The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-16
wyoming. It's Climate, Resource
and Attractions


The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tontion to our Territory, and letters
Of inquiry in relation to the climate,
resources, etc. of our young common
wealth reach this office daily. As
we have not The time to pen a reply
to each correspondents, we Will at
tempt to answer their queries cOllec-
lively by giving Il general resume of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for Il Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory of i'm
menss 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 not lie rue of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally. TIC with special reference In
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is q a
finer climate in the world. 1t is per-
fec;ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and brlcing; there is no malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyOIn-
ing isefree from the extremes OF neat
1850 Shh NV . NV ANAAA
AZURE being the am aS that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far p%leHsanter
n those of Illinois or Penusylva.
Bia. Snow rarely falls Ia any CON
siderable epth in the valleys, and
when ii does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes ii off in a day or two,
so that cattle have abundant grazing
h veal Ound.
RESOURCES.
The special resnurccs of Wyoming
are stock-raising, mining and. in
some portions, agriculture. Farm
lands are abundant in ali thu valleys
and when irrigated are not SURPASSED
for fertility and producIivrn. ~. As
TO mining, Wyoming has rich drpps.
its of gDll, silver, copper, Ir,,n, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of cOurse,
less developed thar those of the older
Territories, owing tn the presence of
hostile Indians in the richest mining
districts of this Territory. When we
ar. relieved from the presence Of our
red brethren, that Is when the gov
eTnment takes measures 0kcep Ehcm
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota. the Development Of our min
ing Interests, especially in the Black
Hills aud Big Horn mountains, viii
be on II scale that will surprise the
most sanguinp.
Immense tracts Of our Territory
ESTIMATED t. cuvpr $4,000 square
milesl are undrrlaid with the finest
coal 10 be IOunh west of the Rocky
Mountains, = o that Al perpetual supply
OF cheap fuel Is II certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality il found in
nearly allpa Is Of Wynming, consist
inc TnAipIN nF 1,it,t. ,..t,r .-....t-
and cotton. Wuui.
GRAZING-PKnFIra OF raEIE:
KAI5I>G.
As grazing region, IL i~ y,,l. ~,.,,
admitted by Western 7ilcn uI'.I D..
experience thu' Wyoming mas uu
equal. Its superiority consists mainly
in this, that The grass IS more ahuud-
ant and of better quality, the win
tiers are milder and the snow falls
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated and exposed pIateaux
further south. Good watef IL abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate il
such that hehls of 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 or Wyoming iS,uf more i'm
por'ance tn her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, lien a4
they are. 1t IS certain that the pecu
culiar kind of grass found here ON our
plains and hill ideS is more nu-
tritiOuS than Ohio timothy or the
best blue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gamma grass starts up
early in the spring, reaches maturity
In June and then cures where it
stands, retaining all its nutritive
qualities aud constituting the finest
autumn or winter feed for stock that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows IN the valleys, hut
covers he foothills and the bench
lands, and frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing un-
limited grazing Throughout the year
on lan'lS not arhIIablr for other pur-
poses.
W.. know of no business, open to
all cnmers, which ,ff-r3 such solid in
JUDGEMENTS aS took raising in Wyu
ming. With good management the
risks are few n II returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
mess assure Us that the profits exec d
four per cent I month, thus duuh-
ling the capital in two years. 70
reap all the advantages Of the bust
ness and make it fully worth an en-
t"rprising mans attention, it is
desirable to start with "A 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 ipe-
some "A leading interest.
THE INDIAN QUESTIOS