The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-19
wyoming. Its CIIm tte, Resources
and Attractions

wyoming. LIS Vim thet 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 young commnn-
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not the time To pen n reply
To each correspondents, we viii at
tempt to answer their queries collec-
lively by giving IL general resume of
what may be Consisientlv and truth
fully claimed for our II rritOry.
CLIMATE IEALTHFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
mense extent and hence must have II
variety of clinute. 1t is 80 II
mountainous region and what i true
Of the climate of the valley and
plains would not he r u of the
higher elevations; but, speaking en-
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-
fecily healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is no malaria and
hence nc ague occurs here. WyOm-
ing is free from the extremes oi heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
Rture being the same "a hat of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far pluasanter
than those of Illinois or Pennsylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls To any con
siderable iepth in the valleys, and
when ii does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes it Off in a day or two,
go that cattle have abundant grazing
the year round.
RESOURCES.
The special of Wyoming
are stOck-raising, mining and, in
some PORTIONS, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant i'm all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and productiven' ~. AS
to mining, Wyoming has rich depoS-
its of gold, 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. 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 and Big Horn mountains, will
be on Il scale that will surprise the
most Sanguine.
Immense tracts of our Territory
ESTIMATED to cover $4,000 square
miIes) are underluid with the finest
coal to be found west of the Rocky
Mountains, so that a perpetual supply
of cheap fuel Is a certainty with us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpacts of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemlock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZISG-PRoFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, ii Is generally
admitted by Western stockmen Of
experience that Wyoming has no
equal. It's superiority cnnSists mainly
in this, that the grass is more abuud-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in u sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed %plAteaux
further south. Good watef is abund-
ant In Wyoming and the climate Is
such that herds Ur 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
pOFtance I'll her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich a.
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 ur gramma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
In June and then cures where ii
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
V The foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing I'M
limited grazing throughout the year
on lanuS not avaIIabIe for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which 'ffers such solid in
ducementS a. 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 exec d
four per cent. Il month, thus dOub-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages of the bust
moss and make it fully worth an en-
terprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with Il herd costing
from five to ten thousand dollars.
Many, however, begin with leSs and
succeed we'll. The bushes of wool
growing, although now in its infancy
in this Territory, is destined to be-
some "A LEADING ntnre