the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountainsg Vii
be on a scale that Will. surprise the
most sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
(estimated TO cover 10000 square
miles, are underlaid with the finest
coal to be found west "f the Rocky
Mountains, so that uIrrprtuaI supply
of cheap fuel is II certainty. Wilh-IlS.
Timber of good quality Is found in
nearly 'allpatts'0f Wyoming, rbnsfSts
Ing mainly of pine, cedar, hcmlUck,
and cotton wood. ~
GRAHING-PR0TITS OF CATTLE O.
RAISING.
Asa grazing region, it is generally
admitted by Western stockupu Of
experience that Wyoming hp. no
equal. ITS superiority CONSISTS mainly
in this, that the grass is more abuud-
ant and of better quality, the win.
tiers are milder aud the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed ~plateaux
further south. Good wutef is abund-
ant In Wyomtng and theTclinlate is
such that herds Of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, aud the in
crease is remarkably rapid and GER
tain. Many lave expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
dustry or Wyoming is of more i'm
pOrtance TO her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich IL
they are. 1t is certain that the ppru
culiar kind Of grass found here on Il
plains and hill sides Is more uu-
tritiOus than OHIO Timothy or iinp
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch ar gramma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
in June and then cures where ii
stands, retaining all IFS nutritive
qualities and constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. It
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 the year
OF lanus not Rvafiabte for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which rffers 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. II 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 IA herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars
Many, however, begin with less and
succeed well. The cuisines of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to be-
some a leading interest.