The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-09

tCntiOn to our Territory, and letters
of inquiry i'm 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 cOllec-
lively by giving Il general resume of
what may be consistently and truth
fully claimed for u Territory.
CLIMATE. HEALTHFCLNEss.
Wyoming is a Territory Of i'm
menss extent and hence must have a.
variety of climate. 1t is u,su IA
mountainous region and what j. true
of the climate of the valley and
plains would not he T 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 q
finer climate in the world. 1t is per-
fec,ly healthy, the air is dry, pure
and bracing; there is M malaria and
hence no ague occurs here. WyoIn-
ing is free from the extremes OF heat
and cold, the yearly average temper
AZURE being the ana as that of Ohio
and Indiana. Our winters are
usually warmer and far plpasanter
than those of Illinois or PennsyIva-
mia. Snow rarely falls to any con
siderable .epth in the valleys, aud
When il does, a warm sun or wind
usually takes il Off in "A day or two,
so hat 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 all the valleys
and when irrigated are not surpassed
for fertility and produciivru,s -. As
to mining, Wyoming has rich depns
its of gold, silver, copper, irUt, lead,
and coal. Our mines are, of course,
less developed than those Of the % Ter
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 Ia Keep them
on their permanent reservation in
Dakota, the development nf our min
ing interests, especially in the Black
Hills and Big Horn mountains, will
be on Il scale IN IA Will surprise the
most sauguine.
Immense trncts Of our Territory
~teStimHted to cover 10000 SQUARE
miles are und"rInid win the tiuu-i
Goa to he found west of .ih" Rocky
Mountains, 50 that a perpetual supply
OF cheap fuel is II certainty with Us.
Timber of good quality is found in
nearly allpa Is of Wyoming, consist
ing mainly of pine, cedar, hemIOck,
and cottonwood.
GRAzING-PROFITs OF CATTLE
RAISING.
As a grazing region, ii is generally
admitted by Western stOckmen of
experience 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
less in our sheltered valleys than on
the elevated aud exposed plateauX
further south. Good water is abund-
ant in Wyoming and the climate is
sucn that herds of all kinds of stock
keep perfectly healthy, and tht in
crease Is remarkably rapid and Ger
tain. Many have expressed the
opinion that the stock growing in
tiustry or Wyoming j. of more i'm
pOr'ance To 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-
t~riti0us than Ohio timothy or the
bPSthlue grass of Kentucky. This
bunch or gratnma 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
autumn or winter feed for StOck that
nature has anywhere provided. 1t
not only grows in the valleys, but
covers hefant- hills and the bench
ia:tdS, ana frequently reaches the
mountain tops, thus furnishing IN
limited grazing throughout The year
vi lanuS not araIIubIe for other pur-
poses.
We know of no business, open to
all corners, which 'tfers such solid in
ducenent- a. stock raising in Wye
ming. With good management the
risks are few ana the returns are
large. Men long engaged in the bus
mess assure Us that the profits PXcp q
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 nuns attention, it is
desirable to start with Il 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.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
The Indians. in Wyoming are
known "a "Treaty Indians" living
on a reservation away from white