The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-15
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wyoming. It's elm hte, Resources
and Attractions.

The discovery of rich gold mines
in the Black Hills Of Northwestern
Wyoming has directed general at
tentiOn 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 correspondent, we will at
tempt to answer their queries cullec-
lively by giving 4 general resume Of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for u Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFULEEss.
Wyoming is a Territory of i'm
men extent and hence must have Il
variety of climate. 1t is also a
mountainous region and what i true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not be true Of the
higher elevations; hut, speaking gen
orally, and with special reference Ia
the portions already settled and the
portion inviting settlement, we say,
without hesitation, there is not a
finer climate in the world. 1t il per
fec:ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is nD malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. Wynm-
ing is free from the extremes oil heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
ature being the same as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plpasauter
than those of Illinois or Penusylva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable ,epth in the valleys, aul
when 1t does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il oil in Il day or two,
so tina 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 in al! the valleys
and when irrigat"dsnre not surpassed
for fertility and prOducDivrn'sS. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich drp0s.
Its Of gold, silver, copper, iruu, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those of the older
'feFTitnrIe7, 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
ernmcnt 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, viii
be on n 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 of the Rocky
Mountains, so that Il perpetual supply
of cheap fuel is certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found ia
nearly allpa Is Of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly Of pine, cedar, hrm.ock,
and cottonwood.
GRAZING PROFITS OF CATTLE
RAISING.
AS a grazing region, ii is gcurrajIy
admitted by Western slDCkmpn Of
experience that Wyoming has no
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 plaieaux
further south. Good water is ubund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
such that herds 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 of more i'm
portance To her inhabitants than al.
her gold and silver mines, rich as
they are. 1t is certain that the pucu-
culiar kind of grass found hprrUn Our
plains n hill sides IS more nu-
trltlouS than ONO Timothy or the
pest blue grass OF Kentucky. This
bunch or graInma grass starts up
early III the spring, reaches maturity